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The Delta Dialogue Network
Kiri Staples, Project Manager February 26th, 2015
www.usask.ca/research-groups/ddn
The Delta Dialogue Network Kiri Staples, Project Manager February 26 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Delta Dialogue Network Kiri Staples, Project Manager February 26 - - PowerPoint PPT Presentation
The Delta Dialogue Network Kiri Staples, Project Manager February 26 th , 2015 www.usask.ca www.usask.ca/research-groups/ddn Inland deltas face similar challenges Problem Research and monitoring programs (scientists, government, community
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Problem
- Research and monitoring programs (scientists,
government, community groups) water, air, wildlife
- But - information doesn’t always reach the people who
want and need
- Knowledge mobilization: making sure that knowledge
serves society well
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Goals
1) Synthesize, bridge, translate and mobilize existing knowledge from existing monitoring programs; 2) Identify potential knowledge gaps; 3) Engage youth in collaborative and culturally sensitive ways; 4) Support local, regional and national decision-making; 5) Create an inland delta network that can share good practices and lessons learned about knowledge mobilization.
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Partners and Collaborators
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Charlebois Community School
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Shaun Greer, Ducks Unlimited
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Sarah Rosolen, Aurora Research Institute
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Mary Head, Opaskwayak Cree Nation
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Government of the Northwest Territories
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Parks Canada
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Slave River and Delta Partnership
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Peace-Athabasca Delta Ecological Monitoring Program
Slave River and Delta Partnership Peace-Athabasca Delta Ecological Monitoring Program (2014) – www.pademp.ca
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Interdisciplinary Co-Investigators
Policy Scientist Ecologist Geographer Social psychologist Chemist Political Scientist Toxicologist Engineer Environmental Scientist Systems Analyst Social scientist
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Three main projects:
- 1. Evaluation of existing knowledge
mobilization tools in the Slave River Delta
- Student: Veronica Mauel, MES Candidate
- Advisors: Toddi Steelman, Maureen Reed
- Partner organization: Slave River and Delta
Partnership
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- 2. Knowledge mobilization for policy and
decision-making in the Peace-Athabasca Delta
- Student: Sarah Baines, MES Candidate
- Advisors: Toddi Steelman, Lalita Bharadwaj
- Partner organization: Peace-Athabasca Delta
Ecological Monitoring Program
Photo credit: Jason Straka
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- 3. Knowledge mobilization with youth in the
Saskatchewan River Delta
- Student: Evan Andrews, MES Candidate
- Advisor: Toddi Steelman
- Partner organization: Charlebois Community
School
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- Understanding the role of
youth in dealing with environmental change and preserving their community’s way of life
- Using the “Circle of Courage”
to discuss culturally important practices
- Sharing experiences with
peers in other delta communities
The Next Generation of Delta Stewards
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Next steps
- Hiring community coordinators – Fort Chipewyan, Fort
Resolution, Fort Smith (April 2015)
- Further develop research questions with partners in the
Slave River and Peace-Athabasca deltas
- Data collection summer 2015
- Youth engagement project in
the Saskatchewan River Delta
- Collaborative workshop –
Delta Day 2016?
- Continue web development
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