The Secret Sits

We dance round in a ring and suppose,
But the Secret sits in the middle and knows.

Robert Frost (1942)

Okanagan Partnership: How can the Okanagan collaborate to support global competitiveness in a liberalized global marketplace?

Here is a multi-media presentation, exploring two paths facing the Okanagan.  One path leading to economic prosperity that embraces ecological sustainability and another that degrades the surrounding ecosystem and economic opportunities afforded by place.

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This video was developed as part of a larger collaborative initiative spear headed by local Okanagan business leaders called the Okanagan Competitiveness Strategy:  http://limnology.ca/okanagan/Final%20Report%203.0.pdf

A PowerPoint (pdf) review of the overall strategy is posted here: http://limnology.ca/okanagan/competitiveness.pdf

One watershed – Okanagan basin

Here is a video that we produced at the Okanagan Basin Water board exploring the interconnections in water management.

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Water governance in the Okanagan (1974)

This is a great historic video documenting issues and perceptions on water governance and management issues.  This video was developed in conjunction with the work done on the Okanagan Basin study developed in the early 1970’s.

Water economics

Here are three videos on water economics from presentations at the Okanagan Water Stewardship Council (2010):

Dr. Griffin

Dr. Bjornlund

Dr. Janmaat

http://vimeo.com/19498789

Literature review

For those grad students working on a literature review, you may find this youtube posing of interest.

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Scarcity Dilemma as Security Dilemma: Geopolitics of Water Governance in South Asia

A recent article by Tripathi (2011) provides insights into water governance and security during times of water scarcity in south Asia. The article makes some interesting observations about some of the dynamics facing actors in Nepal, Ganges and Bangladesh.

Source: http://beta.epw.in/static_media/PDF/archives_pdf/2011/02/SA021211_Scarcity_Dilemma_Narendra.pdf