The POLIS Project
The POLIS Project on Ecological Governance is a centre for transdisciplinary research that investigates and promotes sustainability. POLIS was established in 2000 by the Eco-Research Chair of Environmental Law and Policy at the University of Victoria; it became part of the Centre for Global Studies in 2011. POLIS fills a unique niche on campus as a place where academic and policy research meets community action. To foster healthy and sustainable communities, the POLIS Project collaborates with a diversity of people and sectors, including urban and rural communities, First Nations, Aboriginal organizations, businesses, co-operatives, public officials and the non-profit sector. Learn more about the POLIS Project.
An initiative of the POLIS Project on Ecological Governance, the POLIS Water Sustainability Project is an action-based research group that recognizes water scarcity is a social dilemma that cannot be addressed by technical solutions alone. The POLIS Water Sustainability Project works with industry, government, civil society, environmental not-for-profits, and individuals to develop and embed water conservation strategies that benefit the economy, communities, and the environment. The project focuses on four research themes crucial to a sustainable water future:
- Water Conservation and the Water Soft Path;
- The Water-Energy Nexus;
- Watershed Governance; and
- Water Law and Policy.