Threats to global water resources, and challenges in their sustainable management, are increasing due to a number of significant factors including climate change and competing needs for water. Through the Integrated Water Resources Management (IWRM) Graduate Program, the Faculty of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences has been training the next generation of water professionals in interdisciplinary concepts and methods for adaptive, integrated, and participatory water resources management.
Graduates of the McGill University MSc in IWRM Program have found jobs in a diverse array of organizations including:
- Government (Federal, Provincial, Municipal)
- Engineering Consulting Firms
- Environmental Management Firms
- NGOs
- Universities (MBA, PhD, Law School, Medical School)
- Research Institutes, Think Tanks and Policy Institutes
- International Organizations
- Watershed Organizations
Examples of Positions held by McGill University IWRM Program Alumni include:
- Acclimatise, Montreal
- Alberta Social Economy Research Alliance, Alberta
- APEM Ltd., France
- Ben Gurion University, Israel
- BRAC University, Bangladesh
- BRACE/CARIWIN, Montreal
- Canadian Co-operative Association, Canada
- Canadian Red Cross, Canada
- CH2M HILL, British Columbia
- City of Calgary, Canada
- Climate Change Adaptation Research Group, Montreal
- Corporate Water Strategy, Washington DC
- Cowater International Inc., Lesotho
- Dar al Handassah, Lebanon
- Department of Environment, Washington DC
- Environment Canada, Canada
- Environmental Defense Fund, US
- Gerencia RMASSO ARAUCCO, Chile
- Golder Associates, Canada
- Grameen Foundation, Australia
- ICF Consulting, Ontario
- Institute for Ecological Economy Research (IOW)/GETIDOS, Germany and Morocco
- Institute of Livelihood Studies (ILS), Bangladesh
- International Water Association
- Keiretsu Forum Toronto, Toronto
- Memorial University, Canada
- Nile Basin Initiative (ENTRO and NELSAP), Egypt, Ethiopia and Sudan
- Nunavut Water Board, Canada
- Queensland Reconstruction Authority, Australia
- River Management Lab, Concordia University, Montreal
- SNC-Lavalin Environment, Guinea
- SNC-Lavalin Environment, Montreal
- Sopex Congo, Republic of Congo
- The James Hutton Institute, UK
- The Rivers Trust, UK
- The Social Justice Committee, Montreal
- The Water Institute of the Gulf, Baton Rouge, Louisiana
- The Water Trust, US
- Transborder Research University Network, Orange County, California
- University of Saskatchewan, Canada
- University of Toronto, Centre for Global Engineering, Toronto
- Water Voices, Canada
- Winrock International, Washington DC
- Exp Engineering, Montreal
- Stantec Engineering, Saskatchewan
- Queen's University Law School, Kingston
- University of Manitoba Medical School, Canada
- University of Saskatchewan Global Institute for Water Security, Saskatoon
- University of Calgary Department of Geosciences, Calgary
- Memorial University Department of Geography, St John's
- Canadian International Development Academy (CIDA), Ottawa
