Implementing an Agricultural Water Security Market for Southwestern Manitoba

The report proposes an Agricultural Water Security Market (AWSM) for southwestern Manitoba to mitigate potential water shortages caused by climate change and industrial demand. Under this model, the oil and gas sector would purchase water quantity offsets by funding the creation of water retention sites, which enhance regional water security through groundwater recharge and increased surface water access.

• Southwestern Manitoba faces potential regional water challenges due to the combined effects of climate change increasing supply variability and rising demands from the oil and gas and agricultural sectors.
• The proposed Agricultural Water Security Market (AWSM) would enable the oil and gas sector to offset water used for hydraulic drilling by funding water retention sites that improve regional security via groundwater recharge and surface water access.
• The establishment of an AWSM is considered timely given the projected rapid expansion of the oil and gas industry in southwestern Manitoba and the goal of expanding water licensing fees for cost recovery.

APA

Dion,, V. V. D. (2013). Implementing an Agricultural Water Security Market for Southwestern Manitoba. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/implementing-agricultural-water-security-market-southwestern-manitoba

Chicago

Dion,, Vivek Voora,Jason Dion,Jason. Implementing an Agricultural Water Security Market for Southwestern Manitoba. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2013. https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/implementing-agricultural-water-security-market-southwestern-manitoba.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{dion2013implementing, author = {Dion,, Vivek Voora,Jason Dion,Jason}, title = {{Implementing an Agricultural Water Security Market for Southwestern Manitoba}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2013}, month = jun, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/report/implementing-agricultural-water-security-market-southwestern-manitoba}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }