Collaborative Adaptive Management Workshop using Two-Eyed Seeing

September 12th, 2025

CSIRO AquaWatch Australia, together with our international partners, is supporting a Collaborative Adaptive Management Workshop guided by the Two-Eyed Seeing approach. This initiative aims to enhance water management outcomes across the United States, Canada, and Australia as part of the broader AquaWatch Australia program.

By bringing together First Nations and Western scientific knowledge systems, we aim to foster a more holistic approach to water and land management that respects and amplifies the voices of local communities, North American Tribal and Australian Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander participants and their communities. Through co-design, we aim to advance environmental sustainability while also supporting the well-being and cultural preservation of First Nations communities, thereby reinforcing Australia’s commitment to inclusive, collaborative solutions on the global stage.

Participating Organisations and Institutions

  • CSIRO AquaWatch Australia
  • US Foundation for Food & Agriculture (FFAR)
  • International Association of Great Lakes Research (IAGLR)
  • Indigenous Resilience Centre, University of Arizona
  • Water Resource Research Centre, University of Arizona
  • University of California (Davis)
  • Swinburne University of Technology

Event Details

October 8th, 2025: Welcome Day/Field Trip: Six Nations of the Grand River field tour, lunch, & dinner/reception.

October 9th, 2025: Workshop Day 1, 8:00am-5:30pm

October 10th, 2025: Workshop Day 2, 8:00am-12:00pm

Location

Native Canadian Centre of Toronto: 16 Spadina Rd, Toronto, ON M5R 2S7, Canada

Land Acknowledgment: We would like to recognize that this event will be held on the traditional territory shared between the Haudenosaunee confederacy and the Anishinaabe nations, which was acknowledged in the Dish with One Spoon Wampum belt. That wampum uses the symbolism of a dish to represent the territory, and one spoon to represent that the people are to share the resources of the land and only take what they need.