The Battle River Watershed Alliance is using the Alberta Water Council publication "Moving from Words to Action" to "improve communication, coordination and collaboration between and among Water for Life partnerships". The report can be found through the Alberta Water Council Website or through this direct link.
The Executive Summary of the report is as follows:
Good communication processes are the basis for sharing information and for understanding
and working together effectively to achieve shared priorities. The purpose of this project
was to improve processes for communication, coordination and collaboration between and
among Water for Life (WFL) partnerships to identify and more effectively address shared
strategic priorities.
WFL partnerships already communicate a great deal between and among themselves.
However, communication processes need to be improved to provide more strategic
opportunities for all three partnerships to discuss and resolve issues related to WFL
implementation. Once the Alberta Water Council’s recommendations are implemented,
WFL partnerships will have a more robust process for communicating, coordinating and
collaborating. This communication platform may help to address WFL implementation
challenges and improve future cooperation among partnerships such that WFL outcomes are
successfully achieved.
While the report includes a number of recommendations by subject area, recommendations
are listed below by the entity responsible to initiate the action even if the action involves
others. These entities are the Alberta Stewardship Network (ASN) on behalf of Watershed
Stewardship Groups (WSGs); Watershed Planning and Advisory Councils (WPACs); the
Alberta Water Council (AWC); and the Government of Alberta (GOA).
