Water Law in a Drought: Testing Alberta’s Framework for Water Use
In this timely webinar, Professor David Percy will join us to discuss Water Law in a Drought and how this applies to Alberta’s resource industry.
Key topics covered will include:
o The law and policy relating to the allocation of the right to consume water in Alberta
o The application of the principle of priority in time in an era of climate change and its ramifications in Canada and the world
o Indigenous water rights and the protections of aquatic resources
The audience will also have an opportunity to participate in Q&A.
Meet Professor David Percy
Professor David Percy, QC, was Interim Dean of the Faculty of Law from 2019 to 2020 and Dean of Law from 2002 to 2009. His teaching and research interests are in energy law, water law and contracts. He is co-editor of Contracts: Cases and Commentaries, now in its ninth edition and used at law schools across Canada. He wrote The Framework of Water Rights Legislation in Canada, as well as books on wetlands and groundwater.
Percy is a former president of the Canadian Association of Law Teachers. He has received major teaching awards at the national, university and Faculty levels. In 2013, he was awarded the University Cup, the highest honour a University of Alberta academic can receive for research, teaching and service to the university and to the community.
Since 2000, he has worked with the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization on water law and agriculture in six African countries.
Among his special Interests: he was an international rugby referee and continues to referee rugby in Alberta. He pursues hiking and cross-country skiing, enjoys theatre and music and is an avid movie-goer.
