Being anxious to participate in the adaptation of agricultural businesses in a context of
climate change, MAPAQ has commissioned a study to better identify the challenges
current and future of water management. The mandate involved drawing up a portrait of needs.
water supplies at the regional level of the various users (agricultural and residential sectors, as well as
only institutional, commercial and industrial) to understand what uses and users of water
may be the most affected in the future by climate change. The project had
also the objective of identifying innovations that would mitigate conflicts of use
some water. Beyond data, the project was based on a participatory approach and called on the
participation of the regional actors concerned. A first phase (RADEAU 1) started in 2016
covers the regions of Montérégie, Estrie, Chaudière-Appalaches, Lanaudière and
Center-du-Quebec. A second phase (RADEAU 2) began in 2017 for six other regions:
Mauricie, Laval, Bas-Saint-Laurent, Capitale-Nationale, Laurentides and Outaouais.This third party metadata element was translated using an automated translation tool (Amazon Translate).