Madeline Stanley
Policy Advisor
Madeline Stanley is a Policy Advisor in IISD’s Water program.
Her past work includes time spent as a wetlands specialist, where she performed water quality monitoring, along with morphometric processing and other analysis to enumerate and identify invertebrates and fish species present in fish stomachs. Madeline holds an M.Sc. in Biological Sciences (Aquatic Biology). Her graduate work examined the spatial variation of water quality and algal production, and the relationship between land use and nutrient loading in Delta Marsh, Manitoba.
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Real-Time Water Quality Monitoring: Benefits for decision making
This report explores the potential benefits and costs of introducing automated sensor systems, such as networked instruments producing real-time data, into a water monitoring initiative.
Report
June 27, 2023
Lower Winnipeg River Basin Discussion Sheet Series Sheet #1 | Climate and Climate Change
This Discussion Sheet Series highlights research on ecological and socio-economic aspects of the lower Winnipeg River Basin to encourage discussion with experts, government departments, Indigenous groups, and stakeholders.
Brief
May 31, 2021
Lower Winnipeg River Basin Discussion Sheet Series Sheet #2 | Landscape Characteristics
This Discussion Sheet Series highlights research on ecological and socio-economic aspects of the lower Winnipeg River basin to encourage discussion with experts, government departments, Indigenous groups, and stakeholders.
Brief
May 31, 2021
Lower Winnipeg River Basin Discussion Sheet Series Sheet #3 | Hydrology: River discharge and level
This Discussion Sheet Series highlights research on ecological and socio-economic aspects of the lower Winnipeg River Basin to encourage discussion with experts, government departments, Indigenous groups, and stakeholders.
Brief
May 31, 2021
Articles
Watching the Water: The case for real-time freshwater monitoring
With a little help from some real-life case studies, Madeline Stanley makes the case for real-time freshwater monitoring.
Insight
February 17, 2021
Citizen Science Fills Critical Gap in Monitoring Freshwater Resources
Most of us lack baseline data about our ecosystems, which makes it difficult to recognize changes and detect early warning signs. Enter citizen science.
Insight
November 19, 2018
Making Winnipeg a Smart City With New Technologies
We asked four members of our Winnipeg team how they would tackle some of Winnipeg’s most pressing issues: This is what they came up with.
Insight
November 7, 2018
How to Build a Floating Wetland
Not only do floating wetlands look super cool, they could help us keep fresh water free of whole range of pollutants—maybe even oil spills! Madeline and Richard take us through how to make one, in this short video.
Video
June 19, 2018