Doug Vallery
Doug is a former environmental scientist with 25 years experience in Water Resources policy and research at provincial, federal and international levels. He is also a passionate advocate for Water Literacy and the sharing of the transnational water experience.
Doug now independently produces a Twitter feed @WaterTrends that is an internationally recognized daily source of English language news on global water issues. He is also a member of the Rotary Club of Toronto-Sunrise.
@WaterTrends is a Twitter social media feed that is an internationally recognized daily source of English language news on global water issues. A member of the Global Water Partnership, @WaterTrends is dedicated to water literacy and the sharing of water experiences around the world. With 9000 followers, @WaterTrends achieves up to 700,000 impressions monthly with an engagement rate occasionally approaching two percent. The volume of daily news items is 30 to 100 tweets – 20%
Climate and Energy; 20% Themed Categories [#Hashtags]. @WaterTrends has a large academic, institutional and industry following, and serves to broadcast a range of high quality journalism and analysis on water issues to the international community.
The simple editorial approach serves to:
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