The Conference of Great Lakes St. Lawrence Governors & Premiers (GSGP) and AquaAction have launched the 2026 AquaHacking Binational — a 10-month accelerator engaging 1,000 U.S. and Canadian students, innovators and entrepreneurs to develop technologies addressing critical water challenges in the Great Lakes and St. Lawrence region.
Program participants will focus on resilient water infrastructure, water-efficient agriculture, circular economy models (e.g., the 100% Great Lakes Fish Initiative) and other shared issues. They will receive mentorship, technical support, seed funding and strategic guidance to transform ideas into solutions.
“The water crisis is starting to hit home,” says Francois de Gaspé Beaubien, de Gaspé Beaubien Foundation, Chair of AquaAction. “Microplastics are in our water, droughts impacting our jobs, taps running dry. We must come together to fix these issues. If not now, when, and if not us, then who?”
For more information, visit aquaaction.org.
