Climate change is one of the most pressing and complex global challenges facing our world and communities today—one that requires academics, researchers, and community members across the street and across the world to collaborate, share knowledge and build on each other’s strengths. Universities can play a leading role in the transformational change required. At this […]
Join PICS, as part of the Royal Society of Canada's 2024 Celebration of Excellence and Engagement, for “Sparking A New Narrative: The Future of Climate and Wildfire”, featuring PICS-funded fire ecologist Dr. Kira Hoffman and moderated by PICS Executive Director Dr. Ian Mauro. Across the globe, climate change is increasing the frequency of extreme wildfires […]
The second edition of the Folil Trafün (joining roots) festival will channel the power of films, photography and dialogue to exploire themes of Indigenous contested lands and rights of nature. Learn how film and photography can advance the truth, reconciliation, and decolonization process within UBC and other communities. Date: November 8, 2024 | 4:00 – […]
How can we stand up for pollution pricing? A dumpster fire-side chat Tuesday, Nov. 19 | 4 p.m. PT / 7 p.m. ET | Online With Special Guest Dr. Melissa Lem, President of Canadian Association of Physicians for the Environment Hosted by Dr. Paul Kershaw, Founder of Generation Squeeze & UBC Policy Professor In partnership […]
https://youtu.be/K9eik6eVSWQ?si=yij9bAjjpOBTvHkP Watch the full event above People worldwide are deeply affected by the crises and emergencies climate change creates, such as fires, floods, heat waves, air pollution, and crop failure. These events can seem abstract — until you hear the stories of people who have lived through them. The journalists of the Climate Disaster Project […]
There is a growing awareness that we can’t view critical issues such as housing, climate change, economic participation, and health as unconnected silos. In Indigenous communities, clean and efficient energy projects are positively impacting population health and creating new economic opportunities. On Nov. 28, Janna Wale, Indigenous Research and Partnerships Lead at the Pacific Institute […]