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Explore Harshina's illuminating blog as she delves into the intricate landscape of global water conservation post-COP28, highlighting discussions on women's rights, indigenous perspectives, and youth activism. Through rigorous analysis, she underscores the pressing need for coordinated action and inclusive policies to protect our planet's vital water resources for future generations.

Climate Con 2024 provided an opportunity for students from across all six faculties to connect and discuss interdisciplinary climate action. Over 100 attendees engaged in a full-day of plenary sessions, poster competition, Indigenous welcome, keynote, presentations, and panels. 

Waterloo Climate Institute member captures valuable experiential knowledge generated through interdisciplinary collaboration. Discover more to uncover the latest breakthroughs in this research.

A diverse panel of faculty, staff and students from the Faculty of Health joined for a lively discussion on how climate change impacts health and health care practices. Find out what students in Health say about how health can contribute to a more climate resilient future in our latest blog on from our co-op student, Fatima Patka.

Climate change is here and the impacts are being felt around the world. Dr. Chris Fletcher is part of a scientific consortium developing satellite technology to better understand climate change. 

First-of-its-kind study with Climate Institute member Dr. Daniel Scott, estimates the economic damages climate change has had on the U.S. ski industry over the past two decades. 

Climate Institute member, Richard Kelly research into remote snowpacks unveils insights into climate change, water resource management and the future of our planet.

Climate Institute member empowers future engineers through diversity and sustainability

Researchers at the University of Waterloo, led by Climate Institute member Claude Duguay have developed new tools using machine learning models to identify lake ice conditions with unprecedented accuracy. These tools will significantly advance climate change monitoring and public safety. By processing satellite radar altimetry data, the algorithm can differentiate between open water, thin ice, growing ice, or melting ice with 94% accuracy.