Nilusha Rattansi is an Honours Public Health student in her 3B term. In this blog post, she reflects on her experience taking part in the Climate Connect program.
Eurus (Jiaqing) Pan is an Honours Planning student in her 3B term. In this blog post she reflects on her experience taking part in the Climate Connect program.
Misha Patel, a Masters of Climate Change student at the University of Waterloo, attended COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, U.K. during fall 2021. This is her final reflection from participating as a student delegate at the conference.
Unpacking the international governance framework of the Conference of the Parties (COP) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC). Moderated by Waterloo Professor Ian Rowlands, the discussion explored how COP fits into the global climate change governance system, and featured guest speakers who shared their own COP experiences.
Misha Patel, a Masters of Climate Change student at the University of Waterloo, attended COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, U.K. during fall 2021. This is her reflection from participating as a student delegate during the first week of talks.
On November 5, 2021, the Climate Law & Governance Day 2021 global symposium was held during COP26 in Glasgow and attracted over 1,100 registrants from over 120 countries in-person and online. Tejas Rao, Secretariat Coordinator for the Climate Law & Governance Initiative 2021, reflects on the experience.
Sarah Norton, a Ph.D. student in Global Governance, studying Global Environment at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, attended COP26 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, U.K. during fall 2021. This is her reflection from participating as a student delegate.
Meet the winners of the spring 2021 Concept Innovation Stream. Congratulations to the top three teams: CliMate, B.E.A.N.S. and PURwater Initiative.
Climate change poses significant risks to water security in urban settings. Addressing this complex challenge requires collaboration and the incorporation of knowledge and expertise from various disciplines. The University of Waterloo’s Water Institute (WI) and Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) are advancing these efforts by delivering a uniquely designed, three-week virtual summer school - Climate Change and Water Security in Urbanized Watersheds: An Interdisciplinary Perspective.
The University of Waterloo has launched its first Environmental Sustainability Strategy (PDF) and it was clear that it would take a community to make this happen.
You can help make campus more sustainable. Meet the team on a mission to green our home away from home and find out how you can get involved.