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Free public lecture on climate change, April 22nd
Learn about climate change and why it matters to you
This coming Earth Day, April 22nd, the University of Waterloo, in partnership with the Kitchener Public Library, will host a free public lecture discussing climate change featuring three leading researchers and IC3 members: Blair Feltmate, Ian Rowlands, and Maria Strack.
Susan Elliott wins Diamond Jubilee award!
IC3 Member wins Diamond Jubilee award
Two researchers from the University of Waterloo recently received funding for Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships. Among the two is professor and IC3 member, Susan Elliott.
Adaptation and the UNFCCC: A Glimpse Behind the Curtain
Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change, countries have been meeting in formal negotiations at least twice each year since 1992. From the outside (and even from the inside!), progress can appear achingly slow at these meetings. Despite this, there have been significant successes, particularly on the issue of adaptation.
Global Climate Governance and Canadian Policy: Looking Forward to Paris 2015
Why are the upcoming UN Climate Negotiations important?
The twenty-first session of the conference of the parties (COP21) to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change will be held in Paris in December 2015. COP21 is considered to be a pivotal moment in international climate negotiations, with the objective to achieve, for the first time in over 20 years, a binding and universal agreement on climate, from all the nations of the world.
Panel Discussion: Reviewing the COP20 UN Climate Negotiations
Are you interested in climate change and international issues? Have you wondered where Canadian climate policy stands in relation to the rest of the world? Join us for a panel discussion reviewing the COP20 United Nations climate negotiations, and looking ahead to the critical negotiations that will take place in Paris in late 2015.
Panelists:
Water resources and climate change adaptation: An economist's perspective
The Water Institute Lecture Series continues with Dr. Sheila Olmstead, Associate Professor, Lyndon B. Johnson School of Public Affairs, The University of Texas at Austin and Visiting Fellow, Resources for the Future.
Climate Students attending COP20 in Lima, Peru
UW Students at UN Climate Negotiations
Two members of UW's Climate Students group are currently in Lima, Peru for the 20th Session of the Conference of the Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), commonly referred to as "COP20".
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