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Canadian flag and flags of the world in front of COP21 Climate Change Conference
Monday, February 1, 2016 6:00 pm - 6:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

The COP21 climate summit: What happened in Paris, and what’s next for Canada?

Last fall, the global media spotlight was on the United Nations climate change summit (a.k.a. “COP21”) when 195 countries came to an agreement to act on climate change.

Are you curious about what this might mean for our community, our country and the world?

Thursday, January 21, 2016 7:00 pm - 7:00 pm EST (GMT -05:00)

Environmental refugees… the next wave?

One million migrants arrived in Europe in 2015 seeking asylum from war and conflict. Yet many researchers warn these numbers are small compared with the number of people who will be displaced global in coming decades because of climate change. Will the next great waves of international migration have environmental causes? What are the potential implications for North America? What can we do now to prepare for future climate migration? Join Canadian and American experts in an open discussion of what we know about global environmental migration, and what research has yet to tell us.

Tuesday, December 1, 2015

IC3 and Environment students head to Paris for United Nations Climate Conference

This week, political leaders from all over the world, including new Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will arrive in Paris to negotiate a plan to fight global climate change. The University of Waterloo is sending a handful of students to be on the ground in the French capital as the historic agreement unfolds around them.

Friday, April 17, 2015

Waterloo teams up with insurance companies to advance flood resiliency in Canada

The Co-operators and Farm Mutual Reinsurance Plan today announced the creation of the Partners for Action (P4A) Network at the University of Waterloo's Faculty of Environment. The two founding partners have committed $1.1 million to the new applied research network, which will work to advance flood resiliency in Canada in the face of a changing climate.

Wednesday, May 27, 2015

Feltmate: Adapting to Wild Weather

Blair Feltmate, IC3 member and Intact Chair, Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo has been featured extensively in the media on the topic of responding to extreme weather in Canada and implementing climate adaptation strategies.

His latest opinion piece appeared in the Globe & Mail Strategies for Sustainability section today.

Public lecture on climate change
Monday, April 6, 2015

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. 

Workshop participant speaks into microphone
Monday, March 30, 2015

Review: IC3 & BSIA Workshop on Global Climate Governance & Canadian Policy

Workshop Summary and Call to Action

On March 27th, the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) and Balsillie School of International Affairs (BSIA) co-hosted a workshop titled, "Global Climate Governance & Canadian Policy:  Looking Forward to Paris 2015". 
If you were a workshop attendee, we would appreciate your feedback. 
Beth Lavender headshot
Monday, March 9, 2015 2:30 pm - 2:30 pm EDT (GMT -04:00)

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.