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The intersection of health and climate change has come into focus recently, 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.

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.

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.

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. 

Verity Martin,a student in the Masters of Political Science program, attended COP25 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain during fall 2019. This is her reflection from participating as a student delegate.

Isha Rana, a master’s student at the School of Planning, attended COP25 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain during fall 2019. This is her reflection from participating as a student delegate.

Janetta McKenzie, a PhD candidate in the Department of Geography & Environmental Management and working in the SPROUT lab with professor Sarah Burch, attended COP25 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain during fall 2019. This is her reflection from participating as a student delegate.

Brooklyn Rushton, a Masters of Climate Change student, attended COP25 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain during fall 2019. This is her reflection from participating as a student delegate.

Valentina Castillo, a Master of Environmental Studies (MES) student in Sustainability Management, attended COP25 United Nations Climate Change Conference in Madrid, Spain during fall 2019. This is her reflection from participating as a student delegate.