The Waterloo Climate Institute is partnering with the University of Waterloo's North Campus Community Garden (NCCG) to host "Community Gardening as Climate Action" on Friday October 13th from 11am-1pm. Rain or shine!
Join Waterloo Climate Institute member and Knowledge Integration professor Mathieu Feagan for his talk "Confronting Climate Change" on October 26th at the Kitchener Public Library.
Join Patricia Fuller, Canada’s former Climate Change Ambassador for a presentation and engaging discussion with Sarah Burch on her perspectives on Canada’s place in the global framework to advance action on climate change.
Join the Student Climate Council and Climate Leaders from across campus for some great discussion, free snacks, and speed- friending activities! Bring your WatCard and government ID and join the fun.
How we feel about climate change is really important - so we need to think about it and measure it. There are a lot of words being used to describe how we feel about climate change: worry, anxiety, eco-anxiety, decreased well-being, and so on. This talk will be lead by Susan Elliott, Professor of Geography and Environmental Management. Susan Elliott's research interests are environment and health, the global environment, urban social geography,and philosophy and method in the social sciences.
Join the City of Waterloo’s Strategic Initiatives division as they outline the City’s integrated approach to reducing greenhouse gas emissions and adapting to climate change. This talk will cover a high-level overview of the City’s strategic plans and positioning in this space, as well as a deeper dive into their recently approved Corporate Climate Action Plan. The end of the presentation will focus on the challenges and opportunities with these actions and discussion on potential areas of research collaboration.
Explore, socialize and share while learning about food insecurity, food deserts as well as Indigenous local land use in the Waterloo Region.
Meet people, enjoy snacks, connect!
Join the Waterloo Climate Institute and GreenHouse for an event that will take participants to the Kitchener Market for a tour of the market and an opportunity to buy local seasonal veggies and food.