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University of Waterloo researchers, in partnership with universities and key stakeholders in Mauritius, Maldives and Fiji, are co-creators of the Resilience to Climate Vulnerability and Environmental Risk (RECOVER) project, recipients of $1.2 million in funding. Together, they will identify each island’s exposure and risk to climate change and determine scalable strategies to address challenges that impede the availability of resources, materials and critical services, such as food, water, energy and health care. 

Brent Doberstein, Waterloo Climate Institute member and Associate Professor in the Faculty of Environment is the Principal Investigator for a research project awarded $2.5M to study Managed Retreat. Managed retreat (MR), defined as "the purposeful relocation of people, property, and critical infrastructure out of areas vulnerable to recurrent climatic hazards," is emerging as a potentially transformative adaptation approach that offers opportunities for both risk reduction and advancement of social justice. 

PRESS RELEASE - originally posted by Federation of Canadian Municipalities

Municipalities are responsible for over half of Canada's greenhouse gas emissions, making them crucial players in the fight against climate change. But existing gaps in critical climate planning and reporting data can make it challenging to keep the public informed on progress toward net zero by 2050.

A pair of University of Waterloo flood disaster experts have published an analysis on the federal government’s national flood insurance program that finds the proposed plan can do more to make insurance abundant and affordable for Canadian taxpayers. 

Waterloo launches first-of-its-kind interdisciplinary graduate diploma in climate change to provide additional resources for the global climate crisis.

Climate change is here and the impacts are being felt around the world. Dr. Chris Fletcher is part of a scientific consortium developing satellite technology to better understand climate change. 

Sarah Greene, a COP28 delegate with the Waterloo Climate Institute and a PhD candidate at the Balsillie School of International Affairs, shares insight into the Loss and Damage Fund, addressing Canada's role on the global stage while attending COP28.

Sarah Greene, a COP28 delegate from the Waterloo Climate Institute and a PhD candidate in the Balsillie School of International Affairs, shares her in person experience witnessing nations take action for #ClimateJustice as Columbia signs the Fossil Fuel Non-Proliferation Treaty.

The Waterloo Climate Institute is pleased to announce that Dr. Juan Moreno-Cruz has been appointed Acting Executive Director for a 1-year term. Juan is Associate Professor at the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED) and the Canada Research Chair in Energy Transitions. He is also a CESifo Research Affiliate.

After attending COP 28 in December, Shahan Salim, a PhD candidate in Public Health shares his opinion piece on the role of observers and the need for advocacy of voices less heard at the annual global climate change conference. Salim was invited to give a statement at the closing plenary on behalf of research and non-governmental organizations. In his reflection, he explains the thinking behind the words shared on this global stage.