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Studies led by the University of Waterloo, with a group of multinational researchers, have identified that climate change is threatening the future of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games. Temperatures are rising with the increase of global green house gas emissions, affecting the ability to reliably host the winter games across the globe. The average February daytime  temperature of the Olympic Winter Games locations is steadily increasing - from 0.48C in the 1920–1950s, to 3.18C in the 1960–1990s, to 7.88C in games held in the twenty-first century - intensifying the need for weather risk management strategies.

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.

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.

Student Research Spotlight: Visualizing climate change impacts in Atlantic Canada

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. 

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. 

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".