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This term IC3 partnered with UWaterloo’s Concept to launch the brand-new Climate Change Grant; an additional funding opportunity offered through the Concept $5K Pitch Competition. Students were encouraged to think outside the box and develop innovative projects focused on climate solutions. Over 75 student teams representing all six university faculties competed and four student teams advanced to the Concept $5K Finals.

The University of Waterloo's applied research centre and IC3's sub-centre, the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (Intact Centre), released a new report "Practical Approaches for Reducing Flood Risks in Canada". 

Adrien Côté sits down with University Relations to discuss the role of entrepreneurship as a power tool to build back our economy and tackle climate change.

Concept at the University of Waterloo announces the top 10 teams to compete in the fall 2020 $5K Finals. Of the top 10 teams, four teams are competing for the Climate Change Grant. 

Angela Carter is an IC3 member and an Associate Professor in the department of Political Science at the University of Waterloo. Her new book reveals a country out of step with the transition unfolding in response to the climate crisis.

Corporate Knights announces Top 30 under 30 sustainability leaders of 2020

The list highlights young Canadians who are working hard and finding creative ways to help build a sustainable future.

Climate Disaster Risk Reduction & Managed Retreat

In the second half of this two-part interview for the CleanTech Talk podcast interview series, Michael Barnard, Chief Strategist of TFIE Strategy Inc. and CleanTechnica contributor, interviews IC3's Brent Doberstein and Anna Ziolecki, Director, Partners for Action, about disaster risk reduction and managed retreat.

IC3's Kirsten M. Müller is one of 289 signatories calling for a new marine protected area in the Antarctic

A new commentary piece published in Nature outlines the current threats to the Western Antarctic Peninsula and identifies actions necessary to protect the area, including the region’s precious biodiversity and the surrounding seas.

UWaterloo students explored the topic of divestment in a recent webinar presented by the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) and Faculty of Applied Health Sciences (AHS). The webinar “Unpacking Divestment: What it means for UWaterloo” was held on October 20^th, 2020.

Global climate connections: How changes to our environment, food systems, and health will shape our

Last month, the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) and Faculty of Applied Health Sciences (AHS) hosted the “Global climate connections: How changes to our environment, food systems, and health will shape our future” webinar event.