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IC3 member, Daniel Henstra, is an Associate Professor in Political Science and co-lead of the Climate Risk Research Group. Henstra was recently featured in Canada's National Obsevrer sharing his experitise on flood risk and emergency preparedness in light of COVID-19 circumstances.

Read the article in Canada's National Observer from March 20th, 2020. 

IC3 member, Christine Dow, is featured in the Faculty of Environment's recent issue of ENVISION  (ISSUE 5: TOGETHER FOR A SUSTAINABLE FUTURE).

The original article and photo are available on Waterloo News.

With temperatures rising, many of central Canada's ski hills could be shuttered by end of century: report

The Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC³)'s Executive Director, Daniel Scott, shares his expertise on the impacts of climate change on Canada's ski industry on CBC's The Current with Matt Galloway.

On Wednesday, Feb. 5th, 2020, the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change and Water Institute co-hosted an evening event, “Ideas to Shape the Future: Fighting Climate Change", at THEMUSEUM in downtown Kitchener. This event was part of THEMUSEUM’s exhibit “ALARM: Responding to Our Climate Emergency”. Seven institute researchers shared their insights and big ideas on tackling climate change at the individual, community, and global level.

IC³ Member, Monica Emelko, shares her expertise on the impacts of wildfires on water in an InsideClimate News article.

As the world's experts race to find ways to combat climate change, new findings from IC3 member, Juan Moreno-Cruz,reveal that an experimental process to redirect the sun's energy could mitigate both climate change and global income inequality.

In this interview, Sarah Burch, Executive Director of IC3 and Associate Professor of Geography and Environmental Management, discusses the implications of pandemic responses for a sustainable recovery, and the role that small and medium-sized businesses can play.

As the longest United Nations climate talks on record end with a compromise in Madrid, new research from the University of Waterloo has found that higher emission reduction pledges consistent with the Paris Climate Agreement are needed to preserve ski tourism in Eastern Canada and the U.S.

To have a closer look at Canada's party platforms through the lens of climate change, IC3 hosted a pre-election party platform panel discussion on October 10, 2019. The event brought together four of the University of Waterloo's climate research experts to discuss how the federal parties are addressing climate change.

This article was originally published in Waterloo Engineering news.

A Waterloo School of Architecture professor’s research has captured a top sustainable design award and will be showcased at Expo 2020 taking place in Dubai next year.