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At this very moment, political leaders from all over the world are gathering in Marrakech, Morocco for the 22nd Session of the Conference of Parties to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (COP22), which began today and will run until November 18^th. Joining them are five student delegates selected by the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC³), as well as two IC³ members and professors, who will be representing the University of Waterloo.

Startling results from a new report out of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo find all 10 provinces and Yukon are not as prepared for floods as they could be.

To aid in their mission to advance flood resiliency in Canada, Partners for Action (P4A) released their new website, www.floodsmartcanada.ca, on October 11, 2016. FloodSmartCanada is designed to be a source of information for all Canadians who want to learn more about flooding and the risks associated with it, as well as how to prepare for an emergency. 

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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.

A total of 10,000 citizens from 76 countries talk climate change and energy

The Faculty of Environment and IC³ would like to welcome Shawna Peddle as the new Director of Partners for Action (P4A).

The Centre for International Governance Innovation (CIGI) announced the appointment of Neil Craik as Senior Fellow with its International Law Research Program (ILRP)

Craik is current director of University of Waterloo’s School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED).

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.

A study released today assesses the level of preparedness of 15 major Canadian cities to limit flood damage. Commissioned by The Co-operators and written by IC³'s Dr. Blair Feltmate, the report aims to motivate cities to increase efforts to build resilience against flooding, and to provide a benchmark against which their progress can be measured.