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A diverse panel of faculty, staff and students from the Faculty of Health joined for a lively discussion on how climate change impacts health and health care practices. Find out what students in Health say about how health can contribute to a more climate resilient future in our latest blog on from our co-op student, Fatima Patka.

Waterloo Climate Institute member captures valuable experiential knowledge generated through interdisciplinary collaboration. Discover more to uncover the latest breakthroughs in this research.

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. 

Climate Institute member, Richard Kelly research into remote snowpacks unveils insights into climate change, water resource management and the future of our planet.

Climate Institute member empowers future engineers through diversity and sustainability

First-of-its-kind study with Climate Institute member Dr. Daniel Scott, estimates the economic damages climate change has had on the U.S. ski industry over the past two decades. 

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.

Miswar Syed, a virtual COP28 delegate and a master’s student in the Department of Electrical & Computer Engineering, illustrates the topic of recently established funds, goals and more. In his reflection, he elaborates on significant outcomes from the launch of new funds and the implications of them. 

Jacqueline Harper, a virtual COP28 delegate with the Waterloo Climate Institute and a Master's student in Geography, shares how the tourism industry has planned to adapt and mitigate the current impacts of the changing climate in our most recent blog.