Congratulations to Kwaku Owusu Twum for successfully pitching his business idea at the Velocity Pitch Competition. He and his partner won $5,000 in funding to accelerate bridging the digital divide small-scale farmers experience.
Anshikha Kumar, graduate student in the Master of Development Practice (MDP) program, attended the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) UN Climate Week 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She reflects on her experience as a youth delegate and what she learned.
Nguénar Yacine Cissé, graduate student in the Master of Development Practice (MDP) program, attended the Middle Eastern and North African (MENA) UN Climate Week 2023 in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia. She reflects on her experience as a youth delegate and what she learned.
Earlier in August, a delegation from the Faculty of Environment travelled to Bhubaneswar and Puri, India, to build capacity on climate change initiatives and partnerships. Dean Bruce Frayne shares the highlights from the delegation’s activities, including hosting a Climate Change Workshop for Journalists and a weeklong research retreat.
Congratulations to Professor Simron Singh who has been awarded a University Research Chair (URC) in recognition of his significant contributions as an industrial ecologist in the area of socio-metabolic research on small islands.
“Look beyond the beauty of our coastal wetlands, and you’ll find this habitat is hard at work,” starts the short video by Navya Vikraman Nair, PhD candidate in Sustainability Management (Water). Her work has been selected as one of this year’s top 25 Storytelling Challenge finalists; a national competition run by the Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council (SSHRC). Congratulations Navya!
During his 10-year career in impact investing, Majid Mirza (BA ’08, MBET ’09, PhD, Sustainability Management in progress) saw the difference that socially conscious investors can make — generating not only wealth but greener, healthier and more equitable communities.
On November 29th, after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the University of Waterloo and the Faculty of Environment, celebrated GivingTuesday─ a global generosity movement unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.
On November 29th, after Black Friday and Cyber Monday, the University of Waterloo and the Faculty of Environment, are celebrating GivingTuesday─ a global day of philanthropy unleashing the power of people and organizations to transform their communities and the world.
Socially vulnerable groups are at greater risk from climate-change-caused flooding because of systemic disadvantages, according to a new study. The study also reveals that neighbourhood-level racial or ethnic, economic, social, and demographic factors play a significant explanatory role in the distribution of flood risk across Canadian neighbourhoods.