Working with key stakeholders to reduce the impacts of climate change and extreme weather, Waterloo Intact Centre is leading the charge for Canada’s sustainable climate action.
The study by Faculty of Environment researchers shows that Vancouver's commitment to livability does not address the city's long-standing and growing inequalities in the historically working-class and low-income neighbourhoods.
April 24-30, 2022 is National Volunteer Week, a week-long celebration where we recognize the many meaningful contributions our volunteers make throughout the year and thank them for their engagement and support of University of Waterloo and Faculty of Environment initiatives.
This year, the Faculty of Environment's chosen theme for National Volunteer Week is "celebrating the power of together". Below and on our social media accounts, you will find mini profiles on a handful of student, faculty, staff, and alumni volunteers. We hope you enjoy getting to know some of these incredible community members and are inspired to find your own avenue to give back.
By Jacqueline Meldrum, Alumni relations associate
A new report warns extreme heat is set to cause devastating climate-related suffering in Canada, that if left unchecked, will surpass the 595 heat-related fatalities reported by British Columbia's coroner in 2021, and 86 lives lost in Quebec in 2018.
In advance of Earth Day 2022 on April 22, Sarah Burch, a professor at the Faculty of Environment and Canada Research Chair in Sustainability Governance and Innovation, discusses its relevance more than 50 years on.
The faculty held a lively student-focused Food Truck Social to honour and celebrate the Dean, Jean Andrey for her 33 years with the University of Waterloo.
A student of the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED), Hafij Khan, is making a massive difference in the world. Khan has been elected as a member of the Executive Committee of Warsaw International Mechanism (WIM) for loss and damage by 48 Least Developing Countries (LDCs).
Sarah Burch, Executive Director at the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change and professor of Geography and Environmental Management, is a lead author for Chapter 17: Accelerating the transition in the context of sustainable development, and a contributing author for Chapter 13: National and subnational policies and institutions.
Three students of the Faculty of Environment dominated this year’s winter term Social Impact Showcase organized by St. Paul’s University College GreenHouse by winning three out of the nine ventures that pitched for the coveted awards.