Prioritizing the Environment in Urban Sustainability Planning, co-authored by Dr. Natasha Tang Kai, a PhD graduate from the School of Planning, and Dr. Larry Swatuk in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development.
Universities Canada just announced the 2023 IDRC International Doctoral Research Awards recipients and Navya Nair is one of the 25 recipients. Navya is also the only recipient from the University of Waterloo.
Researchers at the University of Waterloo studied 38 municipalities in Ontario, representing more than two-thirds of the population, and discovered that almost all municipalities publish their sustainability and climate change goals, but under half are formally reporting on their progress.
Dr. Amelia Clarke has been working on environment and sustainability issues for decades. She is currently a professor in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development (SEED).
"The companies studied in our research are accountable for roughly $1 billion in community investment every year," said David Benjamin Billedeau, PhD candidate in the School of Environment, Enterprise and Development.
Waterloo News | University of Waterloo (uwaterloo.ca)
It was a winter break to remember for two University of Waterloo students.
Emily Meissner and Millie Balmer are completing a placement in Kampala, Uganda, as part of the United College and Faculty of Environment-run International Development (INDEV) program that sees students complete an 8-month oversees placement, facilitated by the World University Service of Canada.
Launched by the University of Waterloo, the Federation of Canadian Municipalities and ICLEI Canada, the Municipal Net-Zero Action Research Partnership (N-ZAP) is developing resources to support Canadian municipalities to monitor, measure, report and achieve climate action.
Congratulations to Kwaku Owusu Twum for winning Fall 2023 Velocity Pitch competition on 30 November 2023. Out of 109 student entrepreneurs, 24 were selected for the semi-finals and Kwaku is one of the four finalists to receive $5000. His winning project Mapmate is a SaaS-based platform that enables food processors to seamlessly connect to small farmers.
In their recent book published by Cambridge University Press (2023) on Liability for Environmental Harm to the Global Commons, Neil Craik, Tara Davenport, and Ruth Mackenzie examine emerging and prospective international legal rules addressing liability for environmental harm to areas beyond national jurisdiction.
Date: January 10th, 2024 (Zoom) for a Book Launch & Panel Discussion
Time: 9:00 - 10:30 (EST)
Register here
See Faculty of Environment website for more information
Global community established a dedicated fund for loss and damage at UNFCCC. However, one of the most challenging issues is to assess the ecological and biological loss and damage and to address those with required financial and technical assistance. But COP28 advanced the global policy regime in terms of accessing technical and financial resources to address loss and damage. Adv. Hafij Khan will talk about the scope and challenges of the global policies related to ecological loss and damage considering the national context of Bangladesh with particular focus on the coastal fisher communities.
Title of the Webinar: COP28 Outcomes: Financing to address ecological loss and damage
Date: Dec 20, 2023 (Wednesday)
Time: 12:00 PM UTC to 1:15 PM UTC (8:00 AM EDT to 9:15 AM EDT - 1:00 PM WAT to 2:15 PM WAT - Convert to your local time here)
Speaker: Hafij Khan| Joint Coordinator, UNFCCC.
YouTube link here(watch this webinar live and participate in its Q&A session)
Please, find attached poster for more details about this webinar or click here