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By Deborah on December 11th, 2016

Webinar: Green Resilience: Adaptation + Mitigation Synergies

If you are a member of the Climate Change Adaptation Community of Practice (CCACoP), register now for this upcoming webinar: Green Resilience: Adaptation + Mitigation Synergies Wednesday, December 21st 3:00 – 4:30 pm CST Climate change mitigation and adaptation planning are typically treated as separate efforts. Yet there are measures that yield both climate change […]

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By Deborah on December 06th, 2016

Adaptation essay contest: $3500 prize

For the summer 2017 issue, Creative Nonfiction magazine is seeking submissions for a special issue devoted to the theme of “adaptation”—original essays illuminating the ways in which the need to keep up with a rapidly-changing world drives the work of scientists, designers, thinkers, innovators, farmers, soldiers, medical professionals, teachers, and others and affects the lives […]

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By Deborah on December 05th, 2016

Webinar: Lancet Countdown on Public Health and Climate Change

Thursday, December 22nd 10:15 – 11:45 am PST The Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change is an international, multidisciplinary research collaboration between academic institutions and practitioners across the world. Announced at COP 22, the Lancet Countdown will track progress on health and climate change. It follows on from the work of the 2015 Lancet […]

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By Deborah on December 05th, 2016

Webinar: Costs and Benefits of Climate Change Adaptation in Mining

The Ontario Centre for Climate Impacts and Adaptation Resources (OCCIAR) is offering the following upcoming webinar: An Assessment of the Costs and Benefits of Climate Change Adaptation in Mining Thursday, December 15th 1:00 – 2:00 pm ET A changing climate presents physical risks to mine infrastructure as mines are often located in challenging geographies that […]

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By Deborah on December 01st, 2016

Job Posting: CEO at David Suzuki Foundation

The David Suzuki Foundation is hiring for a Chief Executive Officer. Are you a collaborative leader and outstanding relationship-builder, highly motivated to drive positive environmental change and policy in Canada? If so – we are delighted to share with you a unique and important opportunity. Head-quartered in Vancouver, BC, and founded in 1990, the David […]

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By Deborah on November 30th, 2016

Call for Nominations: SFU President’s Awards for Leadership in Sustainability

The SFU Sustainability Office is accepting nominations for the Annual President’s Awards for Leadership in Sustainability (2017). The President’s Awards for Leadership in Sustainability recognize members from Simon Fraser University’s faculty, staff and student community who demonstrate outstanding leadership in advancing the cause of sustainability within and/or beyond the University. Award recipients share SFU’s commitment to engage leadership […]

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By Deborah on November 29th, 2016

Carbon Talk: Is the Paris Agreement on Track?

Join in on the next Carbon Talks public dialogue at SFU: At COP21 last December, the Paris Agreement was unanimously adopted and charted a new course in the global response to climate change. In Marrakech this November, world governments came together for the first time since Paris for COP22 to discuss the implementation of the […]

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By Deborah on November 29th, 2016

Workshops on Canada’s Environmental Assessment Review

Canada’s environmental assessment processes are broken. Be part of building a visionary new environmental assessment law that works for the environment and communities. An Expert Panel appointed by the federal government is coming to British Columbia this December to hear your views on how to reform Canada’s environmental assessment processes. West Coast Environmental Lew is […]

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