Climate Action for Health & Health Action for Climate

Elanor Waslander — Tue, 02 Jan 2024 16:21:15 +0000

Climate Action for Health & Health Action for Climate Elanor Waslander Tue, 01/02/2024 - 11:21

When: Wednesday, January 24th at 3:00PM to 4:30PM
Where: ��ݮ��Ƶ Centre - Black and Gold Room

Join the ��ݮ��Ƶ Climate Institute and a diverse panel of faculty, staff and students from the Faculty of Health for a lively discussion on how climate change impacts health and health care practices, and how health can also contribute to a more climate resilient future.

Sharon Kirkpatrick

Associate Professor, School of Public Health Sciences, University Research Chair

Sharon Kirkpatrick studies nutrition,food policy, the environmental sustainability of current eating patterns, food environments, and food access among marginalized populations.

Warren Dodd

Assistant Professor, School of Public Health Sciences

Warren Dodd's research interests are in social and ecological determinants of global health and development, migration and health, community food security, healthcare and social service access, and climate change and health.

Myeengun Henry

As Indigenous Knowledge Keeper, Elder Henry provides strategic leadership to the Faculty of Health and our response to the Truth and Reconciliation Calls to Action. He collaborates with the Office of Indigenous Relations and with the Faculty of Health community, and identifies and contributes to building reciprocal and respectful relationships with Indigenous individuals and communities.

Aline Priscila de Souza

Aline is a Brazilian student in the Emerging Leaders in the Americas Program. Her research delves into the intricate links between respiratory illnesses in children and environmental factors like air pollution, seasonal variations, and humidity. With a keen focus on homes in North America, especially Canada, she explores the impact of heatwaves on indoor environments.

Huda Nasir

Huda is a 4th year co-op student majoring in Kinesiology and English. She has an always had a passion for climate activism and a newfound interest in health research. She loves making friends and talking to new people, so join her breakout session to discuss climate action in health care.

Josalyn Radcliffe

Josalyn is a PhD candidate in Public Health, researching at the intersection of well-being, food, and biodiversity through an exploration of relationships with non-human life within local food systems in Ontario. As chair of the Ontario Nurses for the Environment Interest Group of the Registered Nurses Association of Ontario, she worked with the group on awareness-building, policy advocacy, and direct action to address the climate crises and intersecting social and environmental issues. Through this work, she has partnered with many environmental organizations to drive policy changes that protect and promote the ecological determinants of health.

Understanding Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy

Natalie Smith — Wed, 22 Mar 2023 18:48:12 +0000

Understanding Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy Natalie Smith Wed, 03/22/2023 - 14:48

On November 24, 2022 the Government of Canada released Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy: Building Resilient Communities and a Strong Economy. The Strategy is a result of extensive engagement since 2021 and presents a shared vision for climate resilience in Canada and a framework to measure progress nationally.

Please join us on April 27th at 2:00pm for an exciting lineup of expert panelists as they discuss their perspectives on the Strategy.

The virtual panel will be moderated by Ryan Ness, Director of Adaptation at the Canadian Climate Institute, with panelists Dr. Sarah Burch, Dr. Sherilee Harper (University of Alberta), Joanna Eyquem (Intact Centre on Climate Change Adaptation), and Dr. Graeme Reed (Assembly of First Nations).

Speaker bios

Sarah Burch

Sarah Burch is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography and Environmental Management at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ as well as the Executive Director of the ��ݮ��Ƶ Climate Institute. She holds a Canada Research Chair in Sustainability Governance and Innovation and is an expert in transformative responses to climate change at the community scale, innovative strategies for making progress on sustainability, and the unique contributions that small businesses can make to solving this complex challenge. She leads the international partnership-based research project TRANSFORM: Accelerating sustainability entrepreneurship experiments in local spaces and is the Director of the Sustainability Policy Research on Urban Transformations (SPROUT) Lab. Professor Burch is a Lead Author of the Sixth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.

Joanna Eyquem

Joanna Eyquem is the Managing Director, Climate-Resilient Infrastructure, of Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation.Joanna is an internationally-recognised expert on Climate Adaptation, Flood and Erosion Management and Nature-based Solutions, with over 20 years experience in Canada, the UK, the USA, and Western Africa. Her focus areas at the Intact Centre are (a) the role and value of nature-based solutions in managing natural hazards, (b) flood and coastal resilience from the home to the watershed-scale, (c) measures to reduce risks from extreme heat, and (d) addressing physical climate risk and nature in the finance sector. Prior to joining the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ, Joanna was the Global Technical Practice Lead for Climate Resilience at AECOM, building on previous consultancy roles at Royal Haskoning DHV and Jacobs Engineering in the UK. Joanna is bilingual and was interviewed for over 200 anglophone / francophone media features in 2022. She sits on several advisory committees, including Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy Advisory Table on Resilient Natural and Built Infrastructure and CIWEM’s Climate Change Panel in the UK.

Sherilee Harper

Sherilee Harper is a Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Health, Kule Scholar, and an Associate Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. Her research investigates associations between weather, environment, and health equity in the context of climate change, and she collaborates with partners across sectors to prioritise climate-related health actions, planning, interventions, and research. She was a Lead Author on two Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) reports; served on the Gender Task Group for the IPCC; Lead Author on Health Canada's 2022 Climate Change and Health Assessment; and Co-chaired the Government of Canada's Health and Wellbeing Advisory Table for the National Adaptation Strategy.

Ryan Ness

Ryan Ness is the Director of Adaptation at the Canadian Climate Institute. He has 20 years of experience in climate adaptation, environmental management and strategy development, and was previously the lead for climate adaptation programs and corporate strategy at the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority, including heading the secretariat of the Ontario Climate Consortium. He is a professional engineer, holding Bachelors and Master’s degrees in Environmental Engineering and Water Resources Engineering from the University of Guelph, and is completing a Ph.D. in Environment, Resources and Sustainability at the University of ��ݮ��Ƶ.

[Photo credit: Nicole Hunt]

Graeme Reed

Graeme Reed is a Strategic Advisor with the Assembly of First Nations (AFN), where he advocates for the inclusion of First Nations in the federal, provincial, and territorial climate change and energy policy dialogue. He also recently completed his doctorate from the University of Guelph (2022) studying the intersection of Indigenous governance, environmental governance, and the climate crisis. His thesis, entitled Indigenous climate futures: Developing alternative visions for nature-based climate solutions, explores how Indigenous solutions can generate self-determined futures in the face of catastrophic change. In addition to research, he is keenly involved in the mobilization of knowledge, including as Coordinating Lead Author of the Indigenous Resilience Report in the National Climate Assessment and as Co-Chair of the International Indigenous Peoples Forum on Climate Change in the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. He is Anishinaabe from the Great Lakes (Wiikwemkoong Unceded Territory) with mixed ancestry from England, Scotland, and Germany.