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À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Climate Institute partners with the UN Office for Disaster Risk Reduction for the Americas and the Caribbean to lead international disaster risk workshop. Supply systems are fundamental to the business ecosystem. To strengthen the resilience of these supply systems in regions facing growing climate risks, there is a need to better understand how they work, identify the vulnerabilities, and recognize shared opportunities for risk reduction. This will enable better long-term investment in climate change adaptation.  

Amy Hall, a Masters of Climate Change Student interested in nature-based solutions for climate change problems reflects on her experience attending COP 28 virtually. She explores themes of biodiversity and regenerative agriculture as key efforts needed to progress on global climate action goals.

Jose DiBella, Adjunct Assistant Professor in Geography and Environmental Management and À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Climate Institute delegate attended COP28 in Dubai in-person and shares his reflections regarding the success of the proceedings. A sprawling venue and over-subscribed pass system presented barriers for delegates to collaborate, however, Jose DiBella shares that COP28 remains a key element in a transition to low-carbon future 

The first Tourism and Climate Change Stocktake report has been released by the  timed with the UN COP-28 Climate Conference. Its 24 key findings aim to support policymakers and the tourism industry in accelerating planning and investment toward low-carbon and climate-resilient global tourism.

University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ climate change and sustainable tourism expert Professor Daniel Scott was the co-lead, along with  of Griffith University in Australia. The TPCC is a network of over 60 leading international tourism and climate experts from over 30 countries.

Shahan Salim, a PhD a PhD candidate in the School of Public Health Sciences and a member of the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Climate Institute’s COP 28 delegation, has designed a platform to use data from low-cost air quality sensors to monitor and predict adverse outcomes related to air pollution exposure in low-income countries.

IC3 members Luna Khirfan, Robert McLeman and Linda Mortsch are lead authors in the upcoming Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's (IPCC's) Working Group II report on impacts, adaptation and vulnerability. The report is due to be released on February 28, 2022 and assess the impacts and risks of climate change, looking at ecosystems, biodiversity, and human communities at global and regional levels. It will also review vulnerabilities and the capacities and limits of the natural world and human societies to adapt to climate change.

The Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) and À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ International are now accepting applications from third and fourth year UÀ¶Ý®ÊÓƵ students for the new Climate Connect Program.

From October 31 to November 12, the world will gather in Glasgow for the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) 26^th Session of the Conference of the Parties (COP26) to discuss and negotiate more ambitious action to meet the Paris Agreement commitments. On behalf of the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ community, the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) will lead a virtual delegation to COP26 to engage with governments and non-government observers from around the world. Graduate student delegate applications are now open. 

The disruption of Indigenous-controlled fire use at the onset of colonization has resulted in high-severity fire activity, according to a new study by a research team at the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ.

Unpacking the international governance framework of the Conference of the Parties () to the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (). Moderated by À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Professor Ian Rowlands, the discussion explored how COP fits into the global climate change governance system, and featured guest speakers who shared their own COP experiences.