The À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region Museum is hosting a specialÌýpresentation and roundtableÌýdiscussion about climate change in the Region of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵÌýand across the globe. TheÌýRoundtable discussion will take place on March 22ndÌýat the À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ Region Museum.
Studies led by the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, with a group of multinational researchers, haveÌýidentified that climate change is threatening the future of the Olympic and Paralympic Winter Games.ÌýTemperatures are rising with theÌýincrease of global green house gas emissions, affecting the ability to reliably host the winter games across the globe. The average FebruaryÌýdaytimeÌý temperatureÌýof the Olympic Winter Games locationsÌýis steadily increasing - fromÌý0.48C in the 1920–1950s, to 3.18C in the 1960–1990s, to 7.88C in games held in the twenty-first century -Ìýintensifying theÌýneed for weather risk management strategies.
This week, political leaders from all over the world, including new Canadian Prime Minister Justin Trudeau, will arrive in Paris to negotiate a plan to fight global climate change. The University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ is sending a handful of students to be on the ground in the French capital as the historic agreement unfolds around them.
Blair Feltmate, IC3 member and Intact Chair, Climate Adaptation, University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ has been featured extensively in the media on the topic of responding to extreme weather in Canada and implementing climate adaptation strategies.
His latest Ìýappeared in the Globe & Mail Strategies for Sustainability section today.
This coming Earth Day, April 22nd, the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ, in partnership with the Kitchener Public Library, will host a free public lecture discussing climate change featuring three leading researchers and IC3 members: µþ±ô²¹¾±°ùÌý¹ó±ð±ô³Ù³¾²¹³Ù±ð,ÌýIan Rowlands,ÌýÌý²¹²Ô»åÌý²Ñ²¹°ù¾±²¹ÌýStrack.Ìý
Two researchers from the University of À¶Ý®ÊÓƵ recently received funding for Canadian Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Scholarships. Among the two is professor and IC3 member, Susan Elliott.Ìý
Two members of UW's Climate Students group are currently in Lima, Peru for the 20thÌýSession of theÌýConference of the PartiesÌýto the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC), commonly referred to as "COP20". Ìý