IRES Faculty Associate Simon Donner and IRES Faculty Milind Kandlikar have a new publication
Measuring and tracking the flow of climate change adaptation aid to the developing world Co-Authors: Simon D Donner1, Milind Kandlikar2,3 and Sophie Webber4 1 Department of Geography, University of British Columbia, 1984 West Mall, Vancouver, BC, V6T 1Z2, Canada 2 Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, 2202 Main Mall, Vancouver, BC, […]
RES PhD Candidate Simon Harding and IRES Faculty Milind Kandlikar have a new publication
Taxi apps, regulation, and the market for taxi journeys Co-Authors: Simon Hardinga, Milind Kandlikara, Sumeet Gulatib a Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, 2202 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, Canada b Food and Resource Economics, Land and Food Systems, MacMillan 341, 2357 Main Mall, University of British Columbia, Vancouver V6T 1Z4, […]
IRES Postdoctoral Fellow Nathan Bennett co-organized an event regarding large marine protected areas
In February 2016 at an event co-organized Professor Patrick Christie from the University of Washington’s School of Marine and Environmental Affairs and Postdoctoral Fellow Nathan Bennett from UBC Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, more than 100 participants met for the first-ever major discussion of challenges associated with how people interact with large marine protected […]
IRES Faculty Mark Johnson Featured on CBC News
The CBC News website recently featured Mark Johnson. Mark discussed how the Fraser River can be a possible future water source for Metro Vancouver in addition to our current reservoirs. Click here to view the news article. Photo credit: Julian S. Yates
RES PhD Student Sameer Shah Featured in UBC’s “A Quick Study”
(Photo credit: wfelden from flickr/Creative Commons ) A Quick Study is a UBC ongoing series aimed at getting to know what motivates and inspires UBC students about their learning — inside and outside the classroom. RES PhD student Sameer Shah is featured in UBC’s A Quick Study. Click here to view the interview. […]
RES PhD Candidate Michael Lathuillière’s Research in Brazil
Featured on Mitacs Blog
Below is a short description of research RES PhD Candidate Michael Lathuillière is doing in Brazil posted on the Mitacs Blog: https://www.mitacs.ca/en/impact/postcard-brazil-ubc-phd-student-travels-southern-amazonia-find-water-footprint-local-farms For more information on Mitacs, click here. Photo credit: Michael Lathuillière
RES PhD Candidate Michael J. Lathuillière and IRES Faculty Mark S. Johnson have a new publication
A review of green- and blue-water resources and their trade-offs for future agricultural production in the Amazon Basin: what could irrigated agriculture mean for Amazonia? Co-Authors: Michael J. Lathuillière1, Michael T. Coe2, and Mark S. Johnson1,3 1Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia, 2202, Main Mall, Vancouver, B.C., V6T 1Z4, Canada 2Woods […]
Congratulations to our May 2016 RMES Graduates!
Johnnie Manson – MA (Supervisors: Terre Satterfield and Hannah Wittman) Kelly Sharp – MA (Supervisors: Hisham Zerriffi and Philipe Le Billon) Yaron Cohen – MSc (Supervisor: Milind Kandlikar) Arvind Saraswat – PhD (Supervisor: Milind Kandlikar) Lisa Westerhoff – PhD (Supervisor: John Robinson) Thor Jensen – Joint PhD [UBC — UVSQ] […]
New Faculty Position at IRES: Law, Policy and Environment
Job posted May 19, 2016. Assistant/Associate Professor in Law, Policy and Sustainability (Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, University of British Columbia) The Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability (IRES) at the University of British Columbia (Vancouver Campus) is an interdisciplinary graduate program and research centre that fosters sustainable futures through integrated research and learning […]
Congratulations RES PhD student Sameer Shah!
RES PhD student Sameer Shah was recently awarded the prestigious Governor General’s Gold Medal at the Master’s level for UBC. Sameer is also the recipient of the UBC Faculty of Science Graduate Prize. This award recognizes the science student whose record, in the opinion of the Faculty, is the best in the graduating class for […]