April 16: Infrastructures of Inequality: Justice and Democracy at the Margins
Join us for the Richard Murphy Memorial Lecture with Dr. Leila M. Harris about a decade of work on everyday processes and politics related to water (and sanitation) infrastructure, conditions and access in underserved communities of Accra, Ghana and Cape Town, South Africa.
March 31: WEBINAR 4: Plant Health for One Health
Dr. Navin Ramankutty will be one of six panelists examining plant health and agriculture from a “One Health” approach—a collaborative, multisectoral, and transdisciplinary perspective that recognizes the health of people, animals, plants and their environments as all closely connected.
March 12: Las Fuentes de agua tienen cara de mujer: Tierra, territorio y Medio ambiente en América Central @ 46th session of the UN Human Rights Council
Women play a key role in defending the right to water but often face specific risks when doing so. English / Spanish event
March 11: Leila Harris presents at Climate Hack: Water
This interdisciplinary conference is the first unique one-of-a-kind event for academic scholars and societal & business activists with a deep and profound interest in pushing climate action. Organised by Aalborg University Copenhagen, Department of Planning.
March 4: Integrating Ecosystems Services
March 4, 2021 10:00 AM Pacific | Integrating Ecosystem Services w/ former IRES postdoc Dr. Matthew Mitchell | Canada has committed to protecting 30% of its land by 2030 for conservation, but can it do this and protect the benefits nature provides to people at the same time?
March 9-21: Parks and Protected Areas Research Network Virtual Research Summit
Hosted by Canadian Parks Collective for Innovation and Leadership (CPCIL), the Virtual Research Summit will bring together “Knowers” (scholars/knowledge keepers), “Doers” (practitioners), and “Learners” (students, new hires) from across the country to make personal connections and build a network of passionate individuals in the parks and protected areas field.
Feb 26: CIC YPN: In Conversation with UN Special Rapporteur on Human Rights and the Environment
To help us understand the issues around global climate action, the CIC Young Professionals Network is being joined by Dr. Boyd who will speak to attendees on the connections between combatting climate change and human rights.
Feb 18, 2021: BC Cleantech Awards
Dr. Hannah Wittman is a BC Cleantech Awards Finalist, nominated in the category of Top Educator in recognition of her teaching efforts surrounding a transition to a green economy.
Feb 4, 2021: Second Annual Water Research Roundup
Virtual Webinar: The webinar will feature a panel of student researchers working on topics related to freshwater governance, including stewardship, protection, and Indigenous laws and ways of knowing. This is the second annual “Water Research Roundup” offered as part of POLIS’ Creating a Blue Dialogue webinar series.
Feb 2, 2021: Natural Capital Conversations
The next Natural Capital Conversations features IRES’s Ale Echeverri and Rocio Lopez de la Lama! They will discuss how to measure nature’s non-material benefits: the Cultural Ecosystem Services of Water.