Bridging Global Water Policy and Practice | Nov 25 12pm
Dr. Leila Harris will moderate a discussion with experts in hydropolitics and governance on how global environmental agreements shape real-world water policy.
IRES’s Kate Reynolds situates Palestinian identity within relationships to plants, place and food
Reynolds’s work on Palestinian displacement and ecological identity takes memory from the abstract into the sensory, exploring how taste and smell bring land and people closer together.
Equation-Based Modeling and Reactive Computational Notebooks for Education | Nov 3
Many Geoscience concepts are difficult to transmit to students in lecture format. At the same time, geoscience models are often difficult to understand and improve. This talk will explore the convergence of several technologies to increase interactivity in scientific education and connect it to professional science.
Symposium: Human-Wildlife Coexistence in Agricultural Landscapes | Oct 16
This one-day symposium will feature an array of speakers, including IRES’s Claire Kremen, who study aspects of either the diversification of agricultural landscapes or human-wildlife conflict and coexistence.
Ripples Walking Tour | Free | Oct 25 2PM
The UBC Global Reporting Centre is launching a billboard art project that explores the environmental impacts of global trade, along the Arbutus Greenway from October to December.
Climate Solutions Research Collective Annual Kickoff – Featuring David Boyd | Sept 11 2pm
Join the Climate Solutions Research Collective for the launch of its third year as we gather with colleagues to discuss critical issues related to climate solutions and how the community can contribute through research.
Emily Shilton, IRES alumna, sounds alarm on vaping as Canada’s “addictive e-waste problem”
Shilton’s research reveals how nicotine vaping devices—small, battery-powered electronics—are slipping through regulatory cracks, causing serious environmental concerns.
UBC Micro-certificate in Climate Action Planning | Info session Aug 19 12pm
Learn how this new part-time program provides a basic understanding of climate science, impacts and policies, and helps you identify key stakeholders related to specific aspects and locations that interest you.
3 PhD & 2 Postdoc positions at UCLouvain with former IRES visiting prof Patrick Meyfroidt
Announcing positions at UCLouvain in collab with IRES’s Navin Ramankutty! Examining land use and democratic backsliding via cross-country studies + cases in Europe, Canada (northern BC & AB, YT & NT), Mozambique.