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Building a sustainable future
Building a sustainable future is the opportunity of our time, and it requires political, economic, environmental and social momentum to tackle the complexity and the urgency of the climate crisis. It requires people from many disciplines, extending far beyond climate scientists, emissions score-keepers, and ecological experts. Climate action capacity-building is about welcoming and applying diverse…
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Climate literacy in K-12 – its going to take a system
In a recent key note delivered to a group of 60 high school teachers as part of the Inspiring Climate Action in BC Secondary Schools, Brentwood Bay, I called for a systems approach to increasing climate education in K-12. Supporting youth to be climate action leaders is one of the best opportunities we have for…
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Competencies for Adaptation to Climate Change: An interview with Dr. Robin Cox
(Previously posted on the Adaptation Learning Network Blog) Architecting the Competencies for Adaptation to Climate Change In October 21, 2019, Ibbaka published an interview between Steven Forth, Co-Founder of Ibbaka, and Dr. Robin Cox about the development of a competency model for Climate Change Adaptation. Here is an excerpt: “A competency model can connect communities,…
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Introducing: The Climate Adaptation Competency Framework
(Previously posted on the Adaptation Learning Network Blog) Embedded Video Caption: Dr. Robin Cox, discusses the launch and use of the Climate Adaptation Competency Framework What are climate adaptation competencies, and how might we integrate them into our professions and the work we do? Adaptation Learning Network has been consulting with climate adaptation experts for the…
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There is No Vaccine for Climate Change
CRISIS Today is the 50th anniversary of Earth Day, a day launched in 1970 to serve as a tool to promote awareness and action on pollution and environmental degradation. On a day when Canadians grapple with the recent horrific tragedy in Nova Scotia, and the ongoing fear, anxiety, grief, and uncertainty of the COVID-19 pandemic,…
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From Fort McMurray wildfire disaster study, RbD Lab project promotes youth ideas on belonging and resilience
On February 21st, more than 50 Wood Buffalo community members and Royal Roads University’s ResiliencebyDesign (RbD) Research Innovation Lab members met to present and discuss findings from the “Youth Voices Rising” project on youth, recovery, and resilience in Fort McMurray, Alberta. The research study occurred in response to the 2016 Horse River wildfire disaster and…
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Words into Action Guidelines: Engaging Children & Youth in Disaster Risk Reduction & Resilience Building
The Resilience by Design Research Innovation Lab is pleased to announce the launch of a new set of guidelines from The United Nations Office of Disaster Risk Reduction (UNDRR): Words into Action Guidelines: Engaging Children and Youth in Disaster Risk Reduction and Resilience Building. RbD member Dr. Tamara Plush served as Report Coordinator and Lead…