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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…
