New project to study the role of wetlands in combating climate change
Sara Knox is co-PI on the pan-Canadian initiative.
COP27: Egypt Unsilenced Collective
Mohammed Rafi Arefin and Naomi Klein share perspectives from journalists, lawyers and activists on the ground in Egypt during and after the climate conference.
Alaska border project awarded SSHRC Insight Development Grant
Led by Desiree Valadares, ‘Circuits of Capital’ will document infrastructural routes that traverse Alaska and Canada – including steamboat lines, ice roads and the Alaska Highway.
Collaborative film selected for Bangkok festival
‘City of Long Stay’ is a collaboration between Prof. Geraldine Pratt, the University of Newcastle’s Dr. Caleb Johnston and Berlin performance collective Costa Compagnie.
Sara Knox named Canada Research Chair in Eco-Meteorology
Dr. Knox’s work focuses on how land atmosphere exchanges of greenhouse gas fluxes respond to a changing climate.
Protests & Surveillance: Week 1 of COP27
Naomi Klein and Rafi Arefin reflect on the situation for civilians in Egypt after the first week of the COP27 conference.
Water and ‘loss and damage’ payments on the agenda at COP27
Simon Donner spoke to CBC Radio about some of the major issues being raised at this month’s UN climate conference.
Geography alumna named Director of Federal Infrastructure Strategy for City of Philadelphia
Lily Canan Reynolds graduated from UBC Geography in 2010.
The Current: Egypt’s human rights record ahead of COP27
Mohammed Rafi Arefin speaks to CBC’s The Current about Egypt’s treatment of its own climate activists.
30 years of the International Tundra Experiment (ITEX)
A special issue of the journal Arctic Science reflects on three decades of research generated by the project, co-founded by Professor Emeritus Greg Henry.