Thu, March 25, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:30 PM See description. WIPED OUT : Webinar on the Need for Biodegradability Innovations in Wet Wipes Single-use disposable wipes are an increasing environmental, economic and social challenge, and these effects are accelerating dramatically due to the COVID-19...
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Human Well-being & Social Systems
Natural Resources
Join us at the xʷc̓ic̓əsəm Garden for an open conversation circle about climate justice and the essential role of Indigenous rights and relations with the land in addressing climate change.
Climate Justice is a business responsibility
Climate Change & Energy
Production, Consumption & Waste
Solutions Summit: Working Towards Climate Solutions
Climate Change & Energy
Policy, Economics & Governance
Climate Emergency Week
Climate Emergency week at UBC seeks to convene and energize communities of climate action at UBC. Join our events, workshops and activities, and take collective action for justice, people, and our planet.
UBC Reads Sustainability
Part book club, part lecture series, and part opportunity to learn beyond the classroom. UBC Reads Sustainability is a forum for students across disciplines to discuss sustainability issues.
SDG Month Canada
SDG Month Canada is a national collaboration featuring workshops, panels, and other interactive programming to increase awareness of and engagement with the 17 Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) on university and college campuses.
Climate Justice Series
In response to the focus on climate justice as part of UBC’s Declaration of a Climate Emergency and recommendations from its Climate Emergency Task Force (CETF) Report the UBC Sustainability Initiative launched the Climate Justice Series, featuring sessions that examine climate justice from various perspectives, locally and globally.
Events by Date
Past Events
When:
Thursday, March 25, 2021 - 13:00
WEBINAR: Does regional climate planning matter? Scaling up climate action in the Vancouver Island and Coastal Communities region. Please join Dr. Tamara Krawchenko and Dr. Katya Rhodes from the School of Public Administration and IESVic to learn about regional planning to accelerate climate action...
When:
Tuesday, March 23, 2021 - 12:30 to 13:30
Location:
Online event
The discussion will include reflections on what climate justice means to the panelists, and how they are building it into their work; the process of translating climate justice activism and advocacy into government action; and the role of citizens and social movements in bringing about climate...
When:
Friday, March 19, 2021 - 11:00 to 12:00
Location:
Virtual
Thu, March 18, 2021 5:00 PM - 6:30 PM UBC Vancouver Campus. Free. Senior Scholars' Series: The Passions that Drive Academic Life Adaptive Management: Learning to Manage Complex Natural Systems through Experience and Active Experimentation Carl Walters, Oceans and Fisheries, in conversation with...
When:
Thursday, March 18, 2021 - 17:00
Fri, March 12, 2021 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. Mark Your Calendars – Virtual Lunch in the Forest Webinar Series: Black in the Outdoors – March 12, 2021 @ 1 pm – 2pm PST Join us for our 5th #VirtualLunchInTheForest webinar. We are honoured to talk with PhD student Jacqueline Scott about ways...
When:
Friday, March 12, 2021 - 13:00
Fri, March 12, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. Speaker: Philippa Cohen is a Research Leader at WorldFish and has the privilege to work with a diverse research delivering research to improve food and nutrition security and wellbeing experiences by small-scale fishers. We frequently hear...
When:
Friday, March 12, 2021 - 11:00
Part of the Climate Justice Webinar Series Featuring The Great Derangement: Climate Change and the Unthinkable Are we deranged? The acclaimed Indian novelist Amitav Ghosh argues that future generations may well think so. The extreme nature of today’s climate events, Ghosh asserts, make them...
When:
Thursday, March 11, 2021 - 12:00 to 14:00
Location:
Online event
Fibre and Beyond - Webinar on Innovative Bio-based Material Research Hosted by BioProducts Institute
Wed, March 10, 2021 8:30 AM - 10:00 AM UBC Vancouver Campus. Join us for the premiere of "Fibre and Beyond", a documentary co-produced by BioProducts Institute and FinnCERES Flagship, partners in Boreal Alliance. The featured speakers will join the Q&A session after the show to answer your...
When:
Wednesday, March 10, 2021 - 08:30
WEBINAR: Earthquake-induced soil liquefaction: geotechnical hazards, impacts on infrastructure, and mitigation methods The Lower Mainland of British Columbia is located in a seismically active geographic region. As such, it is of relevance to recognize the possibility of an earthquake in our...
When:
Tuesday, March 9, 2021 - 12:30 to 13:30
Location:
Online event
Fri, March 5, 2021 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. Speaker: Rebecca Asch, Assistant Professor of Fisheries Biology, East Carolina University (ECU). Ecological niche models (ENMs) are among the most common tools to project how fishes and fisheries respond to climate change. However, as...
When:
Friday, March 5, 2021 - 11:00