Join us as CBC Meteorologist and science host, Johanna Wagstaffe, discusses her book Fault Lines , focusing on the science behind earthquakes and the risks associated with living on BC's South Coast. Johanna will further discuss how preparation helps a community recover following an earthquake, and...
Interested in learning more about sustainability? Our events listing and featured events provides plenty of opportunities to get involved in sustainability, both on-and-off campus. If you are looking to highlight your sustainability event on campus, please visit UBC Events and tag your submission "sustainability" related.
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:
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 11:00 to 13:00
Location:
Jack Poole Hall, Robert Lee Alumni Centre
Tue, January 29, 2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. Register for and find more information about this workshop at: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7814
When:
Tuesday, January 29, 2019 - 10:00 to 12:00
Fri, January 25, 2019 3:30 PM - 4:30 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Location: Hakai Node, AERL This month’s speaker is Tim Cashion (@fishingforfeed). His talk, Dispelling the myths of farmed fish, will focus on the role of aquaculture in global seafood production with a focus on...
When:
Friday, January 25, 2019 - 15:30 to 16:30
Fri, January 25, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Dr. Karyn Suchy Pacific Salmon Foundation Location: AERL Theatre (Rm. 120) The Salish Sea is a highly productive, dynamic coastal ocean with substantial temporal and spatial variability at lower...
When:
Friday, January 25, 2019 - 11:00 to 12:00
Thu, January 24, 2019 12:00 PM - 2:00 PM See description. FREE. Register for and find more information about this workshop at: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7805
When:
Thursday, January 24, 2019 - 12:00 to 14:00
Tue, January 22, 2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. Register for and find location and description information at: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7813
When:
Tuesday, January 22, 2019 - 10:00 to 12:00
Fri, January 18, 2019 11:00 AM - 12:00 PM AQUATIC ECOSYSTEMS RESEARCH LABORATORY (AERL). Speaker: Dr. Brooks Kaiser, Visting Professor, University of Southern Denmark (SDU) Location: AERL Theatre (Rm. 120)
When:
Friday, January 18, 2019 - 11:00
Wed, January 16, 2019 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Arts Building. WHERE: room ART 366 Society has collapsed, and humanity's last survivors (the audience) are about to launch a life raft in order to seek a new home where they can rebuild civilization! One seat on the raft remains: whom do you select to join...
When:
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 - 18:30
Wed, January 16, 2019 6:30 PM - 8:00 PM Arts Building. Free . In the 1st annual UBC Okanagan Life Raft debate we imagine that a catastrophic event has wiped out most of humanity and the survivors (the audience) must sail off to rebuild society. Only one final seat remains on the life raft and five...
When:
Wednesday, January 16, 2019 - 18:30
Tue, January 15, 2019 10:00 AM - 12:00 PM See description. FREE. Register for and find more information about this workshop at: https://events.library.ubc.ca/dashboard/view/7812
When:
Tuesday, January 15, 2019 - 10:00