Posts by Jacqueline Richard
Building Skills for Climate Change: Low-Carbon Buildings Training Curriculum Team
Meet the Curriculum Team! CRI has brought together a diverse team to build the curriculum for the Low-Carbon Buildings Training Program. Jenessa Doherty, Climate Risk Institute Jenessa is a senior project manager at the Climate Risk Institute. Jenessa is a motivated environmental advocate who holds a Master’s degree in Environmental Studies, Graduate degrees in both…
Read MoreBronwyn Hancock, PhD.
Dr. Bronwyn Hancock is the Vice-Provost, Academic & Research for Yukon University. She leads the research portfolio at Yukon University, Canada’s first university north of sixty, where growth in research leadership across the university is an integral part of the university’s strategic plan. Dr. Hancock is passionate about ensuring that Yukon University is a place…
Read MoreHarris Switzman, P. Geo., MASc., ENV SP
Harris Switzman is a professional geoscientist with a masters in hydroclimatology and a graduate diploma in environment, water and health. He is currently the General Manager of Environment and Sustainability for the Calgary Airport Authority and is a Envision Sustainability Professional. He has been involved in climate risk management since 2010 with a variety of…
Read MorePIEVC Webinar: Leveraging information from climate scenarios for robust infrastructure planning
Presenter: Trevor Murdock, Manager of Data and Products at Canadian Centre for Climate Services This webinar addressed the common question that comes up during risk assessments: “which climate change scenario should I pick?”. A brief refresher on climate change scenarios in use on climate change data portals was followed by an overview of the current…
Read MoreBuilding Skills for Climate Change: Low-Carbon Buildings Training
As part of Canada Green Building Council’s Building Skills for Climate Change: Low-Carbon Training Program, Climate Risk Institute (CRI), together with Engineers Canada, is developing a specialized low-carbon buildings training course for engineers and other practitioners in the building workforce. This specialized training aims to accelerate the adoption of low-carbon practices, reduce emissions, and contribute to Canada’s Climate Action Plan and Just Transition.
Read MoreSault Ste. Marie OP Review
This project with the City of Sault Ste. Marie involved review of the City’s draft Official Plan to identify potential gaps, possible issues with maladaptation, and opportunities for implementation of additional adaptation actions/direction. CRI completed the review and performed a high-level comparison of the proposed policy with applicable provincial planning policy and relevant examples from…
Read MoreUsing the PIEVC Protocol and Related Resources to Improve Risk-Informed Decision- Making Processes in the Kingdom of Lesotho
Global Initiative on Disaster Risk Management (GIDRM) is implementing, in conjunction with the Integrated Catchment Management (ICM) project, a climate risk-assessment tool with Lesotho’s water sector as an entry point for risk-informed development (RID). The focus of the assessment is on the Metolong Dam and associated infrastructure system, including the reservoir and further upstream and…
Read MoreBuilding Technical Capacity for First Nations
To help communities address climate change, CRI led a project that was aimed at building capacity in First Nation communities to: i) participate in the economic opportunities associated with Ontario’s proposed cap and trade program; ii) develop a climate change impact study for the north; and iii) develop adaptation plans to address the risks associated…
Read MoreClimate Change Adaptation in Canada’s Energy Sector – Adaptation Resources Pathway
This work aimed to help close knowledge gaps in Canadian energy subsectors by expanding the understanding on the state of readiness of various actors in Canada’s energy sector, and actively helping to connect new actors to the existing community of adaptation practice. A large focus of this work included capacity building across the energy sector,…
Read MoreBuilding Awareness on Climate Resilient Infrastructure in Suriname
Together with Canada’s Technical Assistance Partnership (TAP) Expert Deployment Mechanism, CRI is working collaboratively with the Government of Suriname Ministry of Spatial Planning and Environment to address climate change priorities of the National Development Plan and National Adaptation Plan (NAP). The initiative aims to improve data and information collection systems and integrate climate change considerations…
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