Posts by Jacqueline Richard
Climate Change and Infrastructure Risk – the PIEVC Protocol
An Infrastructure Resilience Professional (IRP) Course This course will provide participants with information about and practice with the PIEVC Protocol (Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee), a practical tool and process that supports the systematic assessment of the risks of extreme weather and future climate in relation to infrastructure. The Climate Risk Institute hosts Infrastructure Resilience…
Read MoreNorman Shippee
Norman Shippee, Ph.D., is the Canadian Technical Lead for Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation and Senior Climate Scientist at Stantec Consulting, based in Ottawa, Ontario. He is a Climatologist with extensive research and climate risk assessment experience. He earned his Ph.D. at the University of Victoria and was a postdoctoral research associate at the Pacific…
Read MoreElvis Asong
Dr. Asong has over 15 years of experience in providing targeted climate service analyses for critical planning efforts, such as for infrastructure design, energy, water management, oil and gas, forestry, and agricultural and recreational industry strategic planning. He is at his best setting the practical climate science vision and strategy while helping agencies ranging in…
Read MoreWebinar: Eco-anxiety in a Changing Climate
October 1, 2020 Presented by: Dr. Katie Hayes (Policy Analyst, Climate Change and Innovation Bureau, Health Canada) In this webinar, Dr. Katie Hayes explored how climate change affects mental health. She discussed the mental health outcomes from specific hazards, and the latest research on eco-anxiety and eco-grief. Particular attention was paid to the disproportionate risks…
Read MoreWebinar: Vulnerability Assessment and Climate Change Adaptation Options for the Great Lakes Coastline – The Chatham-Kent Lake Erie Example
September 28, 2020 Presented by: Pete Zuzek (President of Zuzek Inc.)Linda Mortsch (University of Waterloo) A coastal vulnerability assessment was recently completed for 120 km of Lake Erie shoreline considering both historical extremes and projected climate change impacts on future lake levels, ice cover, and exposure to wave energy. The project was supported by Natural…
Read MoreEngineers Canada transfers ownership of Infrastructure Resilience Professional program to Climate Risk Institute
2020.07.07 Engineers Canada and the Climate Risk Institute jointly announced today that they have reached an agreement to transfer ownership of the Infrastructure Resilience Professional (IRP) program from Engineers Canada to the Climate Risk Institute. Engineers Canada launched the program in 2016 as a series of introductory courses for engineers on the topics of asset…
Read MoreJeff O’Driscoll
Jeff O’Driscoll, P.Eng., is a leader in assessing climate change resilience on infrastructure and held the designation of Infrastructure Resiliency Professional (IRP) from Engineers Canada. Jeff is a Civil Engineer with over 30 years experience in engineering management, project development and planning, design and construction. In 2007 Jeff was involved in the first project applying…
Read MoreJoel Nodelman
Joel Nodelman is an engineering and risk management specialist with over forty years of professional practice. Over his career, Joel’s primary mission was environmental responsibility and sustainable development. He promoted these strategies in the design, operation, and management of complex engineered systems and organizational structures. He brings this focus to his consulting practice, providing clients…
Read MoreJoan Nodelman
Joan Nodelman has devoted over 40 years working for a cleaner environment. As a management specialist, Joan promotes smooth, efficient approaches for organizing work. She believes that efficient systems save time and money, reduce operation and maintenance costs, and improve working conditions for both management and staff. Efficiency also reduces problems in managing our infrastructure,…
Read MoreDirk Nyland
Dirk Nyland, P.Eng., IRP, Chief Engineer, British Columbia Ministry of Transportation and Infrastructure, Victoria, BC (retired). Mr. Nyland has over 45 years’ experience in transportation engineering. Throughout his career, he has provided input and expertise on transportation issues in many roles within the Ministry of Transportation in British Columbia. Since joining the Ministry in 1973, Mr. Nyland has…
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