UBCO Climate+Water Research Symposium

Join the Climate Solutions Research Collective for important conversations about the nexus of Climate+Water.  All those interested in research, including faculty, students and community members, are welcome to participate in this in-person symposium.  

Day One of this event (April 9, 9am – 12pm) will be hosted at UBCO in Kelowna, with the plenary presentation shared with the Vancouver campus.  It is hosted in collaboration with the Watershed Ecosystem Research Excellence Cluster.  Join us for an engaging morning of sessions.

• Plenary Panel (broadcast to CIRS BC Hydro Theatre): lax̌lax̌tkʷ Jeannette Armstrong and John Wagner from the Watershed Ecosystem Research Excellence Cluster
• Session One – Climate, Water, and Ecosystem Resilience
• Session Two – Watershed Governance and Management in a Changing Climate

Day Two of this event (April 10, 9am – 12pm) will be hosted at the UBC Point Grey campus in Vancouver, with the plenary presentation shared with the Okanagan campus.  It is hosted in collaboration with UBC Sustainability.

• Plenary Panel (broadcast to RHS 257): Climate, Water, Power with Natasha Affolder (Law), Werner Antweiler (Sauder), and John Richardson (Forest and Conservation Science)
• Exploring theatre-based approaches to work alongside community partners in water research, Presented by the Research-based Theatre Cluster and Sustainable Water Innovation and Research Laboratory (SWIRL)
• Research Round Table Discussions

Register for Day One and Day Two.