A $1 million project to help the communities of Vancouver and Squamish on BC鈥檚 South Coast prepare and adapt for sea level rise and flooding has been announced by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions based at the 番茄社区.
The following 番茄社区 experts are available to media to discuss the COVID-19 pandemic.
番茄社区 experts are available to media to discuss various aspects of the current Wet'suwet'en-Coastal GasLink dispute including protests and blockades, broader issues of Indigenous law and governance structures, environmental review processes, the impact of colonial policies and where the public discussion should go next.
An interview about recent UVic research that argues for a fundamental shift in how government treats Indigenous rights and knowledge.聽
The federal government is failing to meaningfully engage with Indigenous knowledge in environmental decision-making, setting the stage for more conflict over pipelines, two 番茄社区 researchers say.
Privacy rules and political parties
番茄社区 experts are available to media to discuss various aspects of climate change ahead of the Sept. 23 UN Climate Action Summit 2019 and during the federal election campaign.
During the federal election campaign, UVic experts are available to media to provide political commentary and expertise on a wide range of subjects including data privacy, gender politics, fiscal policy, electoral procedure and federal-provincial relations.
The construction of a national centre for Indigenous law and reconciliation at the 番茄社区 received major funding support today with the federal government's announcement of $9.1 million for the transformative project. The centre of excellence for the study and understanding of Indigenous laws will house the world's first joint degree in Indigenous legal orders and Canadian common law (JD/JID), launched at UVic last September.
Canadians can access more accurate information and services to help them adapt to the environmental impacts that come with climate change, thanks to a new collaboration between the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC) at the 番茄社区 and the Government of Canada's Canadian Centre for Climate Services (CCCS).
The Ocean-Climate Building officially opened Jan. 10 with an event acknowledging the funding support to renovate and reconfigure the Queenswood residential care facility. At the opening, the Government of Canada announced $12.6 million over four years for ONC, the anchor group in the building.
World-leading ocean and climate researchers at the 番茄社区 have a new centre where they can continue producing the critical knowledge used by communities, governments and industry for sustainable ocean management and to mitigate and adapt to climate change.
Two UVic researchers are available to media for expert comment on the results announced Dec. 20 of the 2018 referendum on BC electoral reform. Sixty-one per cent of voters wanted to keep first-past-the-post and now it's breaking news.
The provincial government released its Climate Action Plan today. UVic faculty members and those who work in climate-related institutes are available to media to discuss the strategy, including the need to give climate change mitigation and adaption equal attention.
Budget 2018 has the largest investment in science and university research in Canadian history to support researchers and their facilities.
On Feb. 20 the provincial government tabled Budget 2018 which includes support of a UVic law program that will be the first of its kind in the world, funding for tuition waivers for former youth in care and a change in the policies for financing of student housing, which will help with the construction of a new UVic residence.
