• Discover our MA in Climate Action Leadership

    Discover our MA in Climate Action Leadership

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  • Brave Spaces for Climate Justice Leadership

    Brave Spaces for Climate Justice Leadership

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  • CSPS Virtual Care Series: Climate Literacy in the Public Service

    CSPS Virtual Care Series: Climate Literacy in the Public Service

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  • Critical Reflections on COP28

    Critical Reflections on COP28

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  • Event (Vancouver, BC): ECO Canada: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Event

    Eco Canada is hosting a DEI event in Vancouver, BC on July 12, 2023. If you are interested in attending, this event is in Vancouver,… Continue reading → Event (Vancouver, BC): ECO Canada: Diversity, Equity, Inclusion (DEI) Event

  • Event: Invitation to Summer Retreat

    Hello everyone, Please see message below for an event this August 2023. Dr. Marjorie Wonham and Melanie Koenderman  will be hosting a summer retreat from August 30 – September… Continue reading → Event: Invitation to Summer Retreat

  • Join us May 29, 2023 in person or online: 
    Myles Allen on Geological Net Zero

    How can human civilization stop fossil fuels from causing further climate change and global warming? The only way, argues physicist Myles Allen, is by achieving… Continue reading → Join us May 29, 2023 in person or online: Myles Allen on Geological Net Zero

  • Webinar Registration: RRU Doctoral Candidate Presentation

    Hello everyone, Louise Zimanyi is a doctoral candidate at RRU and part of her research journey has been to co-author Walking Together, a children’s book on… Continue reading → Webinar Registration: RRU Doctoral Candidate Presentation

  • Opportunity: Research study participation

    Hello students, Please see info below about an opportunity to participate in a research study. For questions concerning this study, please contact Dr. Michael Godfrey… Continue reading → Opportunity: Research study participation

  • 2023 Call for Proposals – Robin Rigby Trust

    Hello everyone, Proposals are invited from qualified individuals seeking financial support to undertake collaborative research projects that focus on understanding and implementing conservation and sustainable… Continue reading → 2023 Call for Proposals – Robin Rigby Trust

  • Volunteer Opportunity – RRU Awards Committee

    Hello students, Please see opportunity below for students who have more than 12 months remaining in their program. The Awards Committee is seeking a student volunteer… Continue reading → Volunteer Opportunity – RRU Awards Committee

  • Master Students: Scholarships for BC Graduate Students

    Hello Students, The Habitat Conservation Trust Foundation (HCTF) is pleased to provide 12 scholarships for B.C. graduate students (Master and PhD candidates) while studying fish,… Continue reading → Master Students: Scholarships for BC Graduate Students

  • Webinar Recording: Warm and Cold Data in Learning: Appreciating the Goldilocks Zone

    Webinar Recording: Warm and Cold Data in Learning: Appreciating the Goldilocks Zone

    [Click Here to Watch] Warm data research seeks to answer the question: “How can we improve our perception of the complexity we live within, so we may improve our interaction with the world?” (Bateson, n.d.) Cold data on the other hand, captures the methodical steps of observe, measure, and analyze inherent in natural…

  • Job Opportunity (Ottawa, ON) – Director of Operations

    Hello students, The Council of Canadians is currently seeking a Director of Operations to lead and manage the financial, operational, governance, and human resources of… Continue reading → Job Opportunity (Ottawa, ON) – Director of Operations

  • Webinars – Links and Sessions

    Hello students, Please find below links to some webinars and sessions on climate-related topics. April 13, 2023 – Warm and cold data Climate Psychology Heat Dome –… Continue reading → Webinars – Links and Sessions

  • Upcoming Webinars

    Upcoming Webinar Links: Short videos about MACAL:

  • Explore our Master’s of Arts in Climate Action Leadership

    Explore our Master’s of Arts in Climate Action Leadership

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  • Online and Blended Students – Request for Study Participation

    Hello Online and Blended Students, Please see below for a request to take part in a study from an RRU DSOCSCI student. This study is… Continue reading → Online and Blended Students – Request for Study Participation

  • Graduate Diploma in Climate Action Leadership

    Graduate Diploma in Climate Action Leadership

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  • Upcoming Event (Graduate Students) – Robert Macmillan Symposium in Education (RMSE), Mar. 30-31

    Robert Macmillan Symposium in Education (RMSE), Mar. 30-31 The 14th annual RMSE provides graduate students the opportunity to share their education-related research with the wider community.… Continue reading → Upcoming Event (Graduate Students) – Robert Macmillan Symposium in Education (RMSE), Mar. 30-31

  • ECO Canada Resources

    ECO Canada Resources

    Hello Students, Please note that many resources and training opportunities are available through ECO Canada. For any inquiries, please contact ECO Canada directly. SECTORAL WORKFORCE SOLUTIONS ENVIRONMENTAL FOREIGN… Continue reading → ECO Canada Resources

  • “All jobs are climate jobs”

    “All jobs are climate jobs”

    Please go to this LINK for the article about our MACAL students and how they are taking Climate action. Thank you.

  • Water and The Climate Crisis

    Water and The Climate Crisis

    Water is a basic human right taken for granted by those of us who have it. Climate change is very much a crisis of water.… Continue reading → Water and The Climate Crisis

  • Webinar – Voices on Climate Action

    Webinar – Voices on Climate Action

    Webinar – part of International Development Week February 7, 2023: 12 p.m. – 1 p.m. MSTVoices on Climate Action: Where to turn up the volume… Continue reading → Webinar – Voices on Climate Action

  • Inspiring Optimism and Action through innovation

    Inspiring Optimism and Action through innovation

    I started my morning today with a walk while listening to an episode of one of my favourite climate action podcasts, Outrage and Optimism. And… Continue reading → Inspiring Optimism and Action through innovation

  • Webinar Recording – Climate Science Resistance

    Webinar Recording – Climate Science Resistance

    Hi everyone, The December 13, 2022 session is now available on RRU’s YouTube channel and RRU webinar on demand : Climate Science Resistance – Webinar… Continue reading → Webinar Recording – Climate Science Resistance

  • MACAL Webinar – Dec 7, 2022

    MACAL Webinar – Dec 7, 2022

    Please find below the webinar recording with Dr. Robin Cox, MACAL Program Head and a MACAL student. This is a must-watch webinar to understand how… Continue reading → MACAL Webinar – Dec 7, 2022

  • Become a Climate Action Leader – Student Feature

    Become a Climate Action Leader – Student Feature

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  • Upcoming SES Webinars

    Upcoming SES Webinars

    Hello everyone, Please see below for upcoming webinars on various environmental topics. November 24, 2022 on Biodiversity with Ann, Rob, and Leslie: https://www.royalroads.ca/events/biodiversity-imperative-webinar-series December 13,… Continue reading → Upcoming SES Webinars

  • Sue Big Oli: A Climate Action Campaign of Accountability

    Sue Big Oli: A Climate Action Campaign of Accountability

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  • Reflections on Canada’s Climate Actions

    Reflections on Canada’s Climate Actions

    Seven years ago, in a Walrus talk on what is needed for us to develop resilience in the face of climate change, I called for… Continue reading → Reflections on Canada’s Climate Actions

  • Climate Impact Costs in Canada

    Climate Impact Costs in Canada

    The Canadian Climate Institute recently released The Damage Control: Reducing the costs of Climate Impacts in Canada – a seminal report detailing the accelerating costs of climate… Continue reading → Climate Impact Costs in Canada

  • ECCC CLIMATE SERVICES RESOURCES: Weekly Digest

    Emerging Climate Services Literature: Weekly Digest (Sept 23-Sept 29, 2022) New content in the climate services space last week, from quantifying the costs of climate impacts in Canada… Continue reading → ECCC CLIMATE SERVICES RESOURCES: Weekly Digest

  • CLIMATE ACTION MICROCREDENTIALS

    CLIMATE ACTION MICROCREDENTIALS

    As climate change intensifies, so does the intensity of the challenges and impacts. We need to eliminate greenhouse gas emissions (mitigation) and respond with creative,… Continue reading → CLIMATE ACTION MICROCREDENTIALS

  • Public health’s growing response to BC’s climate emergency

    Public health’s growing response to BC’s climate emergency

    Three years ago, I was offered an opportunity to focus on integrating climate change adaptation into two of BC’s largest health authorities. Fraser Health and… Continue reading → Public health’s growing response to BC’s climate emergency

  • Heat Dome Series

    Heat Dome Series

    [Click Here to Watch] In this webinar, Dr. Deb L. Morrinson, Rachel LaFortune, Tyson Atleo and Wilma Leung explored how climate resilience is being considered in our built environment and social fabric, and what we can and should be doing in the face of increasing challenges related to climate change.

  • ECCC CLIMATE SERVICES RESOURCES: Weekly Digest

    Check out the new content in the climate services space as provided by Environment Canada. It includes indices for predicting windstorm damage, to resources focused… Continue reading → ECCC CLIMATE SERVICES RESOURCES: Weekly Digest

  • BC Chapter in Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Report details why Climate Action Leadership is so important.

    BC Chapter in Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Report details why Climate Action Leadership is so important.

    Have you read the newly released British Columbia Chapter of the Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Report? It details the rise in climate-induced… Continue reading → BC Chapter in Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Report details why Climate Action Leadership is so important.

  • Explore our MA & GD in Climate Action Leadership

    Explore our MA & GD in Climate Action Leadership

    [Click Here to Watch] This webinar is about Royal Roads’ Graduate Diploma and Master of Arts in Climate Action Leadership programs. Hosted by program head, Dr. Robin Cox, this session will provide you with information about the programs, application requirements and RRU student experience, as well as the opportunity to ask questions.

  • Upcoming Webinar – The Heat Dome, one year later

    Upcoming Webinar – The Heat Dome, one year later

    Date: Tuesday June 28, 2022 12:00 – 1:30 PM Pacific Time You don’t have to look far to know that extreme climate events are here… Continue reading → Upcoming Webinar – The Heat Dome, one year later

  • Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Risk

    Building Resilience in the Face of Climate Risk

    [Click Here to Watch] In this webinar, Dr. Deb L. Morrinson, Rachel LaFortune, Tyson Atleo and Wilma Leung explored how climate resilience is being considered in our built environment and social fabric, and what we can and should be doing in the face of increasing challenges related to climate change.

  • THE FUTURE IS NOW!

    THE FUTURE IS NOW!

    OP-ED published originally in the Hill Times December 6, 2021 In response to the COVID pandemic, we shut down the economy to “flatten the curve.”… Continue reading → THE FUTURE IS NOW!

  • COP26 Panel Discussions: achievements and challenges: What is next?

    COP26 Panel Discussions: achievements and challenges: What is next?

    [Click Here to Watch] In this webinar, we’ll be reflecting and unpacking what happened at the COP26 summit and what’s next. Moderated by Dr. Ann Dale, this panel discussion will bring together RRU’s scholars Drs. Leslie King, Robin Cox and Deb Morrison.

  • Rise Up: Cop 25 Youth Voices Rising

    Rise Up: Cop 25 Youth Voices Rising

    [Click Here to Watch] Enter RbDCOP25 for Password With the United Nations Climate Change Conference COP26, due to begin Oct 31 in Glasgow, the Resilience by Design Lab is pleased to share an indepth look into youth climate activism from the previous COP25, held in Madrid in Dec 2019.

  • MACAL PORTFOLIO STUDENT SESSION

    MACAL PORTFOLIO STUDENT SESSION

    This recording details the Portfolio Learning approach used in the MA/GDCAL programs. The session features MACAL Program Head, Dr. Robin Cox, open-education and learning expert… Continue reading → MACAL PORTFOLIO STUDENT SESSION

  • LET’S BE HONEST

    LET’S BE HONEST

    COP26 is over and where does it leave us. We can pretend that global leaders accomplished a path forward that will address green house gas… Continue reading → LET’S BE HONEST

  • Future of Work: Adapting to Climate Change

    Future of Work: Adapting to Climate Change

    [Click Here to Watch] How will the climate crisis change the way we work, what careers are emerging out of the climate crisis, and how will organizations shape the future of work in all career areas and job types? Hear from our expert panellists on the future of work in relation to climate…

  • COP 26 RESILIENCE HUB

    COP 26 RESILIENCE HUB

    As you engage with what is being discussed at COP26, encouraging you to explore the Resilience Hub – a virtual platform for all things resilience… Continue reading → COP 26 RESILIENCE HUB

  • FUTURE OF WORK – ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE

    FUTURE OF WORK – ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE

    How will the climate crisis alter the way we work, what careers are emerging out of the climate crisis, and how will organizations shape the… Continue reading → FUTURE OF WORK – ADAPTING TO CLIMATE CHANGE

  • CLIMATE ACTION WEBINARS – RECORDINGS AVAILABLE

    CLIMATE ACTION WEBINARS – RECORDINGS AVAILABLE

    Hello everyone, In the lead up to COP26, there has been an increased focus on climate change and the escalating crises we face. Below are… Continue reading → CLIMATE ACTION WEBINARS – RECORDINGS AVAILABLE