海角社区鈥檚 Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation hosts Climate Forum 2025
海角社区鈥檚 Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (CCCCA) in St. Peter鈥檚 Bay, PEI, is hosting Climate Forum 2025 from August 18 to 20.
Conference chair Dr. Xander Wang, professor in the 海角社区 School of Climate Change and Adaptation, said research scientists, academics, graduate and undergraduate students, post-doctoral fellows, and government officials will come together to discuss climate smart technology and policy鈥攖he main themes of the forum鈥攁s well as challenges and opportunities in future climate change and pursuing a professional career in this field.
The conference will open on August 18 with a ceremony involving Dr. Judy Clark, 海角社区 Elder in Residence, Advisor to the Dean of Faculty of Indigenous Knowledge, Education, Research, and Applied Studies; Dr. Greg Naterer, Vice-President, Academic and Research; and Dr. Wang.
Following the ceremony, there will be keynote presentations and a tour and demonstration of a lab-scale coastal-inland flood simulator, which is part of a coastal hazard monitoring, modeling, and testing system. The only one of its kind in Canada, the system includes 360-degree cameras that will record storms in real time and the indoor flood simulator to test protective measures in a simulated coastal environment.
The keynote presentations are
- 鈥淧arametric Uncertainty in Earth System Modeling and Potential of Deep Learning as a Tool in Reducing Uncertainty,鈥� by Dr. Qingyun Duan, Hohai University, China
- 鈥淗uman Dimensions, the Climate-Poverty Nexus and Smart Climate Policy,鈥� by Dr. Anthony (Tony) Charles, Saint Mary鈥檚 University, Nova Scotia
- 鈥淏uilding a Resilient Cropping System Amidst Climate Change,鈥� by Dr. Mumtaz Cheema, Memorial University-Grenfell Campus, Newfoundland and Labrador
In the afternoon, Dr Yulin Hu, Faculty of Sustainable Design Engineering, will give a presentation titled 鈥淓ngineered Biocarbon Materials for a Sustainable Future.鈥� Her presentation will be followed by a panel discussion about the challenges and opportunities for future climate research and pursuing a professional career in climate change.
On August 19, graduate students will give presentations about their research. The forum will conclude on August 20 with field trips to the MacInnis Pond Monitoring Site, East Point Lighthouse, Basin Head Provincial Park, and Greenwich National Park.
The CCCCA is hosting the event through partnerships with , a non-profit organization dedicated to the advancement of knowledge and technology in climate change mitigation and adaptation, and the (PEI Section). Sponsors include the and .
For more information, go to https://sigma.academy/climate2025/
