Tag Archives: wildfires

Earth Day experts: climate risks and what people can do before it’s too late?

April 20, 2022bees, carbon pricing, climate change, climate justice, ecological footprint, environment, freshwater lakes, gas stoves, greenhouse gases, invasive species, net zero, PFAS, wildfiressandramc

TORONTO, April 20, 2022 – This year’s Earth Day follows the publication of three reports by the United Nation’s Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change which highlight the need for governments, businesses and communities to make changes now before it’s too late.

Flood and wildfire management, evacuation in a pandemic

April 28, 2020COVID-19, Disaster and Emergency Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts and Professional Studies, flooding, wildfiressandramc

As Canada heads into flood and wildfire season, how does the current situation with COVID-19 stretch resources to effectively plan for and manage these potential disasters, as well as react and organize evacuations if necessary? Three professors from the Disaster & Emergency Management (DEM) Program in the Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies are available to discuss how dealing with a pandemic could affect efforts to manage a disaster or emergency and what can be done.