Title: Assessing social-ecological vulnerability and risk to coastal flooding: A case study for Prince Edward Island, Canada Journal: International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijdrr.2024.104450 Abstract: Traditional flood risk assessment studies mainly looked at potential exposures and damage to human settlements, without considering the whole social-ecological systems. This study presents a comprehensive flood risk assessment considering hazard characteristics, exposure, and vulnerability of social-ecological systems in the coastal areas of […]
Title: Climate change impacts on oyster aquaculture – Part I: Identification of key factors Journal: Environmental Research DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.envres.2024.118561 Abstract: Oysters are enriched with high-quality protein and are widely known for their exquisite taste. The production of oysters plays an important role in the local economies of coastal communities in many countries, including Atlantic Canada, because of their high economic value. However, because of the changing climatic conditions in recent […]
Climate Forum 2024 will be held on August 12-16, 2024 in the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, St. Peter’s Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Climate Forum 2024 will offer 5 days of enriched activities, including keynote presentations, poster presentations, panel discussions, short courses (on climate data analytics, geospatial visualization, and R software programming), and field visits in PEI. Website: https://sigma.academy/climate2024 Agenda: https://sigma.academy/climate2024/forum-agenda Registration: https://sigma.academy/climate2024/registration
Climate Forum 2023 will be held on August 16-18, 2023 in the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, St. Peter’s Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Website: https://sigma.academy/climate2023 Agenda: https://sigma.academy/climate2023/forum-agenda Registration: https://sigma.academy/climate2023/registration
PEOPLE 2022 International Conference on Persistent, Emerging, and Organic Pollution in the Environment – Challenges and Solutions under Climate Change will be held on August 23-26, 2022, in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada. This is a hybrid event co-organized by: PEOPLE Network (Memorial University) Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation (University of Prince Edward Island) Sigma Academy Center for Catastrophic Risk Management (University of California, Berkeley) and partnered with: […]
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