On November 20, 2025, Dr. Xander Wang joined the CBC Maritime Noon as a panelist to discuss about coastal erosion and climate change in PEI during a special event hosted in the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation at UPEI. In the morning of November 20, Dr. Wang also offered a live demonstration of the lab-scale coastal and inland flood simulator to the visitors from PEI Watershed Alliance and […]
On November 4, 2025, Dr. Xander Wang was officially inducted as a Fellow of Royal Canadian Geographical Society (RCGS) during the AGM of RCGS in its headquarters at 50 Sussex Drive in Ottawa. RCGS fellows are remarkable Canadians from scientists and educators to artists and adventurers, whose achievements and curiosity advance the society’s mission of exploration, education, and making Canada more known to Canadians.
Title: Optimizing wind-solar synergies in China with spatiotemporal analysis and climate change impacts Journal: Journal of Cleaner Production DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2025.146924 Abstract: Understanding the characteristics and variability of renewable energy is essential for reliable integration planning and sustainable development. This study examines the spatiotemporal variability and complementarity of wind and solar resources across China, and evaluates their response to future climate change scenarios (RCP 4.5 and RCP 8.5) using high-resolution MERRA-2 […]
Muhammad Qasim has successfully passed his PhD candidacy exam on October 27, 2025. The title of Qasim’s candidacy exam presentation was “Groundwater Investigation and Modeling: Challenges and Advances”. Congratulations to Qasim!
Title: The impacts of climate change on livestock: An interdisciplinary, scoping review of health, production, and adaptation strategies Journal: Climate Smart Agriculture DOI: https://doi.org/10.1016/j.csag.2025.100082 Abstract: Climate change has been recognized to negatively affect livestock animals, as it can severely impair their health and productivity by disrupting homeostasis. This study aims to linearly compile the sources of environmental stress on livestock animals into a more comprehensible format, which can be of great value to […]
In the afternoon of September 17, 2025, Dr. Wang was interviwed by the CBC News Network’s Andrew Nichols to discuss the extreme heat that PEI has experienced in recent years due to climate change. According to Environment and Climate Change Canada, every Canadian province and territory experienced at least 10 ‘risky heat days’ added due to climate change. PEI experienced the greatest number (24 days) of ‘risky heat days’ added […]
In the summer of 2025, the Action Canada fellows took part in an immersive study tour in Prince Edward Island to explore the province’s unique regional, environmental, and cultural dynamics. This tour included a visit to our Climate Smart Lab in the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation. Here is a Vlog created by Action Canada which reflects the perspective of Magnolia Perron, who is one of the 2025-2025 […]
Climate Forum 2025 was successfully hosted on August 18-20, 2025 in the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation, St. Peter’s Bay, Prince Edward Island, Canada. Climate Forum 2025 offered 3 days of enriched activities, including keynote presentations, poster presentations, panel discussions, and field visits in PEI. The Climate Forum is a flagship scientific event launched by Dr. Xander Wang in 2023 through the partnership between the Canadian Centre for […]
On August 18, 2025, the Climate Smart Lab has officially launched the first-of-its-kind lab-scale coastal-inland flood simulator in the Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation. This flood simulator will play a critical role in advancing world-leading research towards the transition from climate emergency declaration to real climate actions. In particular, the research team in the Climate Smart Lab will utilize the simulator to test the effectiveness of various nature-based […]
In the morning of August 7, 2025, the NSERC Lab2Market team visited Climate Smart Lab (CSL) and delivered a presentation about the existing funding programs. Lab2Market is a national network for innovation, commercialization, and entrepreneurship skills training of students and researchers, providing them with the essential tools, resources, and knowledge to transform academic research and innovative ideas into market opportunities and impact. After the presetnation, the CSL team had a […]
Here in the Climate Smart Lab, we are a group of people developing sustainable climate solutions with cutting-edge technologies to help build climate-resilient communities. Collectively, we are working together with experts from all disciplines to build a climate-smart future for the next generation and many generations to come.