Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation to host open house
UPEI’s Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation in St. Peter’s Bay will host a public Open House on Friday, October 21, 2022, from 9:00 am to 4:00 pm.
Members of the public are invited to tour the 45,000-square-foot facility, which houses the UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation, the UPEI Climate Lab, and state-of-the-art research centres of excellence, including the Centre of Excellence in Food Security and Sustainability.
Guest presenters from industry, First Nations, provincial government, NGOs, and academia will address climate change challenges and opportunities on Prince Edward Island in a series of short talks. These will take place from 9:30 to 11:30 am.
Throughout the day, tours of the facility will be offered, and students will present posters about their projects in climate-related fields. A light lunch will also be provided at 11:45 am.
“We are looking forward to opening up the Centre to anyone interested in learning more about what our state-of-the-art facility has to offer,” said Dr. Aitazaz Farooque, associate dean, UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation. “Climate change affects everyone, so this is a wonderful opportunity to demonstrate how UPEI supports key learning programs that prepare students to continue the important work of mitigating the effects of climate change into the future.”
The Canadian Centre for Climate Change and Adaptation is a living laboratory that gives world-class researchers and graduate and undergraduate students access to nearby wetlands, forests, and coastal habitats directly affected by climate change. The site provides access to high-quality datasets, multidisciplinary research teams, outstanding graduate and postdoctoral fellows, and engaged industry, community, and government partners.
The facility also includes research, innovation, and collaboration space; apartments for senior students and visiting faculty; storage and repair space for equipment and UPEI’s fleet of drones—the largest in Canada; and common areas designed to encourage interaction and integration of research focus areas.
Public transportation to and from the facility in St. Peter’s Bay is available through the T3 transit network. Anyone interested in attending is asked to RSVP to climatechangeadmin@upei.ca.
