Climate Change and Growing Extreme Weather Risk: Canada Must Adapt, NOW

      Blair Feltmate, PhD   

Blair Feltmate was an NSERC Postdoctoral Fellow at the University of Waterloo.  He holds a Ph.D in Theoretical and Applied Ecology (U. of T.), Master’s in Arts (Wilfrid Laurier University), Master’s in Zoology (U. of T.) and Hon. Bachelor’s Biology (U. of T.). 

Blair is currently the head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo. He is also on the Advisory Board, National Adaptation Strategy, Federal Government of Canada, the Sustainable Finance Council member, at the Global Risk Institute, and is a member of Climate Proof Canada (Insurance Bureau of Canada).  Blair is a Canadian Expert Delegate with the International ISO Strategic Advisory Group on ESG.  He is on the Climate Advisory Board, for the Minister of Environment (Ontario). 

In the past he was also Chair, Federal Government of Canada Expert Panel on Climate Adaptation, and Chair, Adaptation Council, Canadian Institute for Climate Choices (Environment and Climate Change Canada).

Blair has written textbooks on Sustainable Banking and Aquatic Ecology.  He is interviewed by the media about 100 times per year on climate change & extreme weather related issues.

Climate Change and Growing Extreme Weather Risk: Canada Must Adapt, NOW

Floods, fire in forested regions, lethal extreme heat, and a growing list of climate change driven risks can seem daunting.  However, Canada has been developing guidelines, that if applied with a sense of urgency today, could limit unmanageable risks of tomorrow.  This presentation will outline practical and cost-effective “all of society” solutions to counter the impacts of extreme weather.

This event is part of the Spring  2022 Speaker series. Register for the Spring 2022 Event Series.