Over 190 countries will be represented at COP31 in Antalya, Türkiye, for the annual gathering on climate change.
This year’s conference, from Nov. 9 to 20, comes amid a backdrop of a Super El Niño and follows confirmation from scientists that the world is on track to exceed the Paris Agreement’s 1.5°C warming threshold, according to the United Nations.
Western University has experts available to provide insight on climate policy, sustainable energy, environmental science and the social and economic dimensions of a changing planet.
Health impacts of climate change
Dr. Anna Gunz
Associate professor, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
- Climate change and health
- Wildfire smoke and health
- Extreme heat and health
- Health system implications of climate change
- Nature prescriptions and interventions to promote health
Abe Oudshoorn
Associate Professor, Nursing
- Climate change and migration of vulnerable populations
- Extreme heat and homelessness
- Community health
- Global health
Nicole Redvers (COP31 attendee)
Western Research Chair, Associate Professor and Director of Indigenous Planetary Health, Schulich School of Medicine & Dentistry
- United Nations’ Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change report author (AR7 WGII)
- Indigenous health
- Planetary health
- Indigenous knowledge translation
Science, technology and innovation
Diane-Laure Arjalies
Associate Professor, Ivey Business School
- Conservation finance
- Channelling of capital towards the protection of ecosystems
Gordon McBean
Professor Emeritus, Geography and Environment
- Climate change science and policy
- Natural hazards-prediction and mitigation
- Weather and environmental prediction systems
Reza Najafi
Professor, Engineering
- Hydroclimatic extremes including floods and drought
- Intensity and frequency of hydroclimatic extremes
- Climate change and water systems
Joshua Pearce
Thompson Chair of Innovation, Professor, Electrical Engineering and Ivey Business School
- Agrivoltaic crop protection from climate change
James Voogt
Professor, Geography and Environment
- Urban heat islands and urban heat maps
- Cities and extreme heat
- Mitigating heat in urban areas
- Urban climatology
Societal adaptation
Bipasha Baruah
Professor, Gender, Sexuality, and Women’s Studies
- Climate change and social justice
- Equity, diversity, and inclusion in low-carbon economies
- Global environmental issues
Evan Bowness
Assistant Professor, Geography & Environment; Canada Research Chair in Sustainability and Equity
- Community-led climate adaptation
- Traditional food systems
- Environmental justice
- Just transitions
MEDIA CONTACT: Jacquelyn Mitchell, Media Relations Officer, Western University, (226) 386-9683, [email protected]
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