BC Agriculture and Climate Change Education Series – Second Module

ADAPTATION CONCEPTS AND INITIATIVES 

Emily MacNair, Director of the BC Agriculture & Food Climate Action Initiative (CAI) 

 

Thursday March 7th – 6.30pm-8.30pm

Orchard Commons Room (ORCH) 3074, third floor (6363 Agronomy Rd) – UBC campus

In this second module, you will extend your knowledge of the impacts of climate change on the BC agriculture sector, and explore considerations surrounding both regional and farm scale adaptation. MacNair will also outline the importance of collaboration in identifying and implementing adaptation strategies, and will use case study examples to highlight current work being done in the province to support adaptation in the BC agriculture sector. During the session, we will access to the Slido platform to facilitate questions and undertake interactive polls; please bring a smartphone or laptop with you. Light snacks and drinks are provided previous to the event. Registration is free at claudia.paez@ubc.ca

Please spread the word, everybody is welcome!

 

 

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The Education Series is a joint endeavor with the BC Agricultural Climate Adaptation Research Network (ACARN) and the BC Ministry of Agriculture, and is hosted in collaboration with six education institutions across the province –UBC Vancouver & Okanagan; UNBC Prince George & Terrace; KPU Richmond; TRU Kamloops; NLC Fort St. John; UFV Abbotsford.