Project Overview Title: Human Capacity Building in Climate Change and Health in AfricaFunding Agency: Global Affairs Canada, through the Canadian International Development Scholarships (BCDI 2030)Goal: To develop a Ph.D. training program focused on the mathematical modeling of climate change and health-related risks in Africa, with a focus on interdisciplinary skills and community engagement. Project Summary […]
Project Overview Title: Geomagnetic Disturbance in Modern Societies and Technological Infrastructures (GMD-MSTI)Funding Agency: NSERC CREATEGoal: To study the impact of geomagnetic disturbances (GMD) on modern technological infrastructures, particularly focusing on their effects on communication, energy, and transportation systems in the face of growing geomagnetic activity. Project Summary The GMD-MSTI project aims to explore the implications […]
Project Overview Title: Understanding and Improving Wildfire Risk Mitigation Partnerships with Local GovernmentsFunding Agency: Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) – Wildfire Resilient Futures InitiativeGoal: To build and mobilize foundational wildland fire knowledge and enhance partnerships between local governments for wildfire risk mitigation. Project Summary This project focuses on improving wildfire risk mitigation efforts by fostering collaboration […]
June 20, 2023 첥Ƶ Assistant Professor Cary Wu has been recognized for significant research contributions by the Canadian Sociological Association (CSA) with its Early Investigator Award. Wu is one of two recipients of this award for 2023, which recognizes early career research “demonstrating high quality, theoretical rigour or methodological innovation, and future potential.” Wu is […]
Why so many forest fires? ‘A bunch of different forces multiplying together’ There are plenty of reasons why this is the worst wildfire season in decades; 'Anyone who tells you it’s one single story is selling something,' says emergency management expert Village Media Jun 19, 2023 2:00 AM As of this morning, there are at […]
Titanic submersible 'catastrophic implosion': questions remain about the costs and ethics of rescuing tourist expeditions Ali Asgary, Professor, Disaster & Emergency Management, Faculty of Liberal Arts & Professional Studies & Director, CIFAL York, 첥Ƶ, CanadaWed, June 21, 2023 at 6:51 p.m. EDT·4 min read The U.S. Coast Guard announced Thursday that debris found on […]
Canada urgently needs a FEMA-like emergency management agency June 19, 2023By The Conversation Health & Safety (edb3_1/Adobe Stock) By Ali Asgary, 첥Ƶ, Canada Disasters often bring politicians, policymakers, researchers and the public to the discussion table. Due to their catastrophic impacts, disasters and emergencies prompt a large array of stakeholders to focus intently on the […]
Y-EMERGE features Professor David Baumken February 16, 2023, Toronto- “Climate change is causing major shifts in historic weather patterns with more frequent and severe weather extremes including higher temperatures it's resulting in a new risk profile for critical infrastructures that called for the need for forward-looking climate resilience planet,” Professor David Baumken said during his […]
Professor Yvonne Su features a special climate change research month session March 16, 2023, Toronto- Climate change, its effects, and cross-border migration are topics that are usually on the news, however, today, Professor Yvonne Su talked about the under-discussed topic of internal migration because of climate change in the latest Emerging & Systemic Risks Monthly […]
January 19, 2023-What other things come to your mind when you think of vulnerability? How do you translate it into other languages? Dr. Jason von Meding, Associate Professor from the Rinker School of Construction Management, Florida Institute for Built Environment Resilience in the University of Florida opened his lecture entitled “Rethinking Vulnerability” under the Emerging & […]