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Climate Change for Prince Edward Island (Queens County)
Course Locations and Times |
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| Winter | Online via Zoom | 02/11/2022 - 03/25/2022 | Friday | 1:00 PM - 2:00 PM | Closed |
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Course Details |
| Description | Week 1: Climate 101 - Basics of climate change - what's causing it, what are the general impacts (globally and locally)? (Ross Dwyer)
Week 2: Climate and the Coastline - Coastal Erosion, monitoring using Drones on PEI and the CLIVE sea level rise tool. (Andrew MacDonald & Luke Meloche)
Week 3: Climate Justice - Address inequities through climate change mitigation and adaptation on Prince Edward Island. (Stephanie Arnold)
Week 4: Climate Indicators - Selection of Scientific Indicators for Tracking, Understanding, and Communicating Climate Change in PEI (Don Jardine)
Week 5: Climate & Agriculture - Examining the effects of climate change on agriculture and the development and implementation of precision agriculture techniques on PEI. (Stephanie Arnold and Ross Dwyer)
Week 6: PEI Climate Stories - Historical perspectives of climate change and weather on PEI and what we are doing now to adapt. (Don Jardine and Ross Dwyer)
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| Requirements | An interest. |
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| Objectives | |
| Teaching Process | Presentations. This course will be presented Online during the Winter term. |
| UPEI Parking Pass Required? | No |
| Additional Costs? | No |
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Course Facilitator
| Name | Ross Dwyer |
| Background |
Ross Dwyer is the Manager of Research Partnerships at the Canadian Centre for Climate Change & Adaptation at the University of Prince Edward Island.
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