Event Tag Archives: IRES

croplandA Framework for Understanding Why Food Security Discussions are Contentious

Café Scientifique Vancouver presents: A Framework for Understanding Why Food Security Discussions are Contentious With Dr. Navin Ramankutty, Professor of Global Food Security and Sustainability, Liu Institute for Global Issues, Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability, UBC Tuesday, April 26th 7:30pm Big Rock Brewery 310 West 4th Avenue, Vancouver, B.C. There is a contentious debate regarding the best approach […]

Wastewater ReuseDr. Bejoy K Thomas – Whose water? Challenges and complexities in wastewater reuse in peri-urban Bangalore, India

Join us for this UBC Future of Food global dialogue series talk on the challenges and complexities in wastewater reuse in peri-urban Bangalore, India with Dr. Bejoy K Thomas, a Liu Institute Visiting Fellow. March 23, 2017 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm AERL 120, Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory, UBC Vancouver campus   Wastewater reuse has become an […]

“Grazed and Confused”: Panel on meat production, climate change, and sustainability

Join another Future of Food Global Dialogue series event, this time with a panel on meat production, climate change and sustainability. Friday, March 2nd, 2018 10:00 AM – 11:30 AM Room 107 – Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory No RSVP required. Grazing animals have a significant influence on anthropogenic greenhouse emissions from agriculture. This seminar will […]

The Colours of Food Security – Public Reception with Dr. Jonathan Foley, ED of the California Academy of Sciences

Join us for the latest Lobby Gallery exhibit opening by artists The Land Use and Global Environment (LUGE) research group at UBC. The Colours of Food Security – Public Reception with Dr. Jonathan Foley, ED of the California Academy of Sciences Monday, March 19, 2018 6:00 PM – 8:00 PM Lobby Gallery – Liu Institute […]

Why the Paris Agreement Negotiations Succeeded while Those in Copenhagen (2009) Failed, with Richard Kinley

Please join us for this engaging discussion with Richard Kinley, former Deputy Executive Secretary of the United Nations Climate Change Secretariat, on “Why the Paris Agreement Negotiations Succeeded while Those in Copenhagen (2009) Failed.” Tuesday, May 29, 2018 2:00 PM – 3:30 PM Liu Institute for Global Issues – Multipurpose Room 6476 NW Marine Dr., Vancouver – […]

Resources for Future Generations: Premiere Conference on Energy, Minerals, Water, the Earth

The School of Public Policy and Global Affairs’ own Dr. Nadja Kunz will be co-chairing with Dr. Jenny Broadhurst (University of Cape Town) at the Resources for Future Generations conference in Vancouver. The half-day event is focused on the topic of “Mining Water Policy and Stewardship in the Developing Context”.    Thursday, June 21, 2018 […]