The Brandon University Applied Disaster and Emergency Studies (ADES) program, in partnership with the U of M, and U of W, is hosting a two-day workshop to prepare the new generation and multi-stakeholder collaboration in climate change-related disasters.

Under an umbrella title of “Preparing The Future Generations for Climate Change-Related Emergencies and Disasters – Collaboration between Scientific and Indigenous Knowledge Domains,” attendees will look at:

Day 1

1. Current challenges and disaster-risk-reduction efforts
2. Roles of post-secondary institutions in preparing youth for climate emergencies, preparedness & mitigation
3. A multi-stakeholder approach in managing nature triggered emergencies and lessons learnt: A Canadian perspective

Day 2

4. A collaborative approach to build bridges between Indigenous knowledge and Scientific knowledge to address climate change-related issues and disaster-risk-reduction

The two-day workshop runs 9 a.m. – 5 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3 and 9 a.m. – 1:45 p.m. on Saturday, Nov. 4, 2023 in the Louis Riel Room at Brandon University.

Registration fees for the workshops are $30 for for the first day and $20 for the second day.

Assisted and organized in part by the Conflict and Resilience Research Institute of Canada. Funded by the Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS) Program.