Climate

Climate & UVic

Climate is a vital and core topic at the University of Victoria (UVic). Climate is addressed by:

• The University's Strategic Plan, "People, place & the planet"

• The Climate & Sustainability Action Plan 2030, "The University of Victoria is committed to global leadership in environmental, social and institutional sustainability.

• The Indigenous Plan 2023

• The Special Advisor Climate, Dr. Julia Baum, Office of the Vice President Research & Innovation

• Research centres & entities across campus
  • The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS)
  • Centre for Regenerative Futures (formally the Centre for Social and Sustainable Innovation)
  • Centre for Forest Biology
  • Ocean Networks Canada (ONC)
  • The Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC)

• CIFAL Victoria

• Undergraduate Climate Programs

• Mountain Legacy Project

Climate in the Arts

• The Awi’nakola Foundation, which is an initiative that engages with forest preservation in BC through Indigenous knowledge, scientific research, and fine arts, includes UVic Visual Arts faculty members Lindsay Delaronde, Kelly Richardson, and Paul Walde.
• Climate Disaster Project
• UVic’s Impact Chair in Indigenous Art Practices Carey Newman’s Seedling Project, featured in the Climate and Sustainability Action Plan
• CERC in Decolonial and Transformational Indigenous Art Practice, Heather Igloliorte addresses the climate crisis in her collective work with Inuit and circumpolar Indigenous communities

Climate in the Humanities

• Environmental Humanities Research Cluster (English)

Climate in the Sciences & Social Sciences

• Climate and Sustainability Programs

Climate & KULA

As the Libraries' institute of advanced studies, Kula is positioned to be an active partner with entities across campus and the community working together to address climate issues.

Specifically, Kula plays in essential role in climate dialogue through our "Liberating Knowledge Partnerships (LKP)" program. Climate change will affect communities across the globe, and librarians, archivists, and curators have an essential role to play in helping develop community-driven models of collecting and archiving knowledge before it is lost.

See also: Post-Custodial Archives and Cultural Heritage

UVicSpace Datasets

• Pacific Climate Impact Solutions (PCIC)

Archive of PCIC publications, including annual reports, articles, policy briefs, case studies, videos, and research reports. The Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC) is a regional climate service centre at the University of Victoria that conducts applied research and provides practical information on the physical impacts of climate variability and change in the Pacific and Yukon Region of Canada. We collaborate with climate researchers and regional stakeholders to produce data-based products and online tools in support of long-term planning.

• Re-Imagining Social Energy Transitions CoLaboratory

The lab researches innovation and diffusion, benefits, justice and participation for urban, rural, and Indigenous communities in renewable energy transformations.

Climate & Library/GLAM Resources

Libraries, archives, and galleries are involved in the climate crisis at local and international levels. For example, Council on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) curates a series of modules to raise climate awareness in local communities, and IFLA works with international organizations to be more "meaningfully involved" in climate action.

• Coalition for Networked Information (CNI) Meeting the Climate Emergency: University Information Infrastructure for Researching Wicked Problems (Final Report)

"Commissioned by the Coalition for Networked Information, this report examines the role of research universities in addressing complex societal challenges. It focuses on climate change, which is best characterized as a “wicked” problem."

• CLIR Climate Resiliency Action Series

"Join the Council on Library and Information Resources(CLIR) Climate Resiliency Action Series to gain critical insights and practical strategies for enhancing climate resilience in your institution, collaborate with experts across diverse fields, and lead your community toward a sustainable future."

• IFLA's (International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions) Action for Climate Empowerment

"Libraries are encouraged to get more meaningfully involved in reporting on their climate action and making connections beyond the field. Here are some ideas for actions to bring your climate empowerment work to the next level."

Cultural Heritage & Climate in the News

• Inside the Exquisite Tibetan Monasteries Salvaged from Climate Change (BBC)

References

Author: Jmhuculak (talk) 12:51, 10 April 2025 (PDT)