Interdisciplinary team from B.C. universities gets funding to research climate solutions in remote, rural and Indigenous communities.
To better understand the effects of climate change in British Columbia’s remote, rural and Indigenous communities, a team from some of B.C’s notable universities — including Simon Fraser University — has received $1 million in funding from the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions .
The $1 million, four-year project, undertaken by the interdisciplinary team that also includes researchers from the University of Waterloo and University of Washington. They will also work with representatives from the First Nations Housing and Infrastructure Council, BC Housing and Technical Safety BC.
Olewiler noted that while people living in urban areas feel the effects of climate change in heat waves and extreme rain, their remote and rural counterparts face a larger variety of risks — including wildfires, floods and landslides.
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