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Welcome to the
Prairie Climate Centre

Get to know our team and the scope of their work. Scroll to learn about the PCC's goals, publications, and ongoing projects.

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Our Goal

Inspire citizen participation, support communities in making meaningful adaptation and mitigation decisions, and help Canadians move from risk  to resilience.

The Prairie Climate Centre is committed to making climate change meaningful and relevant to Canadians of all walks of life. We bring an evidence-based perspective to communicating the science, impacts, and risks of climate change through maps, documentary video, research reports, and plain-language training, writing, and outreach.

Our Projects

Climate Data Visualizations
Looking for updates on the global temperature? Check out our frequently updated climate data visualizations! The Prairie Climate Centre produces graphs that visualize changes in average temperatures across the globe from as far back as 1850 to the present, using data from six trusted data centres.
Check out the Graphs!
Disability Justice and Climate Change
As disability justice and climate issues collide, Cripping Climate Adaptation lays bare the often disastrous consequences of overlooking people with disabilities and illustrates the need to consider the unique needs of people with disabilities and include them in climate adaptation.
Watch the Video
Selkirk Adaptation
The City of Selkirk has developed a long-term strategy to assess risks facing the community and how to respond. Developed through a collaborative planning process with the Prairie Climate Centre, Selkirk shows that solutions are within our grasp provided that applied planning and a commitment to action go hand in hand.
Read it Here
Climate Atlas of Canada
The Climate Atlas of Canada combines climate science, mapping, and storytelling together with Indigenous Knowledges and community-based research and video to inspire awareness and action. Explore our maps over on the Atlas.
Explore the Map
Indigenous Knowledges
Indigenous ways of knowing and being are critical for understanding, observing, and addressing climate change. Explore the related articles, maps, and video documentary work.
Explore it Here
Educator Resources
Educator resources, lesson plans and course materials looking at the connections between climate change and the world around us. Browse through them over on the Climate Atlas of Canada
Learn More
Climate Resilient City
The research series Building a Climate-Resilient City by the Prairie Climate Centre outlines steps that cities can take to engage in climate risk management in a range of areas, including transportation, agriculture, electricity infrastructure, disaster preparedness and emergency management.
Read it Here
Manitoba Climate Resilience Training Project
The Manitoba Climate Resilience Training (MCRT) Project, funded by the BRACE program, aims to create tailored approaches to integrate climate risk and opportunities into decision-making and planning within the Northern Business, Indigenous, Planning, and Infrastructure sectors in Manitoba.
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Connecting Climate Change and Health
This guidebook, created by the Prairie Climate Centre, takes a look at some of the ways climate change is impacting the health of Canadians. It draws together the data, research, and stories on climate change and health available through the Climate Atlas of Canada
Read it Here

On-site with the Prairie Climate Centre

Erika MacPherson working to film a large workshop crowd, who are seated at many tables in an open gymnasium.
Danny Blair on the roof of the University of Winnipeg during a snowstorm, with one leg propped up on a weather monitoring machine.
Brett Huson interviewing another person, both are seated and speaking. A camera and lighting rig are visible in the foreground of the photo.
Matt Loxley in front of a snow covered gazebo and wooden staircase leading out of frame. The background has a snow covered pine forest, and there is a white van in the right side of the frame.
Danny Blair standing on stage with a group of local Manitoban politicians, standing in front of a Prairie Climate Centre banner. the podium in front of the group reads "Taking Action On Climate Change."
Marcel Kreutzer working with a large workshop crowd, seated in circle.
The Prairie Climate Centre team seated at a table alongside other climate professionals in a conference room.
Two staff members operating camera equipment while filming a third staff member. They are in an outdoor forest environment next to a low-lying creek in early fall daytime weather.
A group of people sitting around a set of four tables arranged in a square, with a gap in the middle. They are in an office setting, with a large set of windows in the wall behind them.
Two PCC staff members on a coastal beach during the fall, in winter jackets. One is taking a selfie, and the other is in the background smiling.
One staff member seated on the couch in the PCC office, an open-concept room with tall windows and a large decorative rug. Two other staff members sit on the floor with their legs laid out to the side, at opposite angles from one another.
In a dense forest environment surrounded by trees, three PCC staff members work with camera equipment, two of them holding cameras while one stands with their back to the viewer.
Three staff members stand at the edge of a lake, two of them standing by the shoreline and one crouching with a camera in the tall grass. In the distance on the horizon, another forested shore is visible.
One PCC staff member sits next to a window during winter, snow on the ground outside in a city environment. She is in the process of planting seeds into a new seed tray on a rolling cart.

Want to learn more?

Whether you’re a teacher, a student, or just curious about the science of climate change, we’ve got the answers to your most pressing questions in these topics below.

WHAT'S HAPPENING WITH HEATWAVES AND HEALTH?

Heatwaves within Canada are projected to become longer, hotter, and more frequent. Read our report telling Canadians about future projections, impacts on health, and actions that can be taken to mitigate the affect of heatwaves.

Heatwave Report

WHERE IS CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTING CANADIANS?

Many Canadians wonder which regions will be affected by climate change, and in what ways. Move over to our resources page for information on the impacts of severe weather, climate change, and environmental risks across the country.

Resources Page

HOW DOES THE PCC COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITIES?

Science communication and empowering citizens to take action within their communities are core goals of the Prairie Climate Centre. Visit our projects page to see both prior projects and our ongoing work with Canadians across the prairies.

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WHERE CAN I FIND PCC PUBLICATIONS ABOUT CLIMATE?

Climate Change can include a wide variety of topics, including  extreme weather events, impacts on human health, changes in environmental conditions, and more. Browse the PCC’s publications to learn about these topics, among others.

Reports & Publications

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