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
On-site with the Prairie Climate Centre
![Danny Blair on the roof of the University of Winnipeg during a snowstorm, with one leg propped up on a weather monitoring machine.](https://i0.wp.com/prairieclimatecentre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_1978-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![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.](https://i0.wp.com/prairieclimatecentre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_4033-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![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.](https://i0.wp.com/prairieclimatecentre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/IMG_5165-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![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.](https://i0.wp.com/prairieclimatecentre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Image-from-iOS-1-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![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.](https://i0.wp.com/prairieclimatecentre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_2063-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![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.](https://i0.wp.com/prairieclimatecentre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Image-from-iOS1-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C764&ssl=1)
![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.](https://i0.wp.com/prairieclimatecentre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/Image-from-iOS-3-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
![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.](https://i0.wp.com/prairieclimatecentre.ca/wp-content/uploads/2023/08/IMG_5802-scaled.jpg?fit=1024%2C768&ssl=1)
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?
WHERE IS CLIMATE CHANGE AFFECTING CANADIANS?
HOW DOES THE PCC COLLABORATE WITH COMMUNITIES?
WHERE CAN I FIND PCC PUBLICATIONS ABOUT CLIMATE?
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.
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.
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.
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.