STEAM Club
The GenAction climate education sessions at the Manitoba Children's Museum are hosted in part by the Prairie Climate Centre. This is a national initiative designed to inspire youth to become innovative leaders in climate action, now and into the future.
Students in Grade 3 through 5 in their Climate Champions sessions are given the chance to learn, play, and help fight climate change at home.Cripping Climate Adaptation: Film Screening
In collaboration with the University of Winnipeg's research office, the Prairie Climate Centre hosted an event focused on Disability Justice and Climate Change. The event consisted of a film screening showcasing Cripping Climate Adaptation: Disability Justice and Climate Change, followed by a panel discussion, and focused
facilitated conversations intended to move the needle on pertinent topic areas at the intersection of disability justice and climate change.
facilitated conversations intended to move the needle on pertinent topic areas at the intersection of disability justice and climate change.
TOYBOX Climate Activities
The Prairie Climate Centre has partnered with Toybox Manitoba to create free and engaging activities that promote wellness for the Earth through sustainability. Aimed at elementary-age children of all levels, these activity sheets can be printed, downloaded or accessed online. These activities are meant to connect parents and children with nature while fostering a deeper understanding of climate issues.
U of M Architecture Course
In collaboration with the University of Manitoba's Associate Professor Lancelot Coar and PICS, the Prairie Climate Centre assisted in the creation of a fourth-year studio course's curriculum. This resulted in Nature as Mentor, where architecture students combine climate data and traditional knowledge. Their aim is to co-imagine a future with the natural world, rather than building over it.
Selkirk Climate Change Adaptation Strategy
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.
Climate Analogues
In Canada, average temperatures are generally warmer toward the south. Thus, one would reasonably expect that as our climates warm, our temperatures will become more like those currently found in the United States. That is, we should expect that the climates currently found in the United States will ‘migrate’ northward. But how far? And how fast? The analogues are usually presented on maps, so that one can visually and quickly see how far climates are projected to ‘migrate’ in the coming years.
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.
Disability Justice: Film making and Storytelling
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.
MCRT via BRACE
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.
ICCON
Guided by the advice of the Indigenous Wisdom Advisory Panel, the long-term goal of ICCON is to support shared stewardship of Alberta’s resources by enabling Alberta’s Indigenous knowledge holders and scientists to co-produce the best available knowledge of climate change.
Indigenous Climate Atlas Launch
In 2022, the Climate Atlas of Canada team -- in partnership with the
Assembly of First Nations (AFN), Métis National Council (MNC), and
numerous Indigenous collaborators -- launched Indigenous-focused data,
knowledge, and resources developed by, with, and for Métis, First
Nations, and Inuit communities. This launch made public climate data for
all 634 First Nations communities, all 53 Inuit communities, and
projects across the Métis homeland as well as new videos and resources
to support Indigenous-led climate solutions.
MCRT Planning Modules
The planning modules focus on the impacts of climate change that are
being seen across Manitoba and highlight the role of planners in
addressing these impacts. The modules included here are Manitoba's Changing Climate, A Path Forward, and Dollars And Sense.
Prairie Climate Atlas
The Prairie Climate Atlas was created as a tool for communicating the severity of climate change in the Prairie Provinces. The collection of interactive maps and graphs available throughout the website allow users to explore how climate is projected to change across the Prairies - Saskatchewan, Alberta, and Manitoba. Released in 2016, this project was later followed-up by the release of the Climate Atlas of Canada. As of 2018, the site is now maintained for reference and archival purposes.
Stories from Yukon’s Kluane First Nation
Project led by Kluane First Nation (KFN), in the Yukon, to understand sudden changes in their territory, refocusing the narrative on the stories and wisdom of local people. Through conversation, images and video, this project highlighted KFN’s perspective and showcased lessons on how to adapt to a changing climate, in collaboration with the Prairie Climate Centre (PCC)
Learning for Sustainable Futures: Youth Forum
The PCC hosted a virtual workshop as part of the Learning for Sustainable Futures Youth Forums titled “The Climate Atlas of Canada: A Tool for Climate Action and Health Adaptation.”
This workshop includes a demonstration of the Climate Atlas interactive
map, an introduction to what climate change means for our health, and
finishes with a Climate Atlas scavenger hunt. The release of the
workshop is part of a webinar series for teachers and their classrooms
in 2021 with the goal of providing meaningful sustainability experiences
for students.
