Nurturing a Resilient Earth
BOLD THINKING FOR OUR WARMING WORLD
As the planet warms, the resulting impact — from floods to pathogen spread to food insecurity — is affecting every aspect of daily life.
Turning back the clock is not an option. Neither is the status quo. And so we must adapt – and take action.
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Nurturing a Resilient Earth highlights the role CIFAR's community is playing in navigating the realities of climate change so that our global society can continue to thrive.
From the donors who make this work possible, to the leading researchers bridging disciplines and geographies to understand and explore the factors contributing to climate change, CIFAR is building the foundation for tomorrow’s solutions.
Read on to learn about the bold and provocative thinking that puts us at the forefront of addressing climate change and join us in tackling one of the greatest challenges of our time by supporting the Resilient Earth Fund.
UNEARTHING THE "CARBON BOMB" HIDING UNDERGROUND
Learn about how CIFAR researcher Jacqueline Goordial’s studies into carbon-emitting microbes have the power to slow rapidly-thawing permafrost.
TACKLING THE CARBON-CONVERSION PROBLEM
Learn how CIFAR researcher Chibueze Amanchukwu is turning the carbon problem into a solution.
BALANCING GLOBAL WATER SUPPLIES
In this installment, learn how CIFAR researcher Richard Taylor is diving into the subject of heavy rainfalls and their effects on global water supplies.
PROTECTING FOOD FROM PATHOGENS
Learn how extreme weather events and rising temperatures are poised to create deeper global food inequalities and what CIFAR researchers like Sarah Gurr are doing about it.
ACCELERATING CLIMATE SOLUTIONS THROUGH AI
Find out how Canada CIFAR AI Chair David Rolnick is deploying AI to accelerate discoveries that could help fight climate change.
INFORMING EFFECTIVE POLITICAL ACTION
In this installment, we take a look at the politics of climate change — and what CIFAR researcher Daniel Aldana Cohen is doing to address the existing bottlenecks in establishing effective climate change policies worldwide.
SUPPORT THE RESILIENT EARTH FUND
Our warming world needs bold thinking — and action.
Join us in tackling one of the greatest challenges of our time by supporting the Resilient Earth Fund.