Climate Adaptation: Preparing Vancouver’s Workforce for Coastal Reality

​The Pacific Northwest faces immediate climate risks: sea level rise, extreme weather, infrastructure vulnerability. Resilience has become an operational necessity. The panel could explore how organizations are actually responding to physical climate risks, what new roles and capabilities are emerging, and what workforce skills are needed to execute resilience strategies at scale.

​PANELISTS

​Amanda Giang (bio)
Assistant Professor in the Institute for Resources, Environment and Sustainability and the Department of Mechanical Engineering at UBC

​Michael Biros (bio)
Adjunct Professor in Landscape Architecture

​Aida Goma Petit (bio) 
Assistant Director of Programs at Youth Climate Corps British Columbia, Iron and Earth Mentor

​Bronwyn Worrick (bio)
Sustainability Consultant, Iron & Earth Mentor

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​This event is part of a larger Climate Justice focused day:

​Next Event (5 PM): Canada's Climate Contradiction: Talking Green While Expanding Fossil Fuels
Last Event (6 PM): 'EMERGENCE: Women in the Storm' Film Screening & Director Q&A

​This event is organized as part of PNW Climate Week in collaboration between the Vancouver Public Library, UBC Centre for Climate Justice, the Climate Solutions Research Collective, and Iron and Earth

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