Global Environmental Change Group

[Arranged chronologically, with most recent at top] 

Smit, B. 2011. Hot Air and Unnatural Disasters: The Fractured Science and Politics of Climate Change. Soroptomist International of Cambridge, Ontario, Canada. April. 

Fleming, L., Smit, B., DeSantis, R. 2010. Adaptation to Change in Hopedale. 17th Inuit Studies Conference, Inuit and the Aboriginal World. l’Université du Québec en Abitibi-Témiscamingue, Val D'or, Quebec. October.

Smit, B. 2010. Unnatural Disasters: The Fractured Science and Politics of Climate Change. ACSANZ Lecture Series. Brisbane, Australia. March.

Fleming, L., B.Smit, G. Hovelsrud, and M. Andrachuk. 2010. Community Adaptation and Vulnerability in Arctic Regions (CAVIAR). State of the Arctic Conference. Miami, FL, USA. March.

Smit, B., M. Andrachuk, L.Fleming, and T. Pearce. 2010. Traditional Knowledge and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Canadian Arctic. American Meterological Society. 'Ways of Knowing'. Atlanta, GA, USA, January. See Nature's coverage on Barry's presentation.

Hadarits, M. 2009. Exposure and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Maule Grape and Wine Sector of Chile. American Association of Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, March.

Andrachuk, M. 2009. Vulnerability and Adaptation in Tuktoyaktuk, NWT, Canada. CAVIAR Workshop, Rovaniemi, Finland. November. 

Fleming, L. 2009. Adaptations in Changing Climate in Inuit Communities: The Roles of Livelihoods & Institutions. American Association of Geographers, Las Vegas, Nevada, USA, March.

Smit, B. 2009. Climate Change: Conservation of Economy or Environment. San Diego State University, San Diego, California, USA.

Andrachuk, M. 2009. Community Sensivity and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Canadian Arctic: with examples from Tuktoyaktuk. Environmental Sciences Symposium, Guelph, Jan.10.

Fleming, L. 2008. Changing Governance and the Governance of Change: Facilitating Adaptation Across Multi-Level Institutions in Hopedale, Nunatsiavut. ArcticNet ASM, Quebec City, Quebec, December.

Smit, B. 2008. Un-natural disasters: the fractured science and politics of climate change. Cafe Scientifique, Guelph, Ontario.

Smit, B. 2008. Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: Risks and Opportunities for Canadian Agriculture. AAFC Workshop on Policy Research for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation. Ottawa.

Smit, B. 2008. Climate chance and agriculture - weeds. Canadian Weed Science Society Conference, Banff, Alberta.

Smit, B. 2008. CAVIAR: Community Adaptation and Vulnerability in Arctic Regions – an international collaboration, comparison and synthesis. Arctic Change Conference.

Smit, B. 2008. Adjusting to Climate Change in Food Systems: Public and Private Responsibilities. Pacific Food System Outlook Annual Meeting, Honolulu, Hawaii.

Smit, B. 2008. An interdisciplinary framework to assess policy relevant implications of environmental changes: the CAVIAR experience. SCAR-IASC IPY Open Science Conference, St. Petersburg, Russia.

Wandel, J. 2008. Community Vulnerability Case Study: Alberta's Special Areas. Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy Symposium "Adaptation to Climate Change in the Canadian Plains", Regina, SK. April 22.

Smit, B. 2008. Adaptation to Climate Change in the Canadian Plains: What We Mean by Institutional Adaptation. Saskatchewan Institute of Public Policy Symposium "Adaptation to Climate Change in the Canadian Plains", Regina, SK. April 22.

Westerhoff, L. 2008. Prospects for adaptation in the Afram Plains, Ghana. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Boston, MA. Apr. 18.

Young, G., B. Smit, J. Wandel and H. Zavala. 2008. Community Vulnerability, Climate Change and Water Resources: Experiences from Northern Chile. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Geographers, Boston, MA. Apr. 18.

Wandel, J. 2008. Institutional role in adaptive capacity in the Special Areas, Alberta. Resilience 2008: Resilience, Adaptation and Transformation in Turbulent Times, Stockholm, Sweden. April. 

Smit, B. 2008. Adaptation to Climate Change, Canada - International. New Zealand Ministry of Environment, Wellington, New Zealand. April 2.  

Smit, B. 2008. Geography and the Science and Politics of Global Climate Change. New Zealand Geographical Society, Auckland, New Zealand. March 18.

Smit, B. 2008. Climate Change and Agriculture. Trinational Accord Meeting, Government of BC. Vancouver, BC. March.

Pearce, T. 2008. Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change in the Arctic – Canadian Workshop. Foreign Affairs and International Trade Canada and Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, Whitehorse, Yukon. March 9-10.

Smit, B. 2008. Climate Change, Bali and Agriculture. Ontario Ministry of Agriculture, Food and Rural Affairs Seminar, Guelph. February 12.

Andrachuk, M., B. Smit, and G. Hovelsrud. 2007. CAVIAR: An international collaboration, comparison and synthesis. From the Arctic to the South Indigenous Peoples’ Contributions Towards the Future of the Kyoto 2012 Process (UNFCCC Side Event), Bali, Indonesia. December 11.

Westerhoff, L. 2007. Needs and prospects for adaptation in the Afram Plains in Ghana. Development and Climate Days at COP13, Bali, Indonesia. Dec 9.

Smit, B. 2007. Vulnerability and Adaptation in Arctic Communities. Development and Climate Days at COP 13, Bali, Indonesia. December 9.

Smit, B. 2007. Panel Discussion on Communicating to Communities, Across Sectors and Timescales. Development and Climate Days at COP13, Bali, Indonesia. December 9.

Wandel, J. 2007. Community Adaptation and Vulnerability in Arctic Regions CAVIAR: Lessons for future policy. Case Study Presentation. UNFCCC Side Event, Bali, Indonesia. December 7.

Andrachuk, M. 2007. Community Adaptation and Vulnerability in Arctic Regions CAVIAR: Lessons for future policy. Case Study Presentation. UNFCCC Side Event, Bali, Indonesia. December 7.

Smit, B. 2007. Community Adaptation and Vulnerability in Arctic Regions CAVIAR: Lessons for future policy. Program Introduction. UNFCCC Side Event, Bali, Indonesia. December 7.

Smit, B., J. Wandel, J. Ford, T. Pearce, J. Turner, F. Duerden, E. Beasley and G. Laidler. 2007. Vulnerability in the Canadian Arctic.  UNFCCC Workshop on Adaptation Planning and Practices, under the Nairobi Work Plan, Rome, Italy. September.

Young, G., B. Smit, J. Wandel and H. Zavala. 2007. Vulnerability, Water and Climate Change in the Elqui River Basin, Chile. II International Conference on Water in Arid and Semiarid Lands, Gravatá, Brazil. September.

Smit, B. 2007. Adapting to Environmental Change. Mountain Pine Beetle Conference, Grand Prairie, Alberta. July.

Wandel, J. and G. Young.2007. Water Stress Management in Alberta’s Special Areas. Canadian Water Resources Association Meeting, Saskatoon. June.

Pearce, T., J. Ford and B. Smit. 2007. How is Climate Change Affecting the North; How is it Changing the Way Business is Done? The Canadian Institute's Arctic Logistics for Energy and Mining Project Development, Calgary, AB. June 4-5.

Wandel, J. 2007. Vulnerability to Changing Conditions in the Canadian Arctic: The Case of Arctic Bay, Nunavut. Arctic Research Consortium of the United States (ARCUS) Arctic Forum, Washington D.C. May.

Pearce, T., B. Smit, J. Ford, J. Memogana, T. Okheena, G. Omingmak, H. Kataoyak, F. Kataoyak, J. Akoakhion, S. Nigiyok Jr., R. Inuktalik, K. Inuktalik, C. Bryant, M. Lebourdais, and J. Wandel. (2007). Inuvialuit Youth and Adaptation to Climate Change. Paper Session: Indigenous People and Climate Change in Canada, American Association of Geographers (AAG) 2007 Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California, USA. April 17-21.