Climate Talks: Connecting Food, Health and Biodiversity in a Changing Climate

Schedule

Thu Oct 02 2025 at 09:00 am to 04:00 pm

UTC-07:00

Location

UBC Botanical Garden | Vancouver, BC

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๐ŸŒ ๐—–๐—น๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ ๐—ง๐—ฎ๐—น๐—ธ๐˜€ ๐—ฉ๐—ฎ๐—ป๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ โ€“ ๐—ฌ๐—ผ๐˜‚๐—ฟ ๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€๐—ฝ๐—ฒ๐—ฐ๐˜๐—ถ๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ ๐—บ๐—ฎ๐˜๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜€!
๐–๐ก๐š๐ญ ๐ข๐Ÿ the choices we make every day โ€“ from the crops we grow to the food we eat โ€“ could shape both our health and the planetโ€™s future? ๐ŸŒ
Declining pollinator populations, nutrient loss in staple crops, and increasing pesticide exposure reveal how deeply biodiversity, food, and health are intertwined.
At this yearโ€™s Climate Talks, leading scientists, journalists, and artists will explore these connections โ€“ and we want to hear your ideas too.
๐Ÿ“ธ Alongside inspiring presentations and striking photography, the focus is on dialogue: join the World Cafรฉ to engage directly with speakers and fellow participants and explore how new insights can turn into concrete action in our daily lives.
Beyond dialogue, this event brings together researchers across these fields to pave the way for a joint transatlantic research proposal via Horizon Europe, fostering collaboration between Canada and Europe on climate, biodiversity, and health.
OอŸuอŸrอŸ อŸsอŸpอŸeอŸaอŸkอŸeอŸrอŸsอŸ อŸiอŸnอŸcอŸlอŸuอŸdอŸeอŸ:
โœ… Darius Mahdavi (CBC) โ€“ uncovering surprising climate trends across Canada
โœ… Melissa Lem (CAPE) โ€“ linking biodiversity loss and rising health risks
โœ… Navin Ramankutty (UBC) โ€“ how todayโ€™s food choices influence tomorrowโ€™s climate
โœ… J Henry Fair โ€“ revealing hidden environmental crises through photography
โœ… ๐—ฆ๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ณ๐—ณ๐—ฒ๐—ป ๐—ฃ๐—ฎ๐˜‚๐—น๐˜€ (Senckenberg, Germany) โ€“ the domino effect of disappearing insects
โœ… Jiaying Zhao (UBC) โ€“ turning climate knowledge into action โ€“ personally, locally & globally
โœ… Emmanuelle Helloin (INRAE, France) โ€“ why conserving microbial biodiversity matters for the future
โœ… Paola Baca (UBC) โ€“ funding opportunities through Horizon Europe
๐Ÿ“… ๐——๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ฒ: Thursday, October 2, 2025
๐Ÿ•˜ ๐—ง๐—ถ๐—บ๐—ฒ: 9:00 am โ€“ 4:00 pm
๐Ÿ“ ๐—Ÿ๐—ผ๐—ฐ๐—ฎ๐˜๐—ถ๐—ผ๐—ป: UBC Botanical Garden, Reception Centre, 6804 SW Marine Drive, Vancouver, BC
๐Ÿช™ ๐—–๐—ผ๐˜€๐˜: $5 CAD โ€“ includes a delicious lunch and refreshments
๐Ÿ”— ๐—๐—ผ๐—ถ๐—ป ๐˜‚๐˜€! ๐—˜๐˜ƒ๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐˜†๐—ผ๐—ป๐—ฒโ€™๐˜€ ๐˜„๐—ฒ๐—น๐—ฐ๐—ผ๐—บ๐—ฒ โ€“ ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ๐—ด๐—ถ๐˜€๐˜๐—ฒ๐—ฟ ๐—ต๐—ฒ๐—ฟ๐—ฒ ๐Ÿ‘‰ https://lnkd.in/g-2NSJ5R
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