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This paper highlights how women are disproportionately affected by climate change impacts and excluded from fisheries governance, despite their significant contributions.
Solving-FCB’s Principal Investigator Dr. William Cheung is the focus of an article by The Ubyssey. The article details Dr Cheung’s career, achievements, and current work, including Solving the Sustainability Challenges at the Food-Climate-Biodiversity Nexus. a climate scientist and director at UBC’s Institute for the Oceans and Fisheries, has dedicated his career to ocean conservation. Inspired … Read more
Solving-FCB Principal Investigators Drs. William Cheung and Rashid Sumaila have been listed among the most highly cited investigators worldwide in 2024 by Clarivate Analytics.
Article by Duncan Murray and Dr. Yue Liu. Around the planet, nearshore regions play a vital role in supporting local communities’ economic and cultural well-being. However, a confluence of various factors, including climate change, overfishing, and eutrophication, are threatening the viability of these regions. Researchers have known that seaweed farming could be a potential counterweight … Read more
As part of the Solving-FCB project, Dr. Berchie Asiedu paid a working visit to Dr. Ling Cao at the State Key Laboratory of Environmental Science (Xiamen University). The visit took place between September and October 2024. During the visit, Berchie delivered a presentation on the topic “Overview of blue foods in Ghana”. Berchie also paid … Read more
Given the political resistance to carbon taxes in Canada, strategically designed subsidies for low-carbon technologies and behaviors may be a more feasible policy alternative to address climate change.
On the 5th of November 2024, many project members met on Zoom to catch up and share our activities since the last meeting. These are updates from the meeting.
The A.G. Huntsman Foundation is pleased to announce that the 2024 A.G. Huntsman Medal will be awarded to Dr. William Cheung.
The Ghana Inception Workshop of the Solving-FCB Project was held on 24th September, 2024 at the ACECoR Multipurpose Building, University of Cape Coast, Ghana.
This IOF Seminar was held at the Aquatic Ecosystems Research Laboratory at the University of British Columbia on September 13, 2024.
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