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Countries in Europe are battling wildfires and the UK experienced record-breaking temperatures this week. Heatwaves are also occurring in parts of China and the U.S. 

With warmer and drier weather in the forecast next week for British Columbia, experts at ´óÏó´«Ã½ are available to comment on extreme heat events, including what is needed to adapt to the impacts of climate change. 

AVAILABLE ´óÏó´«Ã½ EXPERTS

ZAFAR ADEEL, professor, School of Sustainable Energy Engineering & executive director, PWRC (Pacific Water Research Centre) zadeel@sfu.ca

- Climate change adaptation, water security, safe drinking water, integrated water resources management 

ALEX BOSTON, executive director, Renewable Cities, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue a_boston@sfu.ca

- Short & long-term integrated solutions to the climate crisis addressing adaptation, greenhouse gas reductions & building more sustainable cities
- Lessons to be learned from the 2021 heat dome in British Columbia, Canada including the impact of extreme temperatures on cities & how to reduce the risks going forward 

JOHN CLAGUE, professor emeritus, Earth Sciences, CRC Chair in Natural Hazard Science jclague@sfu.ca

- The link between heatwaves & climate change

RADOSLAV DIMITROV, associate professor, political science rdimitro@sfu.ca

- Climate change negotiations, UN diplomacy, international institutions and global environmental politics

ANDREANNE DOYON, assistant professor, resource and environmental management andreanne.doyon@sfu.ca

- Planning for/responding to extreme heat (from urban greenery to building retrofits)
- Planning for climate change at the city level 

DEBORAH HARFORD, senior advisor, ACT (Action on Climate Team) and adjunct professor, Faculty of Environment, ´óÏó´«Ã½; climate solutions fellow, Morris J. Wosk Centre for Dialogue *Note: Harford is currently in the UK adapt@sfu.ca

- Climate change adaptation, climate risk and low carbon resilience solutions, nature-based solutions, co-benefits including equity & health

ANIL (ANDY) HIRA, professor, political science & lead researcher, CERG (Clean Energy Research Group) anil_hira@sfu.ca

- The disruption of energy security by the Russian war in Ukraine & how this will impact the transition to renewable energy sources
-General unwillingness of governments to take drastic actions needed to reduce emissions, which reflects the inability of voters & consumers to understand the direct impacts climate change will have on their lives  

CONTACT

MELISSA SHAW, ´óÏó´«Ã½  Communications & Marketing 
236.880.3297 | melissa_shaw@sfu.ca

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