Goal 13 - Research Institutes, Centres & Projects
Research Institutes, Centres & Projects
Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities
The Alberta Centre for Sustainable Rural Communities assists rural communities in meeting diverse challenges through fostering constructive dialogue, promoting interdisciplinary and collaborative research, and developing partnerships.
Characterizing climate change
Environmental Observation Project “ENVIRO-NET”
Enviro-Net is a not-for-profit project developed at the University of Alberta within the Departments of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, Computing Science, and Engineering. The system can be used to monitor entire regions of a country rather than a small amount of hectares of forest, which can allow researchers to make accurate predictions of environmental conditions, like a drought, in advance of government declarations.
Future Energy Systems
Future Energy Systems is a $75 million tri-agency funded research group that develops the energy technologies of the near future; examines the integration of these technologies into current infrastructure; and considers the social, economic and environmental impacts of energy innovations. Their renewable energy research includes innovations in biomass, hydrogen fuel cell, geothermal, solar, wind and smart grids.
New international network on climate change led by UAlberta scientist
Santa Rosa National Park and Environmental Monitoring Super Site
Led by principal scientist Arturo Sanchez-Azofeifa, the Santa Rosa National Park and Environmental Monitoring Super Site in Costa Rica is looked to by researchers and policy makers the world over for best practices in environmental monitoring. The site monitors tropical dry forests' responses to climate change with carbon flux towers, wireless spectral networks, satellite technology, and drone research, producing more than 10 billion data points each year.
UArctic Thematic Network on Local-Scale Planning, Climate Change, and Resilience
The UArctic Thematic Network on Local-Scale Planning, Climate Change, and Resilienceis an international network of scientists focused on building climate change resilience. This network, convened by UArctic, explores how communities confront climate change and adapt to impacts such as extreme weather and rising temperatures.