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  • Youth Creating Disaster Recovery And Resilience

    Youth Creating Disaster Recovery And Resilience

    Duration: 2015-2019 Youth Creating Disaster Recovery & Resilience (YCDR) was a research project focused on youth recovering from climate change-related disasters. YCDR engaged with youth in a number of disaster-affected communities in Canada and the United States to explore personal experiences and to incorporate their ideas to improve disaster recovery response.  Vision Youth Creating Disaster…

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  • Alberta Resilient Communities

    Alberta Resilient Communities

    Duration: 2014-2019 Alberta Resilient Communities (ARC) arose after the extensive 2013 flooding disaster in southern Alberta. The aftermath resulted in five years of youth-focused and youth-centric research conducted by the Resilience by Design (RbD) Lab, in partnership with the Alberta Resilient Communities Research Project. The RbD research teams, together with flood-affected communities in southern Alberta,…

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  • Youth Voices Rising

    Youth Voices Rising

    Duration: 2018 Droughts have become commonplace and are intensifying as a result of global warming.  In 2016, a massive wildfire swept through northern Alberta and severely damaged communities in the Wood Buffalo region and the City of Fort McMurray.  The Youth Voices Rising (YVR) initiative joined with community partners to support youth engagement and decision-making…

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