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DOLLARS & CENTS
OF CLIMATE CHANGE
The Economic Impacts of
Climate Change in NL
How will climate change affect the economy? How might we see that impact locally? What will that impact look like for our towns, businesses, and individuals? What are the risks? Where are the opportunities? And what can we do about it?

Join the Harris Centre as we talk to Elizabeth Beale (Economist, Canadian Institute for Climate Change); Kieran Hanley (Executive Director, NEIA); & Deatra Walsh (Director of Advocacy and Communications, MNL) about the impacts of climate change on Newfoundland and Labrador's economy.

WHEN: April 22, 12:00PM NST (11:30AM AST)
WHERE: Online
FOCUS NORTH:
Labrador at the Front Lines of Climate Change
Temperature increases, sea ice changes, melting permafrost - these are just some of the environmental changes already happening in Labrador as a result of climate change. For a region with a population so connected to the land, these changes will have tremendous impacts on the health, wellbeing and livelihood of the people who live there.

Join the Harris Centre as we hear from panelists Derrick Pottle, Abigail Poole, Stanley Oliver, and Jodie Ashini, and moderator Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo, Interim Dean of the School of Arctic and Subarctic Studies at the Labrador Institute of Memorial University.

WHEN: May 6, 12:00 PM NST (11:30AM AST)
WHERE: Online
ICELANDIC BANKING SECTOR COLLAPSE VS. MUSKRAT FALLS: Governance & Policy in a Time of Crisis
Iceland and Newfoundland and Labrador both faced a moment of financial reckoning in their recent histories, but the policy and governance approach in each case was vastly different.

Join Prof. Mark Stoddart, Dr. Ásthildur Elva Bernharðsdóttir, and Dr. Cole Atlin in conversation with Harris Centre's Dr. Rob Greenwood about the ways these two places chose to respond to their crises and why understanding those responses matters.
WHEN: April 26, 12:00PM
WHERE: Online
News
FORECAST NL - Online Forum
How can NL create economic and social prosperity while mitigating and adapting to climate change?

Help us unpack the biggest question of our time. Learn from experts, listen to your neighbours, and share your thoughts and ideas.

Register for the Harris Centre's new online engagement portal and let us know what topics you think should be covered.
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Virtual Screening and Live Q&A
Navigate Entrepreneur Ecosystem Coffee Break:
The Side Hustle
Join us to learn about what it takes to launch and manage a business on the side while working at a full-time job.

In partnership with Spicer Facilitation and Learning
Date: April 15, 2021
Time: 11:30AM - 1:00PM NDT
Rural Routes Podcast
Rural Routes
Season 3, Episode 12:
Along The Baccalieu Trail
In this episode, Bojan talks to Dale Jarvis (Intangible Cultural Heritage Officer for the province of Newfoundland and Labrador and research associate at the Folklore Department at Memorial University) and Natalie Dignam (a researcher and a broadcaster based in St. John's).

The podcast asks: how can the intangible cultural heritage along the Baccalieu Trail in NL create tourism opportunities for the region? Other topics include community radio, Newfoundland ponies, traditional skills, and why we need to start paying attention to local knowledge.
Missed the Session? Watch Online
ForecastNL
Climate Change Impacts & Actions in NL
The second session of our new programming series, ForecastNL, aired live on March 10th.

For our second ForecastNL session, we were joined by Dr. Joel Finnis, Dr. Ashlee Cunsolo, and Ashley Smith, who discussed the impact of climate change on NL's environment, infrastructure, and citizens.

Learn more and take part!
Visit our online platform, www.harriscentreforum.ca/forecastnl
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