A graphic that reads: PICS Funding Call Now Open! Policy Spark Research Grants   The background of the image is dark blue. Photos in the image include a smart thermostat, workers installing solar panels on a roof, a worker installing a heat pump, and a woman and a child sitting on a front stoop.

📣🌎 This #EarthDay, we’re launching the next round of our Policy Spark Research Grants—supporting rapid, policy-relevant climate research in B.C.

$20K per project. Open to faculty at UVic, UBC, SFU & UNBC.

Deadline: May 31

Learn more: climatesolutions.ca/current-fund...

PICS invests $120,000 towards climate research that protects BC communities, livelihoods | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions has invested $120,000 in six climate research projects designed to help decision makers.

Protecting B.C. communities requires decision‑ready climate research. That's why PICS is inverting $120K into research that inform decisions on wildfire risk, insurance, and climate finance.
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🎬 See Siila Watt-Cloutier on the big screen—and then hear from her live.

Join us for Tough Old Broads + a Q&A with the leader who brought human rights into the global climate conversation. @tougholdbroads.bsky.social dbroads.bsky.social

📍 Roxy Theatre, Victoria
📅 May 3 & 4
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A new set of Knowledge Highlights from PICS scholars is now available. 📘

This latest set of case studies explore reciprocal First Nations-led or co-designed climate research that is grounded in place, governance, and stewardship.

Explore all five: climatesolutions.ca/knowledge-hi...

(Re)storying Relationships Between Humans, k̓ʷak̓aƛ (Sea Otters) & Shellfish to Support Nuu-chah-nulth Food Sovereignty | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions This case study explores First Nations’ visions of food sovereignty in the context of sea otter recovery and climate change.

📘 New Knowledge Highlight: Dylan Hillis, UVic

This case study explores First Nations’ visions of food sovereignty amid sea otter recovery and climate change, drawing on archaeological and ecological evidence alongside Indigenous knowledge.

Read more: climatesolutions.ca/knowledge-hi...

Supporting Indigenous Sovereignty Through Kelp Forest Restoration and Monitoring | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions This case study explores how bull kelp restoration can support marine ecosystems while strengthening collaboration with First Nations.

📘 New Knowledge Highlight: Brian Timmer, UVic

This case study explores climate-smart kelp restoration in the northern Salish Sea and its role in supporting marine ecosystems and collaboration with First Nations partners.

Read more: climatesolutions.ca/knowledge-hi...

What climate challenges are on the horizon and who needs to be in the room to tackle them?

If this sounds like a question you grapple with in your research, apply for the Climate Foresight program!

https://ow.ly/LR8u50YkvzY

Photo by Alex Harris of Fall 2025 Dialogue.

Climate policy experts Nancy Olewiler and Mark Zacharias join PICS as Climate Fellows | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Through their fellowships, Olewiler and Zacharias will support research, collaboration, and policy engagement to advance climate solutions in B.C.

PICS welcomes climate policy experts Nancy Olewiler and Mark Zacharias join PICS as Climate Fellows. climatesolutions.ca/nancy-olewil...

University Climate Knowledge Mobilization Events | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Are you hosting a climate event through a PICS-network university? We can provide support.

Funding for climate events at PICS universities is back 📢

Groups at UVic, UBC, SFU, and UNBC can apply for up to $2,500 to support climate-related events.

Funding is limited, apply early.

climatesolutions.ca/current-fund...

Like paddlers in a canoe: Lessons on climate and reciprocity in a PICS summer internship | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Taylor Griffiths reflects on her summer internship and how she learned that addressing climate change is about more than data or technology.

What might change if climate work began by respecting the relationships Indigenous communities have upheld with land, culture, and each other since time immemorial?

climatesolutions.ca/reflections/...

Supporting Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation’s Cultural and Spiritual Approach to Climate Action | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions This case study examines the reintegration of Indigenous stewardship practices into climate decision-making with the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation.

📘 New Knowledge Highlight: Zoe Leech, UVic

This Knowledge Highlight shares work conducted in collaboration with the Kitasoo Xai’xais Nation to support Indigenous stewardship and climate leadership.

Read more: ow.ly/akwU50YszIr

#CaseStudy #ClimateResearch #ReciprocalResearch #IMPAs

First Nation Engagement with Flood Mapping: Advocating for Semá:th First Nation flood rights through mapping | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions This Knowledge Highlight examines how flood risk mapping can be conducted in partnership with First Nations communities, drawing on work with Semá:th First Nation to develop practical approaches for collaborative flood mapping and community-informed decision-making.

📘 New Knowledge Highlight: Charlotte Milne, UBC

This case study explores how flood risk mapping can be conducted in partnership with First Nations communities, drawing on work with Semá:th First Nation.

Read more: https://ow.ly/qbCl50Ysz6x

What I learned about seasonal readiness from inside the health system | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Explore what a climate internship looks like in public health. PICS intern Andra Tarta shares lessons on seasonal readiness and climate resilience.

What does climate resilience look like inside a health system? PICS intern Andra Tarta shares what she learned during her PICS internship with Interior Health:
https://ow.ly/14pN50YvqWP
🎓 2026 PICS Climate Internships are now open. Visit our careers page for more info.

Beyond Integration: Indigenous Knowledge as a driver of paleoenvironmental research | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions This case study explores how the T’aaku Kwáan adapted to early Holocene sea level rise and glacial change to inform climate adaptation today.

📘 New Knowledge Highlight: Ben Louter, @uvic.ca

This case study explores how the T’aaku Kwáan adapted to early Holocene sea level rise and glacial change, linking archaeological evidence and living memory to lessons for climate adaptation today.

Read more: climatesolutions.ca/knowledge-hi...

Fire ecologist
@kirahoffman.bsky.social has been honoured by the National Geographic Society as one of its 2026 visionary changemakers. Hoffman, a long-time PICS collaborator, works with First Nations to revive cultural burning and prevent wildfire.

www.nationalgeographic.com/culture/nat-...

Climate Foresight Program | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions The Climate Foresight program stream supports bold, cross-sectoral initiatives that address complex and poorly understood climate issues.

💬 Still refining your Climate Foresight Dialogue proposal?

Join us for an informational webinar and Q&A to get clarity on eligibility, team composition, and what makes a strong proposal.

🔗 Register here: https://ow.ly/wkIr50YkvGY

Learn more about the program:
https://ow.ly/68rS50YkvGc

Xpey' (Cedar) Restoration and Protection | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions The Xpey' restoration and protection project is working to protect cedar, a cultural keystone species facing growing pressures in the Cowichan Valley.

🌿 How do you protect a species deeply tied to culture and community?

In the Cowichan Valley, Quw'utsun' Cultural Connections Society is protecting xpey’ (cedar), a cultural keystone species.

This past summer, PICS Intern Isaac Kuugaayeng joined the project.

🎥 climatesolutions.ca/videos/xpey-...

New Knowledge Highlights from PICS scholars 🌿

These short case studies share research developed in collaboration with First Nations communities across B.C., exploring topics like Indigenous stewardship, climate adaptation, and food sovereignty.

climatesolutions.ca/knowledge-hi...

When domestic infrastructure fails, so does national security By strengthening regional and national critical infrastructure to withstand a changing climate, we can simultaneously strengthen sovereignty and security.

Critical infrastructure resilience is a key part of national readiness.

In an op-ed for @nationalobserver.com, PICS’ @dylanclarkbc.bsky.social outlines practical steps Canada can take to protect systems as climate risks grow.

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#CriticalInfrastructure #ClimateResilience

In the last 5 years, climate impacts have cost billions in direct damages to B.C.’s infrastructure.

Our new report highlights the vulnerabilities and outlines 4 pathways to strengthen resilience.

Read the report: climatesolutions.ca/vital-connec...

BC’s security depends on the #ClimateResilience of #CriticalInfrastructure like roads, electrical grids and telecom systems.

Our new resources outline gaps holding resilience back & trace pathways to shift from reactive recovery to coordinated planning.

🔗 climatesolutions.ca/vital-connec...

💡Have questions about the Open Call for the Climate Foresight Dialogues? Want to learn more about how this program can support your big ideas on complex climate challenges?

Join us for an informational webinar March 10 or March 25.

🔗 Find links to register here: https://ow.ly/IYLU50Yksfz

Resilient homes. Reliable infrastructure. Safer communities.

PICS' Ian Mauro and Dylan Clark will be part of this session at the BC Climate Resilience Summit, exploring what it takes to strengthen B.C.’s built environment in the face of climate risk.

Learn more: www.eventbrite.ca/e/bc-climate...

Climate Foresight Program | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions The Climate Foresight program stream supports bold, cross-sectoral initiatives that address complex and poorly understood climate issues.

The call for our Climate Foresight Dialogues is open.

Up to $30,000 is available to teams anchored at PICS universities to host a retreat-style Dialogue, with potential to apply for up to $300,000 in follow-on funding.

Deadline: May 10

https://ow.ly/FHRT50Ykrpq

At PICS, we believe that meaningful climate action starts with meaningful conversation.

Bringing people together across generations, disciplines, and lived experience is core to how we work and why we host events like David Suzuki: Conversation of a Lifetime.

PICS funds 30 climate internships across British Columbia  | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions For another consecutive year, the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions has funded a record-breaking number of climate internships.

Another record-breaking year for PICS climate internships 🌱

Students gain real-world experience. Organizations gain capacity. Climate action moves forward.

PICS thanks Coast Capital Savings for its generous support of this program.

🔗 climatesolutions.ca/pics-funds-3...

Last night, a full house came together at the University of Victoria for a Conversation of a Lifetime.

David Suzuki and @ianmauro.bsky.social reflected on responsibility and the work still ahead, reminding us that hope is not passive. Hope is action.

Thank you to everyone who joined us. 🩵

Community Climate Action Events | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Looking to host a community climate action event in B.C.? PICS is here to help.

The PICS Community Climate Action Events program is open.

$2,500–$5,000 to support community climate action events in B.C. that lead to real, tangible outcomes.

Applications close Feb. 27

Apply here: climatesolutions.ca/current-fund...

#ClimateAction #EventFunding #BCClimate

Climate Foresight dialogues seed new thinking on emerging challenges and solutions | Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions Retreats bring together researchers and other experts to contemplate, create, and plan.

Complex #ClimateChange challenges don’t have easy answers. It takes contemplation and collaboration to seed new thinking that can lead to effective #ClimateSolutions. PICS’ Climate Foresight program offered two such opportunities to researchers this fall. https://ow.ly/RwFv50Y8u97

A decade ago, PICS Executive Director @ianmauro.bsky.social sat down with #DavidSuzuki to reflect on a lifetime shaped by nature, science, and environmental responsibility.

On February 9, that conversation continues at @uvic.ca. We’re looking forward to a full house.

#ClimateLeadership