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CEC EJ4Climate Grant Program Awards $2.4M for North American Environmental Justice Projects
Tiohtià:ke (Montreal), 2 May 2024 — The North American Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) has announced 13 climate-focused projects that will each receive up to C$200,000 under the CEC’s EJ4Climate (Environmental Justice and Climate Resilience) Grant Program for empowering urban communities for extreme climate events.
Topics
Climate Change
Supporting emissions reduction and helping communities adapt to extreme weather events
Ecosystems
Working with communities to conserve and restore North America's terrestrial and marine ecosystems and priority species
Enforcement
Supporting enforcement and compliance with domestic environmental law and with multilateral environmental agreements
Green Growth
Innovative joint approaches to support sustainable economic development, trade and consumption
Pollutants
Promoting clean air, water and land through prevention, reductions, and sound management of pollutant releases, toxic chemicals and hazardous waste
Featured Project
Preventing and Reducing Food Loss and Waste
2019 - 2020 Active Green Growth
CEC work in 2017–2018 produced knowledge and resources to support a consistent regional approach to measuring food loss and waste and developing youth education tools. This project aims to test these products with the user community (businesses operating in the food sector and youth/youth organizations) to refine them, ensure they meet users’...
Featured Publication
Identify and Protect Potential Refugia
An Adaptation Brief
January 3, 2019 4 pages Ecosystems
The Adaptation Briefs demonstrate how different adaptation strategies reduce vulnerabilities to key climate stressors and include case studies where these strategies have been implemented. The briefs complement the Climate Adaptation Toolkit, which contains tools to help MPA practitioners evaluate the vulnerability of their sites to climate change and identify appropriate adaptation strategies.
This brief highlights examples of adaptation actions that identify and protect potential refugia.
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Marine Science Advisor for the Submissions on Enforcement Matters Process
Consultant Opportunities
Deadline: May 3, 2024 11:59pm
Salary/Budget: The maximum budget for this contract will be US$50,000
Location: The consultant will telework from their own office.
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We conduct research, provide tools and training, and provide a unique space for decision-makers and the public to engage on environmental policy issues affecting the North American region.