Climate Change

CARE International is addressing climate-caused starvation, flood-borne illness, and gender-based violence. Here are the concerns they’re bringing to COP27

One of the most prominent humanitarian organizations in the world warns that underinvestment in climate-related damages, including healthcare challenges, will be catastrophic for Global South countries

Rooted in local knowledge: How BC’s community forests are advancing climate resilience

With the increasing frequency of wildfires and other natural disasters, community forests are paving a path to climate resiliency led by locals

This new program connects racialized candidates with non-profit boards, aiming to root bias out of the process

In Toronto, racialized individuals make up 51.4 per cent of the population but hold only 16.2 per cent of board positions in the city’s non-profit sector

Rates of violence spike during heat waves. Are community services prepared for a hotter world?

Climate scientists and law enforcement have long known that gender-based violence rates rise noticeably following extended periods of extreme heat.

The massive climate change issue you’ve probably never heard about — and how these activists are working to fix it

The Save Soil movement aims to inspire 3.5 billion people to support policy redirections that would revitalize and bring back the topsoil

How climate storytelling helps people navigate complexity and find solutions

Grassroots group Stop the Spray raises public awareness to stop BC’s toxic forestry policy

Mandated, mass aerial glyphosate sprays pose huge climate and public health risks

Youth-led environmental groups are “scraping for morsels” to find funding

Despite the prevalence and importance of youth-led environmental work, these leaders face massive barriers to access funding and sustain their efforts.

Code Red for Canada: First comprehensive study on the effects of climate change on human health has three key recommendations

In the first study of current and projected risks climate change poses to the health of Canadians since 2008, report authors share with Future of Good not only what’s at stake, but also the solutions.