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Please join us as we welcome Dr. Dominique Paquin, from Ouranos for his seminar titled "The Climate simulations and analysis group in Ouranos-An analysis of Ouranos’ climate by the simulations’ group". Coffee will be served.

Abstract

Ouranos is a consortium on regional climatology and adaptation to climate change with the mission to « Acquire and develop knowledge on climate change, its impacts and the socioeconomic and environmental vulnerabilities in order to inform policy-makers on climate change and help them identify, evaluate, promote and implement national, regional and local adaptation strategies ». In other words, Ouranos’ focus is not on fundamental research, but rather applied studies that can aid informed decision making of its members with respect to adaptation to climate change. The Climate simulations and analyses group’s core is composed of former UQAM research associates who were incorporated into the consortium at its very beginning. Almost 15 years later, a portrait of the group’s adaptation to evolving research mandates and orientations is presented using examples of realisations such as the analysis of severe storms in a ÎÛÎÛ²ÝÝ®ÊÓƵ environment and climate vulnerability timescales