Academic Enhancements
Sustainable prairie and northern communities:
Manitoba has long been known as the gateway to the West, but as the only western province with an Arctic sea coast, it also has a unique connection to the North. Enhanced understanding of climate change; energy and hydroelectric development; water quality; water stewardship; flood mitigation and flood architecture will help prairie and northern communities thrive and prosper. Our researchers excel in these areas. In fact, the University of Manitoba recently led one of the world’s largest and most comprehensive climate change research projects in the high Arctic.
Academic strengths reflected in this area include: climate change and Arctic adaptation; community-based resource management; energy generation and transmission of electricity; managing biodiversity; water quality, policy, protection and infrastructure; rural and northern health; and northern infrastructure, including transportation.