[Le français suit] As we commemorate the date of the founding of the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization in 1945, we are delighted to release a special edition with the World Food Day Hero - Jacob Beaton. Jacob and his wife, Jessica Ouellette, founded Tea Creek farm, which also serves as an Indigenous-led training hub. The hub provides a culturally safe space for local First Nations to learn valuable skills. The podcast was produced by UNA-Canada's Communications Officer, Zhamila Tampayeva, for the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. ** Alors que nous commémor ..read more

[Le français suit] Ahead of UNA-Canada's Environment Festival to be held on Sept 24 at the University of British Columbia, our communications officer Zhamila Tampayeva is pleased to speak with Pablo Akira Beilmer, Co-Senior Project Manager, UBC Climate Emergency. In this episode, Zhamila and Pablo discuss crucial topics related to the climate emergency and how young people can get involved in resolving this pressing issue. Listen now on Spotify or Apple music. ** En prévision du Festival de l'environnement de l'ACNU qui se tiendra le 24 septembre à l'Université de la Colombie-Britannique, notr ..read more

Episode 2: On Food Insecruity and the World Food Programme (WFP): Interning with WFP at a Regional Bureau vs. Headquarters This episode brings together two of UNA-Canada’s International Youth Internship Programme’s (IYIP) recent alumni. Nobel Aka, who interned with WFP Senegal as their Regional Partnerships intern, and Li Feng Xie, who interned with WFP Rome as their Climate Action intern. With facilitation from the IYIP Project Officer Megan McGeough, the speakers explore the work of WFP from their different perspectives, comparing Nobel’s work with the Regional Bureau in Dakar, and Li Feng’s ..read more

Episode 1: On Gender Equality and the Gendered Implications of Climate Change This episode brings together two of UNA-Canada’s International Youth Internship Programme’s (IYIP) recent alumni. Ayak Wel, who interned with WFP Philippines as their Gender Equality intern, and Rayane Chbeir, who interned with UNCDF Fiji as their Inclusive Insurance intern. With facilitation from the IYIP Project Officer Megan McGeough, the speakers explore the gendered implications and effects of climate change, both in the Philippines and in Fiji. A particular focus is made to food security, and the impacts that c ..read more

This week, Scott discuss with Sheema Khan, PhD. UNAC board member since May 2016, Dr. Khan currently works as Patent Agent with Shapiro Cohen LLP in Ottawa. She has been a Globe columnist since 2002 - writing about Muslim affairs, and more recently, on innovation Report on Business. She holds a Masters in Physics and PhD in Chemical Physics - both from Harvard, and received the Queen Elizabeth II Diamond Jubilee Medal for service to Canada in 2012. She is also the author of "Of Hockey and Hijab: Reflections of a Canadian Muslim Woman ..read more

This week, Scott speaks with Dr. Anna Sears, Executive Director of the Okanagan Basin Water Board about one of our most important natural resources: water ..read more

We discuss the nudge theory and how technology can help us make small changes in our lives with Andreas Souvaliotis, the entrepreneur behind the Carrot Rewards ..read more

This week, Scott talks with Tikvah Mindorff, Executive Director of Niagara Sustainability Initiative ..read more

In this week's episode, we discuss urban planning, green spaces and how to make our cities more sustainable with Omar Dominguez from Happy City Lab ..read more

In this week's episode of Between Two Flags, Scott talks with Stephen Quilley, sociologist and Associate Director of the Waterloo Institute for Social Innovation and Resilience ..read more