AGENDA    Introduc*on    

Panel:  Se1ng  the  Context:  What  is  an  NCE  

A  snapshot  of  Mountain  Research  ac*vi*es  in  Canada  

Panel:  The  Landscape  of  Mountain  Studies  in  Canada  

Panel:  First  Na*on  and  Community  Perspec*ves  

Panel:  A  Governance  Model  for  a  Canadian  Mountain  Network                  (and  NCE)  

 LUNCH    Defining  Research  Themes,  PlaPorms,  and  Interdisciplinary  Opportuni*es  

•  Plenary,  Breakout,  Discussion  

Mee*ng  Wrap-­‐up    RECEPTION  &  DINNER  

CANADIAN  MOUNTAIN  NETWORK  NCE  PLANNING  WORKSHOP    

                                                                     WORKSHOP  OBJECTIVES    1.   Summarize  steps  so  far  to  establish  a  framework  for  preparing  a  

NCE  applica*on  focused  on  Canadian  Mountains;    2.   Review  exis*ng  and  proposed  policy  and  research  ini*a*ves  

relevant  to  a  possible  Canadian  Mountain  NCE;    3.  Establish  the  guiding  principles  for  the  Canadian  Mountain  NCE  

governance  and  management,  par*cipa*on,  research  priori*es,  partnerships,  HQP  training,  aboriginal  and  community  engagement  and  leadership,  and  knowledge  transla*on;  

 4.  Iden*fy  poten*al  Mountain  NCE  research  themes,  research  

plaRorms  and  cross-­‐cuTng  iniUaUves  (interdisciplinary,  transboundary,  local  to  na*onal,  etc),  and  end-­‐users  of  new  knowledge  and  a  strategy  to  engage  them  in  this  planning  process;  

 5.  Confirm  the  outline  of  a  workplan  for  the  next  6  months,  and  

iden*fy  ac*vity  leads  and  an  organiza*onal  framework.  

CANADIAN  MOUNTAIN  NETWORK  NCE  PLANNING  WORKSHOP    

14 January 2016

2015 Society  seTng  targets  and  developing  plans,  for    

sustainability  and  to  manage  the  risks  of  global  change  

Sustainable    Development    

Goals  

2nd  Assembly,  May  2016  

2015      

2016  

– A  global  plaRorm  for  interna*onal  research  collabora*on  on  global  environmental  change  and  sustainable  development  •  Providing  integrated  research  on  major  global  change  challenges  and  transforma*ons  to  sustainability    

•  SoluUons-­‐oriented,  aiming  to  generate  knowledge  that  contributes  to  new  more  sustainable  ways  of  doing  things  

•  Strengthening  partnerships  between  researchers,  funders  and  users  of  research  through  co-­‐design  of  research  

•  CommunicaUng  science  to  society  and  society  to  science  –  Responding  to  the  need  for  a  more  nimble  innova4on  system  for  global  sustainability  in  the  face  of  increasing  rates  of  change  

InternaUonally,  much  of  the  mountain  research  agenda  is  evolving  within  the  context  of  Future  Earth  

Many,  many  excellent  iniUaUves  in  Canada  focused  on  mountains  

What  would  a  network  of  networks  look  like?  

Some  Dra]  Research  Themes    Mountain  Cultures  and  SocieUes  Theme  Lead:      1.  Tradi*onal  Use  and  Knowledge  Systems  Lead:  Yukon  College?  Key  Partners:  Parks  Canada,  Yukon  College,  Aurora  College,  UAlberta,  UVic,  (all?)      2.    Governance  and  Science-­‐Policy  Integra*on  Lead:    Key  Partners:  Parks  Canada,  all  Govts      3.  Imagina*on  Lead:  Key  Partners:  Alpine  Club  of  Canada      4.  Community  Health  and  Well-­‐being  Lead:  Key  Partners:          

Some  Dra]  Research  Themes    Mountain  Economies    Theme  Lead:      1.  Forestry  (including  sustainable  harvest,  wildfire,  mountain  pine  beetle)  Lead:  Key  Partners:  Foothills  Model  Forest,  UofA,  YG,  GNWT,  BC,  Alberta      2.    Mining    Lead:  Key  Partners:      3.    Renewable  Energy  (including  geothermal,  wind,  biomass,  solar,  hydro)  Lead:    Key  Partners:      4.    Infrastructure  and  Transporta*on  (including  roads,  railway,  pipelines)  Lead:  Key  Partners:        5.  Tourism  and  Recrea*on  Lead:    Key  Partners:  UAlberta,  TRU,  Parks  Canada      

Some  Dra]  Research  Themes    Mountain  Environments  Theme  Lead:        1.  Biodiversity:  (Animals,  Plants,  Microbes,  Ecology/Conserva*on,  BioSurveillance)  Lead:      Key  partners:    UofA,  U  Guelph,  UBC      2.  Hazards    Lead:  SFU?  Key  Partners:  Avalanche  Canada      3.  Geology  Lead:  Key  Partners:  YGS,  NWT  GS,  GSC,  UofA  

Some  Dra]  Research  Themes    Water  Towers  Theme  Lead:        1.  Hydrology    Lead:    Key  Partners:  USask,  Yukon  College  Cold  Climate  Innova*on  Center,  UNBC,  UCalgary      2.  Crysosphere  (Glaciers,  Snow,  Permafrost,  Contaminants)    Lead:    Key  Partners:  UNBC,  Canadian  Ice  Core  Facility,  UofA,  Yukon  College  Cold  Climate  Innova*on  Center,  UofA,  UBC,  SFU      3.  Water  Conserva*on  Lead:  Key  Partners:  UofA,  UCalgary,  USask  

Some  PotenUal  Research  Infrastructure/PlaRorms    Genomics  Lead:    Key  Partners:  Environmental  DNA  Facility  (UAlberta);  Biodiversity  Ins*tute  of  Ontario  (University  of  Guelph)      Ice  Core  Facility    Lead:  UAlberta  Key  Partners:  Yukon  College,  UCalgary,  UBC,  UNBC,  UOfawa,  Parks  Canada,  NRCan      Mountain  Data  and  Archival  Services  Lead:?  Key  Partners:  Mountain  Legacy  Project  (Eric  Higgs  -­‐  UVic),  University  Libraries  Consor*um,  Banff  Center      Synthesis  and  IntegraUve  Modeling  Center  Lead:?  Key  Partners:  Pacific  Ins*tute  for  Climate  Solu*ons  (PICS)  –  UVic,  UBC,  SFU,  UNBC,  Banff  Center      Field  StaUon  Cluster  Lead:  UCalgary?  Key  Partners:  Alberta:  Kananaskis  (UCalgary),  Yukon  (various),  Kluane  Lake  Research  Sta*on,  NWT  (Mackenzie  Mountains),  CNNRO  (POLAR),  Parks  Canada,  BC  (Atlin…),  Interna*onal  (Alaska  -­‐  JIRP,  Innsbruck-­‐  Obergurgl,  etc)        Yukon  Centre  for  Resources  and  Sustainable  Development  (placeholder)  NWT  Infrastructure  (placeholder)      

Breakouts  (?)    1.  Mountain  Cultures  and  Socie*es  2.  Mountain  Economies  3.  Mountain  Environments  4.  Water  Towers  5.  Network  Governance  and  Management  

 Over-­‐arching  quesUons  to  consider:    •  What  are  the  big  research  ques*ons  to  address?  •  What  infrastructure  can  we  mobilize  to  support  poten*al  NCE  

research?  •  Who  else  do  we  need  to  engage  in  this  early  planning  stage?  •  Where  is  co-­‐funding  going  to  come  from?  •  Are  you  willing  to  act  as  ‘points  of  contact’  for  your  ins*tu*on?  •  When  and  where  do  we  convene  again?