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The CARE Program
Shaping a New Generation of Global Climate Leaders
About the program
The Climate Adaptation, Resilience and Empowerment (CARE) Program is an innovative, state-of-the-art, carbon neutral program led by Sciences Po’s Paris School of International Affairs (PSIA) in partnership with the University of Toronto, the University of British Columbia and the University of Guelph, and with the support of the DRG Foundation.
The overall objective of the CARE Program is to contribute to shaping a new generation of climate-conscious global leaders and citizens to make a positive impact through evidence-based policy and community engagement that contribute to sustainable development.
The program will contribute to four key outcomes:
- Knowledge: Supporting the exchange of knowledge and the dissemination of interdisciplinary research on policy issues related to the triple planetary crisis of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
- Innovation: Establishing a collaborative platform to co-create new initiatives and impactful solutions that can be scaled up or replicated.
- Community: Mobilising students, faculty and external stakeholders to build a network of leaders and change-makers, driven by an ambition to address the triple planetary crisis at the local, national and international level.
- Leadership: Ensuring the CARE program’s wide-reaching impact through a dedicated advocacy plan, and by leveraging existing forums and developing an annual international conference.
While supporting meaningful opportunities for cultural exchange between Canada and France, the CARE Program will also contribute to enhanced in-situ learning from local knowledge systems and solutions and reinforcing a focus on communities most vulnerable to the effects of climate change, biodiversity loss and pollution.
“Faced with the environmental changes underway, the world needs a new generation of global climate leaders and decision-makers who will actively shape a wide range of disciplines by drawing from scientific understanding and diverse knowledge systems, and by collaborating with local communities and deepening worldwide connections. As a leading institution in the social sciences and humanities faced with the greatest challenge of our modern history, our role has never been more important