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Welcome to the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions

About Us

BC is home to a large and exceptional community of scientists, engineers, economists, environmental and socio-behavioural impact assessment specialists, policy analysts and governance experts. Many are based at British Columbia’s four research-intensive universities and are internationally recognized leaders in their fields. The Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS), hosted and led by the University of Victoria, pulls this intellectual capital together into a dynamic knowledge network that integrates multi-disciplinary approaches to climate change.

Building on the strengths of its partner universities, PICS will develop innovative climate change solutions, seek new opportunities for positive adaptation, and lead the way to a vibrant low-carbon economy.

Our main objectives are:

• understanding the magnitude and patterns of climate change and its impacts;
  
• evaluating the physical, economic and social implications;
  
• assessing mitigation and adaptation options and developing policy and business solutions;
• evaluating and strengthening educational and capacity-building strategies to address climate change; and
  
• communicating climate change issues to government, industry and the general public.

For more information about the Institute, see PICS at a Glance.