The Environment and Resources research cluster addresses the global governance challenges associated with large-scale environmental degradation and resource depletion. The cluster convenes and supports scholars and students that are studying environmental governance responses from various disciplinary lenses, and that are focusing on different issues (climate change and energy transitions, water scarcity and biodiversity, along others). It seeks to encourage collaborative research that sheds new light on the distributional, ethical, and collective-action issues raised by various governance responses, as well as contributes to better policy outcomes. The cluster also promotes policy-relevant projects that can contribute to current policy discussions in international organizations.
Cluster Leads

Neil Craik
University of Waterloo

Debora Van Nijnatten
Wilfrid Laurier University
Media
“Ottawa’s latest climate plan bets on expensive and unproven carbon capture technologies“, by Burgess Langshaw Power, Global Governance PhD student
Good Reads
Calls and Events
EVENT: “Anthropocene Geopolitics: Governance Challenges in a New Epoch” with Simon Dalby. MARCH 11, 2021
WATCH: A Discussion with Janos Pasztor: Pathways for Governing Climate Engineering, featuring Janos Pasztor and Juan Moreno-Cruz. Recorded on October 1, 2020
WATCH: Low Carbon Transitions and Cities: Governance and Solutions, featuring David Miller and Sarah Burch. Recorded on May 21, 2020.
Cluster Leads
Neil Craik
University of Waterloo
Debora Van Nijnatten
Wilfrid Laurier University
Environment and Resources – Research Cluster Members
Jonathan Hui
Environment and Resources
Support Officer
Derek Armitage
Environment & Resource Studies
University of Waterloo
Roger Boyd
Global Governance
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Roy Brouwer
Economics
University of Waterloo
Sarah Burch
Geography and Environmental Management
University of Waterloo
Angela Carter
Political Science
University of Waterloo
Deon Castello
Global Governance
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Keely Chambers
International Public Policy
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Jennifer Clapp
Environment and Resource Studies
University of Waterloo
Bailey Cordrey
Global Governance
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Simon Dalby
Geography and Environmental Studies
Wilfrid Laurier University
Clay Dasilva
Global Governance
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Derek Hall
Political Science
Wilfrid Laurier University
Scott Hamilton
Political Science
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Carla Johnston
Global Governance
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Alex Latta
Global Studies
Wilfrid Laurier University
Christopher Lemieux
Geography and Environmental Studies
Wilfrid Laurier University
Tamara Lorincz
Global Governance
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Jacqueline Mah
Global Governance
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Shawna-Rae McLean
Global Governance
Balsillie School of International Affairs
John McLevey
Knowledge Integration
University of Waterloo
Indra Noyes
Global Governance
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Tahnee Prior
Global Governance
Balsillie School of International Affairs
Vanessa Schweizer
Knowledge Integration
University of Waterloo
Daniel Scott
Geography and Environmental Management
University of Waterloo
Trevor Swerdfager
Environment and Resources Studies
University of Waterloo
Imre Szeman
Communication Arts
University of Waterloo
Jason Thistlethwaite
Environment Enterprise and Development
University of Waterloo
Olaf Weber
Environment, Enterprise and Development
University of Waterloo
Randall M. Wigle
Economics
Wilfrid Laurier University
Johanna Wilkes
Global Governance
Balsillie School of International Affairs