Opportunity - Film Editor, Humanitarian & Global Health Organizations at the Nexus of Planetary Health and Climate Change-Related Extreme Weather Events

Background The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, in collaboration with Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) Canada, held a workshop on Humanitarian & Global Health Organizations at the Nexus of Planetary […]

Opportunity: Back-end Developer, Safe Water Optimization Tool Project

Background The  Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT) is an initiative of the Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research (DIGHR), in partnership with Médecins sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders), to build, refine, and scale a web-based data analytics […]

Internship Program: 2020-2021 Year In Review

Over the 2020-2021 academic year, the Dahdaleh Institute worked with exceptional students through our Internship Program, which is founded in an experiential education approach. Students completed program practicums with us, […]

New peer-reviewed publication in Global Policy: ‘Climate Ambition and Sustainable Development for a New Decade: A Catalytic Framework’.

Dahdaleh Institute Faculty Member Idil Boran teamed up with a broad network of 26 leading experts to evaluate the Global Climate Action Agenda (GCAA) and discuss options to improve it […]

Application for the 2021 Planetary Health Film Lab

The 2021 edition of the Planetary Health Film Lab is an intensive program designed for youth who have a story to tell about climate change and health and want to […]

Call for Application to the 2021 Seed Grant Program for Critical Social Science Perspectives in Global Health Research

The Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research at York University is accepting applications for its 2021 Seed Grant Program for Critical Social Science Perspectives in Global Health. Up to five […]

Summer of Smoke -New Study shows that a Two and a Half Month Smoke Exposure in Canada’s Subarctic Doubled Emergency Room Visits for Asthma.

Combining insight from a previously-published community-based interview study with new quantitative analysis of air quality and health services data, the “SOS-Summer of Smoke” study, published today in BMJ Open, shows […]

Opportunity: P/T Junior Developer, Safe Water Optimization Tool Project

Background The  Safe Water Optimization Tool (SWOT) is an initiative of  Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research (DIGHR), in partnership with Médecins sans Frontières (MSF/Doctors Without Borders), to build, refine, […]

Nature-based Solutions: Five opportunities to strengthen nature-based climate adaptation for people, land and oceans

On January 25-26, the Climate Adaptation Summit takes place worldwide. Hosted by the Netherlands, this international online event hosts world leaders  and stakeholders. The highlight of the summit is the launch of the Adaptation […]

Podcast on Environmental Emergencies: Climate Crises and Humanitarian Response

Everyday Emergency · Environmental Emergencies: Climate Crises and Humanitarian Response Check out this newly released podcast by Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) featuring Director of the Dahdaleh Institute Dr. James Orbinski, […]