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2026 CRHNet Symposium 
Thursday May 14, 2026 9:15am - 10:15am MDT
The IPCC emphasized that effective risk reduction and adaptation strategies must be co-developed with the Indigenous and vulnerable communities, recognizing their unique knowledge and values as essential for building resilience (IPCC, 2023). In this regard, consideration of Indigenous and local knowledge (ILK) is critically important (Díaz et al., 2018; Choudhury et al., 2021). Here, “Two-Eyed Seeing” is an appropriate metaphor for bridging Western knowledge and ILK (Bartlette et al., 2012). As envisaged by the Mi’kmaw elder, Albert Marshall, Two-Eyed Seeing (Etuaptmumk in Mi’kmaw) embraces “learning to see from one eye with the strengths of Indigenous knowledges and ways of knowing, and from the other eye with the strengths of mainstream knowledges and ways of knowing, and to use both these eyes together, for the benefit of all” (Reid et al., 2020, p. 243). The panel discussant will explore the application of the Two-Eyed Seeing approach in reducing climate-related disasters and formulating climate-just adaptation measures.
Speakers
avatar for Mahed Choudhury

Mahed Choudhury

Assistant Professor, Thompson Rivers University
Dr. Mahed Choudhury is an Assistant Professor in Wildfire Studies, Thompson Rivers University, Kamloops, BC, Canada. He earned a PhD degree in Natural Resource and Environmental Management from the University of Manitoba, Canada. Dr. Choudhury has conducted research across South Asia... Read More →
avatar for C. Emdad Haque

C. Emdad Haque

Professor, University of Manitoba
Dr. C. Emdad Haque is a Professor at the Natural Resources Institute, University of Manitoba, Canada. He holds a PhD degree in Environmental and Disaster Management from the University of Manitoba, Canada, and has conducted research across South Asia, Latin America, and North America... Read More →
avatar for Mahmood Fayazi

Mahmood Fayazi

Assistant Professor and Program Head of Disaster and Emergency Management, Royal Roads University
Dr. Mahmood Fayazi is an Assistant Professor and Program Head of Disaster and Emergency Management at Royal Roads University, BC, Canada. He holds a PhD degree in Environmental Design and Planning from the University of Montreal, Canada, and has conducted research across the Middle... Read More →
avatar for Jaime Waucaush-Warn

Jaime Waucaush-Warn

Assistant Professor, Mount Royal University
Jaime Waucaush-Warn is an Assistant Professor in Indigenous Studies at Mount Royal University, Alberta, Canada. She holds an MA and has extensive teaching experience in Indigenous Studies at the University of Lethbridge, the University of Winnipeg, and Mount Royal University. Waucaush-Warn... Read More →
avatar for Dr. Ranjan Datta

Dr. Ranjan Datta

Canada Research Chair in Community Disaster Research, Mount Royal University
Dr. Ranjan Datta is an Associate Professor and Canada Research Chair in Community Disaster Research at Mount Royal University in Calgary, Canada. He earned a PhD degree from the School of Environment and Sustainability at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. Dr. Datta has conducted... Read More →
Thursday May 14, 2026 9:15am - 10:15am MDT
PIC 233 NAIT Producitivity and Innovation Centre

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