Presentations

I have delivered invited talks at major conferences such as the Royal Society’s Commonwealth Science Conference, the International Mountain Conference, and UNFCCC COP 26. I am also involved in various public-facing science communication activities.

McDowell, G. (January 26, 2024) The Canadian Mountain Assessment: Enhancing understanding of mountains through the respectful inclusion of western academic and Indigenous ways of knowing. Mount Allison University, Moncton, Canada.

McDowell, G. (September 27, 2023) The Canadian Mountain Assessment: Reflections on the first formal assessment of mountain systems knowledge in Canada. Canadian Mountain Network Knowledge Sharing Summit. Parksville, Canada

McDowell, G. (April 20 2023) The implications of climate change for mountains and mountain recreation: Findings from recent UN climate reports. Guardians of the Ice Speaker Series (with Jim Elzinga, Barry Blanchard, Jon Walsh, Steve House, and Steve Swenson). Calgary, Canada.

McDowell, G. (March 17 2023 - Keynote Speaker) Mountains under pressure: From climate disruption to desirable mountain futures. 60th annual Geography Department Conference, University of Calgary. Calgary, Canada.

Voorhis, J., McDowell, G., Burakowski, E., Luneau, T. (Feb 6 2023) The Implications of Warmer Winters for Ice Climbing: A Case Study of the Mount Washington Valley, New Hampshire, USA. Mount Washington Valley Ice Festival (panel discussion). North Conway, NH, USA.

McDowell, G. (Dec 5 2022) Adaptation to climate change in mountain areas. Tufts University, Friedman School of Nutrition Science and Policy.

McDowell, G., Voorhis, J., Burakowski, E., Luneau, T. (Oct 29 2022) The implications of warmer winters for ice climbing guides: A case study from the Mount Washington Valley, USA. UIAA General Assembly, Climate Change Summit. Banff, Alberta, Canada.

McDowell, G. (Sept 20 2022) The Canadian Mountain Assessment: Bringing academic and Indigenous knowledge together to enhance understanding of mountain systems. University of Zurich, Department of Geography.

McDowell, G. & Marshall, S. (Sept 14 2022 - Plenary Event) Recent Advancements in Canadian Mountain Research: Insights from Research Partnerships that Draw on Indigenous and Western Ways of Knowing. 2nd International Mountain Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.

Hanly, K., & McDowell, G. (Sept 14 2022) The State of Mountain Research in Canada. 2nd International Mountain Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.

McDowell, G. & Adler, C. (Sept 13 2022 - Plenary Event) Approaches to Synthesizing and Assessing Mountain Systems Knowledge. 2nd International Mountain Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.

Hanley, K., McDowell, G., Rushton, B., Knowles, N. (Focal Session, Sept 12 2022) The Future of Winter Recreation in an Era of a Rapidly Changing Climate. 2nd International Mountain Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.

McDowell, G. & Stevens, M. (Sept 12 2022) Conceptualizing, Characterizing, and Closing Adaptation Gaps in Mountains. 2nd International Mountain Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.

Aggarwal, A., Frey, H., McDowell, G., et al. (Sept 12 2022) Adaptation to climate change induced water stress in major glacierized mountain regions. 2nd International Mountain Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.

Voorhis, J., Burakowski, E., McDowell, G., Luneau, T. (Sept 12 2022) The Shrinking Season: Observations of Warming Winters, and Impacts and Adaptations by Ice Climbing Guides in the Northeastern United States. 2nd International Mountain Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.

McDowell, G. (June 30 2022) Closing the Adaptation Gap in Mountains. Mountain Research & Development Talks (online).

McDowell, G. (June 13 2022) Adaptation to climate change in the Andes and Himalayas. Mountain Ecosystems and Climate Change Course. University of Engineering and Technology (Peru).

McDowell, G. (June 7, 2022) The Canadian Mountain Assessment: Engaging with multiple ways of knowing to advance understanding of mountains in Canada. Canadian Mountain Network Knowledge Sharing Summit. Banff, Canada.

Hanly, K., & McDowell, G. (June 7, 2022) What we know, don’t know, and need to know: A systematic review of mountain research in Canada. Canadian Mountain Network Knowledge Sharing Summit. Banff, Canada.

McDowell, G., Adler, C., Wester, P. (May 2022 ) Approaches to assessing mountain systems knowledge: A round table discussion with leaders of the Canadian Mountain Assessment, Hindu Kush Himalaya Assessment, and IPCC Mountains chapters. Canadian Mountain Network podcast.

McDowell, G. (May 18, 2022) Foregrounding the human dimensions of hydrological change to improve adaptation outcomes. Global Water Futures 2022 Annual Science Meeting (online due to Covid).

McDowell, G. (November 24, 2021) How climate change is affecting mountain environments and communities. Protect Our Winters (POW) Bow Valley chapter launch event. Canmore, Alberta, Canada

McDowell, G. (November 9, 2021) Closing the adaptation gap in mountains. Geneva Cryosphere Hub - UNFCCC COP 26 (online due to Covid).

McDowell, G. (June 24, 2021) The Canadian Mountain Assessment: Braiding scientific and Indigenous knowledge to advance understanding of mountain systems in Canada. Centre for Hydrology/Coldwater Laboratory (online due to Covid).

McDowell, G., Koppes, M., Harris, L., Chan, KM., Price, MF., Lama, DG., Jiménez, G. (May 18, 2021) Comparing lived experiences of ‘peak water’ in the high mountains of Nepal and Peru. Global Water Futures 2021 Annual Open Science Meeting (online due to Covid).

Aggarwal, A., Frey, H., McDowell, G., Drenkhan, F., Nuesser, M., Racoviteanu, A., Hoelzle, M. (April 2021) Adaptation to climate change induced water stress in major glacierized mountain regions. European Geophysical Union General Assembly (online due to Covid).

McDowell, G. (February 24, 2021 - Invited Speaker and Panelist) Session: Climate change adaptation and disaster risk reduction. Commonwealth Science Conference - Science for a Resilient Future. The Royal Society (online due to Covid).

McDowell, G., et al. (December 11, 2020) Why Mountains Matter: Bringing Indigenous Knowledge and Science Together for International Mountain Day. Reconciling Ways of Knowing: Indigenous Knowledge and Science Forum (online due to Covid).

McDowell, G. (September 11, 2019) Situating ‘peak water’: Lived experiences of glacio-hydrological change in the high mountains of Nepal and Peru. International Mountain Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.

McDowell, G. (September 11, 2019) Formal systematic review methods for tracking progress on Post-2015 UN Frameworks in mountain regions. International Mountain Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.

McDowell, G., Huggel, C., Frey, H., Wang, F., Cramer, K., Ricciardi, V. (September 10, 2019) Adaptation action and research in glaciated mountain systems: Are they enough to meet the challenge of climate change? International Mountain Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.

McDowell, G. & Koppes, M. (September 9, 2019) Integrative approaches to adaptation research in rapidly changing high mountain watersheds. International Mountain Conference, Innsbruck, Austria.

McDowell, G. (March 9, 2019) Situating ‘peak water’: Lived experiences of glacio-hydrological change in the high mountains of Nepal. Western Division of the Canadian Association of Geographers. Victoria, British Columbia, Canada.

McDowell, G., Huggel, C., Frey, H., Wang, F., Cramer, K., Ricciardi, V. (October 23, 2018) Adaptation and the Challenge of Climate Change in Glaciated Mountain Regions: A Global Progress Report. World Mountain Forum. Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan

McDowell, G. & Koppes, M. (August 4, 2017) Robust adaptation research in high mountains: Integrating the scientific, social, and ecological dimensions of glacio-hydrological change. International Forum of Social Sciences: Interdisciplinary dialogues about climate change, disasters and, governance. Cusco, Peru.

McDowell, G. (June 10, 2017) Ideas of North. Le Centre des arts actuels Skol. Montréal, Quebec, Canada.

McDowell, G. & Koppes, M. (May 30, 2017) Principles for Successful Adaptation to ‘Peak Water’ in Glaciated Watersheds. Canadian Geophysical Union Annual Conference. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

McDowell, G. (March 15, 2017) Researching and photographing the cascading effects of glacial change in high mountains. PhDs Go Public - Human(e) Interactions with the Environment. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

McDowell, G. (September 12, 2016) Picturing High Places in the Anthropocene: Continuity and Change in High Mountains and the Arctic. Liu Institute for Global Issues. Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada.

McDowell, G. (October 7, 2015) Towards a systematic understanding of climate change adaptation in glaciated mountain regions. Mountains of Our Future Earth Conference. Perth, Scotland.

McDowell, G. (May 8, 2015) What we know, do not know, and need to know about climate change adaptation in high mountain socio-ecological systems. Thinking Mountains. Jasper, Alberta, Canada.

McDowell, G., Ford, J., Jones, J., Kitching, K. (December 8, 2014) The dynamics of climate change vulnerability in the southern Baffin region, Nunavut. Arctic Change. Ottawa, Canada.

McDowell, G. (May 23, 2014) A systematic review of climate change adaptation in glaciated mountain regions. World Mountain Forum. Cusco, Peru.

McDowell, G., Carey, M., Huggel, C., Kargel, J. (April 30, 2014) Social dimensions of vulnerability to glacier-hydrology hazards in Nepal and Peru. European Geosciences Union General Assembly. Vienna, Austria.

McDowell, G. (December 12, 2013) The Socio-Ecological Dimensions of Hydrocarbon Development in the Disko Bay Region of Greenland: Opportunities, Risks, and Tradeoffs. ArcticNet Annual Scientific Meeting. Halifax, Nova Scotia, Canada.

McDowell, G. (December 5, 2012) Social Network Analysis as an Aid to Landscape-scale Conservation. Great Northern Landscape Conservation Cooperative. Webinar.

McDowell, G. (April 15, 2011) The Human Dimensions of Climate Change in the Khumbu Region of Nepal: Implications of Hydrological Modification. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Seattle, WA, USA.

McDowell, G. (March 4, 2011) Regional Implications of Global Environmental Change: The Case of Khumbu, Nepal. McGill Sustainability Research Symposium. Montréal, Quebec, Canada.

McDowell, G. (November 20, 2010) De-Abstracting Climate Change. TEDx. Montréal, Quebec, Canada.

McDowell, G. (October 15, 2010) The Human Dimensions of Climate Change in the Khumbu Region of Nepal: Implications of Hydrological Modification. McGill Undergraduate Research Conference. Montréal, Quebec, Canada.

McDowell, G., Thomlinson, A. (principal participants) (May 17, 2010) Inuit Hunters Trudging New Trails around Frobisher Bay. CBC News (television). Iqaluit, Nunavut, Canada.

McDowell, G. (April 14, 2010) Real-time Monitoring of Climate Change Vulnerability and Adaptation of Inuit Hunters: The Iqaluit Land-Use Mapping Project. American Association of Geographers Annual Meeting. Washington D.C., USA.