Carol Devine

2024

May 2, 2024

School of Global Health, World Health Assembly Simulation, ‘Toward a One Health Approach for Optimal Outcomes”, Technical Expert, York University

2023

Oct 25, 2023

‘‘Climate Justice and Equity”, Guest Lecture, Decoloniality in Humanitarian Action course, Institute for the Study of International Development (ISID), McGill University, Montreal.

Oct 20, 2023

Planetary Health and Medical Education, Fall Colours Medical Education Conference, Huntsville, ON, Presenter alongside Dr Samira Mubareka, Dr Fiona Miller, Dr Sarah Levitt.

Sep 20, 2023

The Road to Agenda 2030. Toronto and the UN SDGs. With Toronto Global Impact Network (TGIN) and Northeastern University. Panel alongside Alicia Richins, Candies Kotchapaw and Tina Sweeney.

Jun 21, 2023

World Rainforest Day, Planetary Healers: For People and the Planet with Health in Harmony on Operationalizing the Interdependence between human health, rainforest integrity, and Planetary Health, virtual.

Jun 10, 2023

History Panel at The Wellington County Writer’s Festival, Wellington County Museum and Archives, representing the late Marjorie Devine’s book, The Violin Teacher, the memoirs of Guelph piper and violin teacher, William Thain, published by Vauve Press, 2022

Mar 31, 2023

Climate and Environmental Action told through Expeditions and Sci-Art with The Explorers Club Canada Chapter and Fjällräven Toronto, a natural yet otherworldly visual and audio journey through climate and environmental action and global and local collaborations for planetary health from Antarctica to Svalbard, to Egypt, and in between. 6:45pm

Mar 29, 2023

A Planetary Health Advocacy Framework review and input to this ‘living framework’ with Carol Devine and Yasmin Al-Sahili. A project of Carol’s Community Scholar position with Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University. 1 pm

Mar 17, 2023

Ways of knowing and protecting Antarctica: a snapshot of polar SciArt projects, Gateway Antarctica, Centre for Antarctic Studies and Research, University of Canterbury, noon, Room 263 Ernest Rutherford Building, Christchurch, New Zealand

Jan 17, 2023

Panel Debate Night: The Climate Crisis is Also a Health Crisis, Johan Borups Højskole, Wedells Palæ, Frederiksholms Kanal 24, København, MSF Denmark, alongside Shahid Abdullah (MSF eyewitness) Søren Brostrøm (Director General, Danish Health Authority, Member of WHO Executive Board), Renzo Guinto (Assoc. Prof, Sunway University, Centre for Planetary Health, Malaysia) Anna Roe Rasmussen (Danish Medical Association’s Working Group on Climate Change and Researcher in Sustainable Healthcare).

2023

Dec 13, 2022

The Great Antarctic Menu, Antarctica In Sight: Live! online series. UK Antarctic Heritage Trust’s Camilla Nichol joined by Carol Devine and Wendy Trusler to discuss their polar journal, The Antarctic Book of Cooking and Cleaning giving insight into their culinary journey south. Also with Henrietta Hammant, archaeologist and anthropologist at the University of Reading who will uncover stories of food across the ages in Antarctica.

Dec 1, 2022

"Plastic Pollution North, collecting and delivering evidence, informing solutions: A Sci-Art story from eXXpedition”, panel The Gender-Dimension of Plastics in the Arctic, Gender Studies Conference: Feminist matterings: Indigenous and Arctic engagements , virtual, University of Oulu. Moderators Tahnee Prior and Sara Seck, Marine & Environmental Law Institute, Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University

Nov 16, 2022

COP27 Health Pavillion, Nature based climate solutions for health, Sharm El Sheikh, Egypt for Médecins Sans Frontières. Experts from across the climate, health, and conservation sectors come together for a dialogue on the health-climate nexus, including the health and nature arguments for accelerating climate action.

Oct 25, 2022

“Under the weather: how do we prepare for the impacts of climate change on public health?” ThinkIn conversation, Tortoise Media with Jeevan Vasagar, Editor, Our Planet, Dr Richard Smith, Chair of the UK Health Alliance on Climate Change, David Croft Global Director Sustainability, Environment and Human Rights, Reckitt and Dr Sally Uren, Chief Executive, Forum for the Future, UK

Sep 19, 2022

How can climate data improve humanitarian action? Humanitarian Action on Climate & Environment (HACE) MSF Canada, MSF USA and Columbia University. Moderator. Speakers, Andrew Kruczkiewicz Senior staff researcher, Columbia University Climate School Abdel-Lathif Younous Climate scientist, World Food Program, Faith Toran Fundraising and communications coordinator, Climate Smart MSF, Léo Tremblay Project manager, MSF MACA - Met & Climate Assistance Program. The Forum at Columbia University Auditorium, New York

Jun 2, 2022

McGill Summer Institute, Montreal. Decolonizing Humanitarian Action: Challenges and Dilemmas on Intersections of climate, health and migration. Moderator Teresa Bonyo, course Faculty with Emeritus Prof. Solomon Benatar University of Cape Town, Visiting Scholar, Joint Center for Bioethics, University of Toronto and Dr. Godfred Boateng, Assistant Professor, University of Texas at Arlington.

May 21, 2022

MSF Latin America, LATAM/CAMEX and Brasil Joint General Assembly, panel on,Operational Climate Change and environmental commitments with Stephen Cornish, Director General, MSF Operational Centre Geneva, moderator Juan Carlos Arteaga, Mexico, and special guest from an Indigenous community in Brasil (name consciously withheld).

May 5, 2022

MSF Lebanon Spotlight series “Climate Crisis: An Existential Emergency” on panel also with Dr Nadim Farajalla, Director Climate Change and Environment Program, Issam Fares Institute for Public Policy and International Affairs, American University of Beirut, Adnan Melki, National Coordinator, Global Environment Facility [GEF], UNDP and agricultural expert, and Caroline Voûte, Health Policy/Climate and Environmental Health Advisor, MSF

2022

Nov 17, 2021

The Climate Emergency: What Role for Humanitarian Actors? Webinar also with Catherine-Lune Grayson/ICRC Policy Advisor and Lina Daggagh, Head of Political Advocacy at Climate Action Network International, hosted by Leadership Education Academic Partnership (LEAP), a unique partnership between Médecins Sans Frontières, The University of Manchester's Humanitarian and Conflict Response Institute and Liverpool School of Tropical Medicine

Oct 20, 2021

Joining Futurist Sanjay Khanna at Royal College of Art's MA service design to speak to students about the problematic “net zero” concept—on how designers can contribute to decarbonization services and organizational transformation, as Lead, MSF Humanitarian Action on Climate and Environment (HACE)

October 18, 2021

Advance to Amplify, The Kelsar Circle -on Sustainability and Innovation – an online event for women interested in professional opportunities in Sustainability and Innovation in Switzerland. Guest speaker

Upcoming lectures, talks and and events

Jun 15, 2021

Unthink Today Virtual Conference panel theme “Delivering on a purposeful vision (in a pressurized environment) and leading/bringing others (your team and wider stakeholders) with you”, with Jannake Schopman 2 x Gold Medalist Olympian. 

Jun 1, 2021

McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases and Global Health, Humanitarian Action in the 21st century, challenges, Course Faculty, Speaker on Intersections of Climate, Health and Migration

February 8, 2021

Scientific Days Latin American LATAM, Panelist on Measure to Mitigate – Diagnosing and mitigating MSF’s Environmental Impact: sustainable practices and medical ethics in humanitarian action and Exploratory methods for integrating climate change risks in humanitarian planning: implications for health and migration in Mexico and Central

2021

December 8, 2020

Lancet Countdown on Health and Climate Change, Canada National Brief, Guest speaker on Policy Brief on Humanitarian Impacts

Oct 10, 2020

GlobeMed, Columbia University with University of Pennsylvania HillTop conference, COVID-19 Through an Intersectional Lens: Reimagining Health Equity, panelist.

Aug 18, 2020

Humanitarian Innovations: Climate Resilience and COVID-19 Pandemic, Médecins Sans Frontières Transformational Investment Capacity discussion, Climate Smart MSF, 1pm

Jun 17, 2020

Migration in the shadow of a pandemic by Doctors Without Borders/ Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) - live online discussion about how COVID-19 is affecting people on the move in the Americas, MSF Canada

May 2020

Global Health Day on Climate Change and Global Health, St. Michael’s Hospital, University of Toronto, Post MD Education, virtual, May 27

April 2020

Earth Day 2020 - Health, humanity and the climate emergency, April 21st webinar with Doctors Without Borders USA with Avril Benoit, Drs Maria Guevara and Edward Xie

March 2020

Arctic Science Summit Week 2020- the International Arctic Science Committee. On “Gender in Polar Research” Akureyri, Iceland (virtual!).

2019

Oct 17 & 18, 2019

Humanitarian Congress Berlin: A Perfect Storm, Humanitarian Impacts of Climate Change, panelist for Médecins Sans Frontières

Sep 23, 2019

The Unseen Driver of Migration: Climate change & crisis of protection in Central America & Mexico. Kin Co-Working, Montreal for Médecins Sans Frontières Canada, Samuel Centre for Social Connectness

Sep 11, 2019

Ocean Optimism: Oceans and Us in the Anthropocene | Seminar, Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University. Human health and wellbeing is closely tied to oceans. Oceanic traveller & York Scholar explores our relationship to oceans through her sci-art projects.

Global Health Mini-Masters is a collaboration between University of Toronto Schools (UTS), Ontario Institute for Studies in Education (OISE) Master of Teaching (MT) program and ​University of Toronto Postgraduate Medical Education Global Health Education Initiative (GHEI). On Climate Change, Health and Action

Jun 14, 2019

North American Refugee Health Conference University of Toronto, Forced Migration from Central America: A Humanitarian Crisis, for Médecins Sans Frontières Canada, with Linn Biorklund Belliveau, Dahdaleh Institute of Global Health Research

Jun 10-12, 2019

Humanitarian Action in the 21st Century: Challenges and Dilemmas at McGill University, Montreal. McGill Summer Institute in Infectious Diseases and Global Health, course Faculty on climate and health

May 10, 2019

MSF Scientific Days, London UK for MSF Switzerland & MSF Canada “Demo” Environmental Impact Toolkit incubator

2018

December 6, 2018

Lindblad Expeditions/National Geographic Global Perspectives Guest Speaker on Antarctic exploration, science and wisdom in literature in Antarctica on the NG Explorer.

November 29, 2018

Lancet Countdown: Tracking Progress on Health and Climate Change Civil Society Panel, on the humanitarian perspective for Médecins Frontières Canada at Dahdaleh Institute for Global Health Research, York University

September 13, 2018

Instituto Clima o Sociedad, Brasilia, Dialogos Futuro Sustentável, speaking on climate change, health and humanitarian impact, for MSF Canada

July 19, 2018

Probus Etobicoke, Guest Speaker on Antarctic expeditions, climate change, women in STEM

June 27

The Llandovery Castle Opera speaker for MSF Canada on attacks on hospitals, healthcare workers and civilians today, humanitarian principles in war and International Humanitarian Law. 

May 24, 2018

MSF Scientific Days, London UK panelist for MSF Canada on Climate change, environmental health and humanitarian aid

April 23, 2018

Ai Wei Wei's Human Flow, screening Mayfair Theatre Ottawa, speaker with Médecins Sans Frontières Canada

April 14, 2018

March for Science Toronto, "celebration of our passion for science and a call to safeguard the important science that keeps us safe, healthy, and prosperous". Speaker

April 7, 2018

Creating a Plastic Free Future Together, at Green Living Show, Toronto. 4pm Metro Toronto Convention Centre

February 8, 2018

Canadian Federation of University Women (CFUW) Etobicoke Chapter on climate change, women in science and leadership and an Antarctic expedition of 76 women scientists I joined, Dec 2016. 

Feb 6, 2018

Tales from an Antarctic (Cleanup) Expedition: Wisdom, Food and Polar Cooperation, Scott House, Catharine Parr Traill College, Peterborough.

January 26, 2018

Polar Film Festival Screening of my new short documentary, Aquamess, about plastic pollution in the Arctic at The Explorer's Club, New York City.

2017

December 14, 2017

American Geophysical Union Meeting, Oral Presentation: Climate Literacy: The Arts as an Ally in Understanding Earth and Invoking Change, New Orleans

December 5, 2017

Human Flow documentary by Ai Weiwei, Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières Canada screening, TIFF Toronto. 7pm. Host. Panelists Helton Achaye, Dr Sarah Giles, Mberri Kauanivi and Siham Abu Sitta

November 20, 2017

The Jeanne Sauvé Forum Series on Social Connectedness and International Development, "How Can Communities Advance Climate Action in the Trump Era?" Guest Speaker, Montreal, Québec

November 5, 2017

TEDxMontreal Women

Theme: Bridges. Speaking about marine debris in the Arctic. Théâtre Saint Denis, 1594 St Denis St, Montreal 8am-5pm.

September 26, 2017

6 Degrees Citizen Space, This is Not a Game: Northern Triangle of Central America, social game speaker, Médecins Sans Frontières Canada, Art Gallery of Ontario. Exchange Session.

August 16-26

In Scotland as part of eXXpedition circumnavigating the British Isles to do a marine debris survey and raise awareness on marine pollution, on Arran Island (16-18), Stornaway (20-22) and Edinburgh (24-27) storytelling, doing public talks, science labs and Art & Science events.

May 18

Canadian Association of Forced Migration Studies 10th Annual Conference "Freedom of Movement: Exploring a Path from Armed Conflict, Persecution, and Forced Migration to Conflict Resolution, Human Rights, and Development" Plenary Speaker for MSF, Victoria BC. 

May 16 and 18

Global Health and a Changing Environment, conversations with Médecins Sans Frontières and David Suzuki Foundation, Vancouver May 16 H.R MacMillan Space Centre and Victoria May 18 Camosun College Landsdowne College.

May 9

TedXWomen Montreal Salon with five fellow women "thought leaders" on Power of Every Day Action, Montreal, Québec. On an Arctic Cleanup expedition and our global plastic problem.

April 19

Keynote speaker, Southern Ontario Model United Nations Assembly, Convocation Hall, University of Toronto, for Médecins Sans Frontières Canada Association

February 17

Introduction to Global Civil Society, Master's Course, Guest Lecturer, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto.

January 16

United Nations Academic Impact Digital Discussion Series with Female Scientists

2016

February 6

Humanitarianism Exposed conference, Trudeau Centre for Peace, Conflict, and Justice, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto. Debate, representing Médecins Sans Frontières Canada.

March 3

Introduction to Global Civil Society, Master's Course, Guest Lecturer, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto.

March 4

Global Medicine Initiative (GMI) Access to Medicines Gala, Keynote speaker, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy, University of Toronto

April 21

Access to the Danger Zone documentary screening on life under fire for humanitarians, speaker Médecins Sans Frontières/Doctors Without Borders Canada, Victoria, British Columbia

May 13

9th Annual Conference of the Canadian Association for Refugee and Forced Migration Studies (CARFMS), Winnipeg, Manitoba. Speaker for Médecins Sans Frontières Canada

5 Jun

Fair Trade Show, Toronto, Exhibition Place, 3pm Speaker for Médecins Sans Frontières Canada on #NotATarget

July 6- Aug 24

Fellow, Arctic Summer College, brings together emerging leaders and experts to consider options for promoting sustainability and cooperation in the Arctic region. 

August 22-26

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) Open Science Conference 2016, Antarctica as Science, Art and Politics Laboratory for humanity's balancing act

18 September

In New York Hall of Science for Art & Science Collaborations Inc ASCI's 17th exhibition Science Inspires Art: Food 17 September - Feb 26, 2017 with Aquamess

8 October

Arctic Circle Assembly presenter and fellow for Arctic Summer College on Indigenous Health and Climate Change in circumpolar regions, Reykjavik, Iceland

22 October

Queen's University Health and Human Rights Conference "Conflict Security and Health" Dutt Debate, Kingston, Ontario for

30 October

TPP Town Hall, Bathurst-Finch Social Action Group, in collaboration with the People’s Climate Movement, Social Planning Toronto, and The Council of Canadians. Subject matter expert Trans Pacific Partnership (trade deal) and Health, for MSF Canada.

2-21 December

Participant, Homeward Bound: a leadership and strategic initiative teamed with a science education program on climate, biological and earth system research, set against the backdrop of Antarctica, for 78 women scientists from around the globe

2015

September 27, 2015

Author speaker, Word on the Street, National Book and Magazine Festival, Harbourfront Centre, Toronto 430-530 Cook'n'Book Stage

August 28-Sept 4, 2015

Guest Lecturer, Protecting wild places Cleaning the shores of North Spitsbergen, Svalbard cruise Norwegian Archipelago. Oceanwide Expeditions.

June 12, 2015

Guest presenter, Dr Marc-André Gagnon's graduate course on pharmaceutical policy, School of Public Policy, Carleton University Ottawa, Fire in the Blood Screening. #skypeclassroom

June 1, 2015

Toronto launch The Antarctic Book of Cooking and Cleaning, The Drake Hotel lounge, host 86d Mondays Food & Art, HarperCollins Canada

May 26, 2015

MC for "Humanitarianism and Global Health", a presentation by Dr James Orbinski with Heather Johnston, Dignitas and Steve Cornish, Médecins Sans Frontières Canada at Alliance Français of Toronto.

May 20-23, 2015

Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research (SCAR) History, Humanities and Social Science Meeting, Colorado. Abstract: Mapping women and the Antarctic Wilderness: appearance and disappearance

April 8, 2015

Guest interviewee, Senior-level journalism advanced interview techniques class, Centennial College, Toronto.

March 27, 2015

Panelist, Munk School of Global Affairs Graduate Student Conference Ill With Illness: Economic, Social & Security Barriers To The Provision Of Global Health, University of Toronto.

February 20, 2015

Presenter, Explorers Club New York, Explorer's Expo: Join for drinks and exploration presentations — hang out with explorers, connect with mentors, tour HQ and meet potential sponsors. An evening for new and seasoned explorers, and those interested in creating new paths in exploration, scientific knowledge and human discovery. 46 E 70th Street

February 3, 2015

ESG (environmental, social and governance) investment impact. Participant in Roundtable hosted by Martha Tredgett, LGT Partners with Jane Ambachtsheer of Mercer, Toronto.

January 8, 2015

Guest lecturer, Global Health PhD programme, Prof. Jill Clare Kohler, Leslie Dan Faculty of Pharmacy & Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto

November 30, 2014

Fire in The Blood documentary screening guest speaker. Wilfred Laurier University, Brantford Campus/ By GRAN Brantford (Grandmothers Advocacy Network) with Laurier Health Studies, The Tshepo Institute for the Study of Contemporary Africa and the HIV/AIDS Network of Haldimand-Norfolk for Médecins Sans Frontières Canada. 

October 30 2014 McGill University, Montreal. Institute for the Study of International Development Executive Education Program, International Development: Bridging The Worlds Of Theory, Policy And Practice Humanitarian Assistance session. In Association with Montreal Council on Foreign Relations.  

October 29 McGill University, Montreal. Institute for the Study of International Development for Rachel Kiddell-Monroe, class guest lecturer,  Polar Wisdom, Climate and Global Cooperation from the "Last" Wilderness

August 25 XXXIII Scientific Committee on Antarctic Research Open Science Conference, Oral Presentation "From Bellingshausen to Rwanda: storytelling as the meaning-maker, mapmaker and reservoir of climate science. Revisiting history, foretelling a (healthy) future" co-author Dr James Orbinski. Auckland, New Zealand.

July 20-25 Delegation lead for Museum of AIDS in Africa pop-up museum and virtual memorial, 20th International AIDS Conference, Melbourne, Australia. Co-author on abstract Healing Through Memory & Objects: A novel approach to HIV grief counselling.

June 11 8:15pm Luminato Festival, Cape Farewell: Antarctic stories before Terence Koh's tomorrow's snow and a way to the light McMichael Art Collection. Kleinburg, Ontario.

Jun 17 Fire in The Blood Screening. Ottawa, 6pm. Mayfair Theatre. Speaker for Médecins Sans Frontières. An intricate tale of “medicine, monopoly and malice”. Grand Jury Prize at the Sundance International Film Festival and film festivals award winner in Hamburg, Washington, Mumbai and Vancouver.

May 27 Global Health Education Day, Faculty of Medicine, University of Toronto

Discussion with medical residents across disciplines on social and mainstream media and global health, Li Ka Shing Knowledge Institute

April 12 Prince Edward County Authors Festival, Picton Ontario The Antarctic Book of Cooking and Cleaning

April 6 Fire in The Blood Screening (Dylan Mohan Grey) Oakville, Ontario. GRAN Advocacy Event panelist for Médecins Sans Frontières.

March 30 New York City at The East Pole Antarctic Midwinter Dinner, author readings, small gathering to celebrate the arrival of spring and protection of the precious continent. Sold out.

February 9, 2014 The Art Gallery of Peterborough, Reading and book launch, The Antarctic Book of Cooking and Cleaning

January 22, 2014 Speaker: Global Health Careers Workshop, graduate students in Comparative Program on Health and Society for Lisa Forman, SJD, Lupina Assistant Professor, Dalla Lana School of Public Health Director, Comparative Program on Health and Society, Munk School of Global Affairs, University of Toronto

"Thanks again Carol for speaking with us about your peripatetic and fascinating career, and for participating so enthusiastically in the follow up discussion!"

January 18, 2014, Participant SPAN Conversation Series with Performance Space 122 at New York University.

tweet from event: "@caroldevine is RIPPING it up here at #span - covering Africa, conflict & now is bringing climate change & health policy together" vallejo gantner

"SPAN is PS122′s conversation series partnering PS122 artists with luminaries from other fields in a dialogue of ideas addressing the intersection between the artist, artistic practice and the larger world. "Not your average talk back or debate, director Annie Dorsen and NYU’s Art and Public Policy Department Chair, Randy Martin collaborated to create a durational dialogue, that takes off from a discussion of risk – in all its manifestations. Economists, social scientists, financiers and technologists respond to each other in an improvised, round-robin style conversation."

December 1 Fire in The Blood Screening (Dylan Mohan Grey) The Chang School, Ryerson University, Toronto. World AIDS Day. Speaker for Médecins Sans Frontières.

November 29, 2013 Master of Public Health Global Health Roundtable Series, Dalla Lana School of Public Health, University of Toronto. Communication and Social Media