Join Our Building Community Resilience in North America Webinar Series!
Join the Commission for Environmental Cooperation, experts and community leaders from Canada, Mexico and the United States, for a three-part webinar series to discuss pressing environmental challenges in the region!
Communities across North America are facing increasingly complex environmental challenges that demand collective understanding and action. From the far-reaching impacts of wildfires and the toxic compounds they release, to the hidden dangers of mercury in cosmetics and the shifting seasonal patterns that affect livelihoods, cultural practices and infrastructure, these issues transcend borders and require collaborative solutions.
Discussions in this webinar series will explore how these challenges affect diverse communities and highlight strategies to strengthen resilience at the local, national and regional levels. Participants in these conversations will see how North American communities are adapting, innovating and working together to build a healthier, more resilient future!
Mark your calendar:
- The Environmental Health Impacts of Wildfires and Associated Toxins
2 October 2025 | 1:30-3:00 PM ET
Engage in this conversation to explore the impacts of wildfires on communities, the exposure to toxic compounds and the importance of grassroots and intergovernmental responses on fostering community resilience.
- Mercury and Toxic Cosmetics in North America
23 October 2025 | 1:30-3:00 PM ET
Take part in this facilitated discussion on the toxic impact of mercury in cosmetics. This conversation will focus particularly on skin-lightening products and their effect on communities across North America, as well as the importance of both community efforts at the grassroots level and transnational policies to address this issue.
- The Impact of Changing Seasonality on Communities Across North America
12 November 2025 | 1:30-3:00 PM ET
Join this conversation to discover how changing seasonality and its associated impacts are affecting communities, and the ways they are adapting through solutions that will build resilience to changes in seasonality.
These webinars will be held in English, Spanish and French, with simultaneous interpretation provided in all three languages.
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About the CEC
The Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) was established in 1994 by the governments of Canada, Mexico and the United States through the North American Agreement on Environmental Cooperation, a parallel environmental agreement to NAFTA. As of 2020, the CEC is recognized and maintained by the Environmental Cooperation Agreement, in parallel with the new Free Trade Agreement of North America. The CEC brings together a wide range of stakeholders, including the general public, Indigenous people, youth, nongovernmental organizations, academia, and the business sector, to seek solutions to protect North America’s shared environment while supporting sustainable development for the benefit of present and future generations
The CEC is governed and funded equally by the Government of Canada through Environment and Climate Change Canada, the Government of the United States of Mexico through the Secretaría de Medio Ambiente y Recursos Naturales, and the Government of the United States of America through the Environmental Protection Agency.