Rodrigo Carneiro da Costa, University of Waterloo

Research

Climate Risk Ontario Workshop Research Agenda

Latest funding

DRR360: Virtual Reality for Disaster Risk Reduction in Tourism Dependent World Heritage Sites
SSHRC · 2025 · Co-investigator
$412,284
A computer-vision-based approach for retrieving longitudinal disaster recovery data from past events
SSHRC · 2024 · Principal investigator
$125,000
Retreating from risk (RFR): Decision-supports for the equitable implementation of retreat to build climate resilience
SSHRC · 2023 · Co-investigator
$1,000,000

All 3 grants and awards

DRR360: Virtual Reality for Disaster Risk Reduction in Tourism Dependent World Heritage Sites

Co-investigatorSSHRC2025Insight Grants

Principal investigators: Rutty, Michelle K.

$412,284

A computer-vision-based approach for retrieving longitudinal disaster recovery data from past events

Principal investigatorSSHRC2024New Frontiers in Research Fund - Exploration

Principal investigators: Carneiro da Costa, Rodrigo

$125,000

Retreating from risk (RFR): Decision-supports for the equitable implementation of retreat to build climate resilience

Co-investigatorSSHRC2023New Frontiers in Research Fund - International

Principal investigators: Doberstein, Brent

$1,000,000

From CIHR, NSERC and SSHRC funding decisions: CIHR since 2008, NSERC since 1991 and SSHRC since 1998, including their latest published competition results.

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