GeoSafe empowers communities to plan for a changing climate

Share Waterloo PhD candidate develops a platform that turns complex climate and natural hazard data into actionable insights for informed decision-making When University of Waterloo PhD candidate Hasti Shwan looks at a piece of land, he sees more than its development potential. He sees flood histories; hidden hazards and the ways climate change could reshape its future. Drawing on more than 18 years of experience in civil and environmental engineering, geospatial technologies and infrastructure resilience, Shwan developed GeoSafe , a user-friendly platform that helps property owners, municipal