Tag: Climate Adaptation
Inaugural convention on emergency preparedness and climate adaptation
The Canadian National Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation Convention (CEPCA) presented by dmg events, with official co host sponsor IAEM Canada, is launching its...
Feds provide $530 million to build more climate-resilient communities
To launch Canadian Environment Week, the Government of Canada is providing $530 million to municipalities through the Green Municipal Fund to help communities adapt...
Climate adaptation funds proposed for Alberta communities
Alberta’s new Drought and Flood Protection Program will fund a new wave of projects to help communities from climate change.
In recent years, many parts...
Insurance industry urges investments in climate adaptation
An atmospheric river event that led to significant flooding in parts of Nova Scotia on July 23, 2023, is estimated to have caused over $170 million in insured damage,...
Intact Centre bringing physical climate risk into institutional investing
Incorporating physical climate risk into portfolio management – think flooding, wildfire or hurricanes that disrupt business operations for weeks at a time – has...
Feds launch Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy
Canadians are facing an increasing number of record-breaking climate events, including wildfires, extreme heatwaves, and floods, on top of slow onset climate impacts, such...
Feeling the heat? Strategic recommendations to combat climate change
As climate change unfolds before our eyes, we are starting to experience the impacts of extreme weather conditions. Unseasonably hot weather and dry conditions...
Funds to boost climate change preparation in B.C. communities
Historic provincial investments will support communities in preparing for the risk of natural disasters related to climate change, along with a new one-stop online platform...
Canada marks a milestone in climate adaptation strategy
Today marks another important step forward to equip Canadians to face the mounting impacts of a changing climate. With the release of Canada’s National...
FCM says national adaptation strategy must protect communities
The Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) recently released concrete proposals to protect Canadians and communities of all sizes across the country from the impacts...