Friday, June 12, 2026
Study: UBCO researcher examines how wildfires can transform rivers
After wildfire, the devastation to the landscape and communities is obvious and unforgettable. And now, a UBC Okanagan researcher is taking a different look at…
Climate Change
Government of Canada calls for proposals to advance flood mapping science and climate adaptation projects
Canadians across the country are already facing the consequences of climate change, which is causing more frequent and severe weather. Climate-related natural disasters, including flooding,…
Nature holds the answer to limiting the impact of extreme weather
Wildfires, flooding, and extreme heat – these perils are threatening Canada’s residential housing market, and homeowners, in ways not imagined just a few years ago. The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo, has…
Study: Permafrost melting and landscape change in the Canadian High Arctic
Accelerating global warming may be driving permafrost melting and profound environmental change in the Canadian High Arctic, suggests a paper based on fieldwork data from the…
Polar Knowledge Canada provides $1.7 M toward Yukon climate change impacts and adaptation strategies
Cambridge Bay, NU – As this year’s wildfire season has shown us, Northern and Indigenous communities are already feeling the devastating effects of climate change,…
RDN receives $150,000 for climate risk assessment for coastal flood hazard areas
Nanaimo, B.C. – The Regional District of Nanaimo (RDN) has received approval for a $150,000 grant from the Government of British Columbia’s Community Emergency Preparedness Fund,…
B.C. strengthens community preparedness for climate-related disasters
First Nations and local governments throughout B.C. will benefit from funding to help strengthen resilience against climate-related hazards, such as flooding, drought, wildfires and heat.…
Canada announces $450M for Green Climate Fund
Brussels, Belgium – The Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, on behalf of the Honourable Harjit S. Sajjan, Minister of International Development…
Mississauga council approves new stormwater master plan
Mississauga, ON – Mississauga council has approved the City’s first Stormwater Master Plan, Build Beautiful. The long-term plan will be used to refine the City’s stormwater…
New report: Funding for Canadian’ prairies water infrastructure urgently needed, but nature offers innovative solution
Winnipeg – Our prairie provinces’ water infrastructure—from pipes to treatment facilities—upon which millions of Canadians depend is aging and depreciating at an alarming rate. However,…
CSA Group report turns to nature to limit Canada’s costliest climate impact–flooding
The need to limit flood risk in Canada is urgent, with approximately 1.5 million homes, representing 10 per cent of the Canadian residential housing market,…
City of Toronto releases two reports detailing progress on ambitious TransformTO Net Zero Climate Action Strategy
Deputy Mayor Jennifer McKelvie (Scarborough-Rouge Park) and Toronto City Councillor Dianne Saxe (University-Rosedale) have announced that 100 per cent of short-term actions in support of…
Restoring soil, recovering forests, and rescuing our planet
There was something missing in the unmistakable signs of autumn as the sun beat down last October. The sweet scent of leaves decomposing on the…
Government of Canada releases Budget 2023
Ottawa – This week, the Honourable Chrystia Freeland, Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Finance, released Budget 2023—A Made-in-Canada Plan: Strong Middle Class, Affordable Economy,…
A triple threat of water-related crises is endangering the lives of 190 million children – UNICEF
New York and Toronto – 190 million children in 10 African countries are at the highest risk from a convergence of three water-related threats –…
Government of Canada and City of Vancouver invest in Rain City Strategy
Vancouver – Taleeb Noormohamed, Member of Parliament for Vancouver Granville, His Worship Ken Sim, Mayor of the City of Vancouver, and Scott Jensen, Chair of…
B.C. boosts funding for communities to help tackle climate challenge
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 to…
B.C. communities benefit from disaster risk reduction and climate adaptation funding
Forty-nine First Nations and local governments throughout B.C. will receive provincial funding to help reduce risks from future disasters related to natural hazards and climate…
Research: Are ice roads holding up under January’s unseasonable warmth?
Toronto – Vital winter ice road infrastructure may be cracking and sinking under the load of an unseasonably warm start to the new year across…
Extreme events in a changing climate: Canada’s Top 10 Weather Stories of 2022
Ottawa – Environment and Climate Change Canada has presented the 27th annual edition of the Top 10 Weather Stories in Canada, which featured damaging storms, heat…
COP15: First Nations reaffirm their willingness to take part in actions and decisions for the conservation and protection of biodiversity
Wendake, QC – The Assembly of First Nations of Quebec-Labrador (AFNQL) and the First Nations of Quebec-Labrador Sustainable Development Institute (FNQLSDI) will be present at…
Nova Scotia releases climate risk assessment
Nova Scotia’s latest climate change projections and risk assessment present a clear picture of the current impact of climate change and what Nova Scotians can…
Statement by Steven Guilbeault on the opening of COP15
Montréal – “The fight to protect nature has never been more important than it is right now. With a million species at risk of extinction around…
Canada welcomes the world for COP15 to protect nature
Montréal – The Prime Minister, Justin Trudeau, was in Montréal to welcome delegates from around the world to the 15th meeting of the Conference of…