Tag: climate adaptation
Government of Canada calls for proposals to advance flood mapping science...
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...
Canada invests in Inuit-led climate adaptation and conservation in Nunatsiavut, Newfoundland...
Torngat Mountains, NL - Johannes Lampe, President of Nunatsiavut, along with the Honourable Steven Guilbeault, Minister of Environment and Climate Change and Minister responsible...
Caroline Metz joins Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation as managing director
Caroline Metz has joined the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation as the new managing director of economics and resiliency.
Metz has over 20 years of...
Elliott Cappell Named Director of Climate Change for WSP in Canada
WSP announced that it has appointed Elliott Cappell to lead its climate change and resilience activities.
“The greatest benefit we can provide our clients when...
Ontario Announces Members of Advisory Panel on Climate Change
The advisory panel on climate change consists of experts on climate change resiliency who have experience in a variety of sectors, including the not-for-profit,...
New Study Explores Canadian Attitudes on Flooding
Increased rates of flooding are taking a toll on Canadians with 31 per cent worried they will experience flooding in the next 12 months....
Measuring Water and Climate Risk in an Uncertain World
Water is the ultimate Goldilocks product – too little and the land shrivels into desert, too much and we’re paddling.
Still, managing water flow has...
ACWWA Receives $318,000 for Climate Adaptation Project
The Government of Canada is providing $318,000 over three years to the Atlantic Canada Water and Wastewater Association (ACWWA) for a climate change adaptation...
Expert Panel Identifies Canada’s Top Climate Change Risks
An expert panel convened by the Council of Canadian Academies (CCA) has identified Canada’s top climate change risks. It has also determined that many...
Global Commission on Adaptation Meets with Leaders in Davos
Representing the Global Commission on Adaptation (GCA), Ban Ki-moon, the 8th Secretary-General of the United Nations, Kristalina Georgieva, CEO of the World Bank, and...