Tag: climate change

Canada Needs a National Strategy to Address Flood Risk

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When Water Canada published a story on the top seven water stories for 2016, the authors highlighted the federal government’s commitment to new funds...

Urbanization Effect on Hydrology

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Changing atmospheric temperatures are forcing changes in the water cycle—higher evaporation rates, more frequent and intense rainstorms, and less precipitation as snow. Together these...

Kawartha Lakes Develops Climate Change Response Plan

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Yesterday, the city of Kawartha Lakes Council formally launched the Kawartha Lakes Healthy Environment Plan. Since 2016, the City has been working with Partners for...

Van. Announces Chief Resilience Officer, Resilient Cities Initiative

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On Wednesday, Gregor Robertson, Mayor of Vancouver, announced its partnership with 100 Resilient Cities and with representatives from 100 Resilient Cities (100RC) – pioneered...

OMERS & Kuwaiti Consortium Purchase Stake in Thames Water

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Borealis Infrastructure, the infrastructure investment manager for OMERS, which is the pension plan for Ontario’s municipal employees, has formed a consortium with a Kuwaiti...

Risk Reduction Summit Tackles Regional Climate Change Preparedness

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The Fifth Regional Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction in the Americas (RP17) concluded this week, which focused on regional policies for preventing natural and...

Global Water Forum on Climate and Water Policy

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As World Water Day on March 22nd approaches, water leaders around the world are planning next steps in global water and climate policy and...

Canada Releases New Floodplain Mapping Framework

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In Canada, overland flooding costs the Canadian economy more than any other kind of natural hazard. It is the single largest draw on the...

Experimenting With Green Laneways in Toronto

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The City of Toronto has more than 2,400 publicly owned laneways. These back alleys, that run throughout the city, behind our streets, connecting our...

Extreme Weather and Sea Level Change Increase Threefold

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Organizations representing the actuarial profession in Canada and the United States launched the Actuaries Climate Index (ACI), which has found that incidents of extreme...

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