The federal government recently announced a National Disaster Mitigation Program that will provide $200 million for province-initiated flood prevention and mitigation projects over the next 5 years. CCAP is pleased to see that the federal government is taking a proactive approach to dealing with the increase in severe weather events. However, the first priority should be to update flood […]
A new report examines the impact of climate change on Canada’s electricity generation and transmission sector, as well as that sector’s preparedness for climate change. Understanding Canadian Electricity Generation and Transmission Sectors’ Action and Awareness on Climate Change and the Need to Adapt
The November/December issue of ReNew Canada, a magazine focused on infrastructure, profiles CCAP and Partners for Action (a multi-sectoral initiative launched by the University of Waterloo and the Co-operators Group). The article is about how each group is tackling climate change adaptation, with a special focus on adapting urban infrastructure to reduce flooding.
The documentary “Weather Gone Wild” was aired on CBC last Thursday night and it had a clear message: extreme weather events are becoming more frequent and intense due to climate change. The documentary relied heavily on CCAP Chair Blair Feltmate to provide proof of climate change impacts and to underline the urgent need for adaptation. […]
The Fall 2014 Report of Environment and Sustainable Development Commissioner was not a flattering one for the Government of Canada. Julie Gelfand’s report showed that Canada will miss 2020 greenhouse gas emission targets and yet doesn’t have a plan for getting greenhouse gases under control. The Harper Government seems to be dragging its feet on […]
It’s time for Canada to listen to the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank and set up a carbon tax. CCAP Director Jason Thistlethwaite told the Guelph Mercury in a recent article that Canada needs to be a leader in reducing greenhouse gases. The burden of taxes should be on carbon emitters instead of incomes […]
At a seminar titled Catastrophic Loss: Fires, Floods, Explosions — What’s Next, Locusts? last week, CCAP Chair Blair Feltmate made the case for a national infrastructure adaptation program. Urban infrastructure needs to be adapted so that water from extreme weather events can be absorbed into the earth, instead of flooding the streets. Until that happens, insured and […]
The Co-operators Group and the University of Waterloo have been working together since 2013 to find ways to de-risk the Canadian residential property market from the increasingly negative impacts of overland flooding. The project, “Partners for Action: Priorities for Advancing Flood Resiliency in Canada” has involved property & casualty (P&C) insurers, government policymakers, flood risk experts, professional associations, […]
CCAP’s partners have been very busy for the last 6 months. Some projects–like Depave Paradise and the Leaders for Clean Water Program – Community Resilience Campaign–are well on their way, while others are just getting started. No matter what stage they’re in, every partner is working hard to keep things on track. Browse the profile pages […]
A video from the Aspen Ideas Exchange sums up the impact of climate change on U.S. cities nicely. Their consensus: cities, especially coastal ones, will need to become resilient to sea level rise, extreme weather, and more severe droughts and flooding. We can’t afford to rebuild every time there is a climate-related disaster so adaptation […]