Extreme Weather

Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

New Climate Choices report on climate impacts to Canada’s infrastructure

October 7, 2021

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Low Carbon Resilience (LCR)

New wildfire preparedness funding available for communities

August 5, 2021

Climate Change, Economy, Extreme Weather

Smart Prosperity Institute on the high price of wildfires

July 27, 2021

Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Featured

ACT ED contributes to CBC Kids News wildfire resources

July 27, 2021

Climate Change, Extreme Weather

New agriculture resources for increasing resilience to wildfire

July 13, 2021

ACT News, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

ACT ED featured on CTV: “Scientists warn extreme heat wave may not be isolated event”

July 6, 2021

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Featured, Health Risks, Nature Based Solutions

ACT ED co-authors “Cities and Towns” chapter of Canada National Issues Report

July 6, 2021

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

New agriculture resources for extreme heat

July 5, 2021

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Low Carbon Resilience (LCR), Nature Based Solutions, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Submit Now to the City of Vancouver’s Sea2City Design Challenge!

June 24, 2021

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Low Carbon Resilience (LCR), Population Displacement, Water Governance

BC Floodplain Maps Inventory available now!

June 1, 2021

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Register now for the PCIC Pacific Climate Seminar: Informing Infrastructure

March 22, 2021

Community News, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

New Report from Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation on Flood Preparedness

February 18, 2021

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Community Events, Extreme Weather

Training Opportunity: Climate Change and Infrastructure Risk Assessment

November 3, 2020

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Sea Level Rise

(June 28) – In Our Backyard: What Climate Change in Canada Looks Like

June 28, 2019

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Water Governance

(May 28) Building climate resilience in the Okanagan: A homeowners resource guide

May 30, 2019

Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Featured, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

(Apr 30) Climate change and poor planning are fuelling more floods. Here’s what we can do about it (CBC News)

May 3, 2019

Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Energy, Extreme Weather, Featured

(Apr 11) Low Carbon Resilience: Landscape-level climate action for the 21st century

April 11, 2019

Adaptation Community, Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

(Apr 1) Canada warming at twice the global rate, leaked report finds – CBC News

April 1, 2019

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

(Mar 26) Mozambique isn’t alone. Rising sea levels threaten millions in the developing world- The Washington Post

March 27, 2019

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather

(Mar 19) Incorporation of Climate Considerations: Transportation Infrastructure Design

March 18, 2019

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, New Technologies

(Mar 12) SmartICE Sea Ice Monitoring and Information- Adapting to Climate Change Webinar

March 7, 2019

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Population Displacement

(Feb 20) We need a fresh approach to climate change migration. This is why

February 26, 2019

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

(Mar 9) Beyond Climate Film Screening

February 26, 2019

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather

(Feb 27) Information and Tools to Support Transportation Adaptation Webinar

February 13, 2019

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather

(Mar 1) Home Flood Risk Assessment Training

February 13, 2019

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Health Risks

(Feb 21) Ecosystem Restoration with Wildfire: Webinar

February 8, 2019

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

(Feb 28) The Impacts of 1.5 Degrees

February 8, 2019

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather

(Jan-Mar) BC Agriculture and Food Climate Action Initiative Workshops

January 23, 2019

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Extreme Weather

(Jan 9) A Blue-Green Scottish Future

January 17, 2019

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather

(Dec 2018) Cities Adapt to Extreme Weather

January 10, 2019

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Sea Level Rise

(Oct 29) Canada’s Platform on Disaster Risk Reduction

November 22, 2018

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

(Nov 23-30) Vancouver King Tide Photo Collection Campaign

November 20, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise

(Nov 20) Understanding Infrastructure Canada’s Climate Lens Webinar

November 15, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Energy, Extreme Weather, New Technologies

(Nov 29) The Circular Economy—A Pathway to a Sustainable Organization

November 15, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

(April 2-4) Parksville 2019: Symposium on Water Stewardship in a Changing Climate

November 15, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, New Technologies

(Nov 7) The Intersection of Financial Risk and Climate Resilience

November 2, 2018

ACT News, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

(Nov 27) Advancing Collaborative Climate Adaptation in British Columbia

November 2, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Health Risks

(Nov 16) Emergency Management in Indigenous Communities Webinar

October 30, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather

BOMA Canada 2019 Resilience Brief

October 25, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

(Nov 29) Getting Climate Ready- Adaptation Tools for Northwest Communities

October 23, 2018

ACT News, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Energy, Extreme Weather, Featured, Sea Level Rise

(Oct 4) ACT Receives Real Estate Foundation of British Columbia Fall 2018 Grant

October 5, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Energy, Extreme Weather

(Sept 27) World ‘nowhere near on track’ to avoid warming beyond 1.5C target

October 2, 2018

Adaptation Community, Biodiversity, Extreme Weather

(Sept 24) New #Stand4Forests Platform Launched

September 28, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

(Oct 10) Conservation Connections 2018

September 24, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Webinar (Oct 4): From Panama to Canada: Urban Water Sustainability & Natural Asset Planning

September 20, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Water Governance

Public Sector Accounting Board Opportunity to Comment

September 10, 2018

ACT News, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Water Governance

The Expert Panel on Prioritizing Climate Change Risks

July 11, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Extreme Weather

(Aug 24) Stewardship Roundtable 2018

July 9, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

(Oct 15-21) Global Climate Change Week

July 6, 2018

Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, Featured, Health Risks, Water Governance

Measuring Progress on Adaptation and Climate Resilience: Recommendations to the Government of Canada

June 29, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Energy, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Population Displacement, Water Governance

(June 26) Measuring Progress on Adaptation and Climate Resilience: Recommendations to the Government of Canada

June 26, 2018

Adaptation Community, Biodiversity, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

(July 12 & 13) Blue Carbon Forum

June 21, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Energy, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

(June 15) Webinar: Managing Assets for Sustainable Communities

June 11, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Water Governance

(Sept 13) Apply Now for Columbia Basin Trust Environment Grants

June 6, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Energy, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Metro Vancouver Climate 2050 – Public Dialogues

June 5, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Population Displacement, Water Governance

(June 4) Canada announces $79.21 million in development assistance for Americas

June 5, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Energy, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

Ministry of Infrastructure and Communities: The Climate Lens

June 1, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Webinar (May 28th): Getting Ready for Climate Change in Thunder Bay

May 22, 2018

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

ICLR and MEOPAR Call for Proposals- 2018 Spring Flooding

May 22, 2018

ACT News, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Featured, Water Governance

Climate Change Adaptation Governance in BC: Workshop Proceedings

May 4, 2018

Biodiversity, Extreme Weather, Featured, Population Displacement

(Aug 22) ACT on CBC’s The National

May 3, 2018

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Featured, Water Governance

ACT on CBC: Adapting to weather events and climate change

May 1, 2018

ACT News, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Have Your Say: Coastal Flood Adaptation in Surrey

March 9, 2018

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Energy, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

New Report: Climate Change and Cities

February 9, 2018

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Workshop: Understanding Risk & Resilient Drainage Networks in a Changing Climate

October 26, 2017

ACT News, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Programs, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Sea Level Rise – The Big Picture

October 3, 2017

Adaptation Community, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Webinar: The Future of Wildland Fire in Canada – Hot and Smoky?

September 25, 2017

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Water Governance

ACT Workshop at Livable Cities Forum 2017

September 1, 2017

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather

Call for Proposals: BC Wildfires

July 31, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Health Risks

Seminar: Health Impacts of Extreme Heat and Adaptation

April 9, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Summer Student Job: Flood Adaptation Research and Writing Assistant

March 22, 2017

ACT News, Climate Change, Economy, Extreme Weather, Health Risks

ACT Publication in ‘Natural Hazards’ Journal

March 16, 2017

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Comox Valley Eco-Assets Symposium

February 27, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Workshop: Floods and Drought- Tackling Wild Weather

February 13, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Energy, Extreme Weather, New Technologies

Register Now: Renewable Cities’ Global Learning Forum 2017

January 26, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Population Displacement

Upcoming Conference: Resilience 2017

January 24, 2017

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Health Risks

New Book: ‘Cities Adapt to Extreme Heat: Celebrating Local Leadership’

December 20, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Webinar: Winter Road Maintenance in a Changing Climate

December 13, 2016

ACT News, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Economy, Energy, Extreme Weather, Featured, Health Risks, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Programs, Sea Level Rise, Uncategorized, Water Governance

Climate Risk: Getting to Action | Professionals’ Perspectives on Climate Change Challenges

December 6, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Workshop: Resilient Infrastructure in a Changing Climate

November 17, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise

7th Annual National Roundtable for Disaster Risk Reduction

November 2, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

Toronto: Fifth International Conference on Climate Change Adaptation

September 28, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Extreme Weather

Hazard Change Caused by Climate Change: Report Online

July 5, 2016

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Economy, Energy, Extreme Weather, Featured, Health Risks, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Programs, Sea Level Rise, Uncategorized, Water Governance

Low Carbon Resilience: Transformative Climate Change Planning for Canada

June 27, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Fraser Basin Council Report Released: BC Floods Risky, Costly

May 30, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Alberta Government Considering Climate Change in Emergency Preparedness

May 20, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Extreme Weather

‘This Changes Everything’ Screening May 10

April 25, 2016

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Workshop: Integrating Climate Risk into Infrastructure Development

March 31, 2016

ACT News, Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

The Leaders Planning Exodus from Disappearing Shores

March 5, 2016

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Ideafest Seminar: Hotter, Drier Summers? Implications and Adaptations for BC

March 3, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

Top 5 Actions for a National Climate Plan

February 24, 2016

ACT News, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Bob Sandford’s New Book, “Storm Warning”

February 16, 2016

Adaptation Community, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Webcast: Drought-Related Tree Mortality

February 12, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

Webinar: Sea Level Rise Flood Risk Assessment and Planning Approaches

January 19, 2016

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Health Risks

Gender equity crucial in aftermath of disasters

January 6, 2016

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Extreme warm temperatures in North Pole this week

January 1, 2016

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Sponge Park: Ecosystem-Based Adaptation

December 16, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Energy, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Bill McKibben: Falling short on climate

December 14, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Vulnerable countries demand 1.5C warming limit at COP21

December 4, 2015

ACT News, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, Featured, Health Risks, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Learn more about our new book, “The Climate Nexus: Water, Food, Energy, and Biodiversity in a Changing World”

November 27, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Canada warming at twice the global rate

November 26, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Sea Level Rise: Who Should Take Responsibility in Silicon Valley?

November 22, 2015

ACT News, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Tyee article: Preparing for the next big flood

November 19, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Economy, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Webinar: Building Partnerships and Investing in Community Flood Resilience

November 19, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

We’ve set a new global monthly temperature record

November 17, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

In too deep: Gideon Mendel’s photographs of global flooding – in pictures

November 16, 2015

ACT News, Adaptation Stories, Climate Change, Economy, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

ACT ED in Tyee Article on Crescent Beach Adaptation

November 11, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Register Now- Water scarcity: a new reality on BC’s “Wet Coast?”

November 9, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Canadian Water Resources Association 2015 Conference

November 5, 2015

Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement

Indonesia is burning. So why is the world looking away?

November 2, 2015

ACT News, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Health Risks

Heatwaves – A Global Threat to Human Health and Habitation From Climate Change

November 2, 2015

ACT News, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

ACT ED on CBC Early Edition

October 29, 2015

ACT News, Adaptation Stories, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

The Twisted Fate of Northern Communities: Home of the First North American Climate Refugees

October 28, 2015

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Map Shows Where Sea Level Rise Will Drown American Cities

October 12, 2015

ACT News, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Featured, Health Risks

Register Now: Workshop on Climate Change-Induced Hazards

October 9, 2015

Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

Google Maps Now Shows You if Climate Change Will Put Your Home Underwater

September 17, 2015

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, Featured, Health Risks, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Programs, Sea Level Rise, Uncategorized, Water Governance

VALUING ECOSYSTEM GOODS AND SERVICES IN THE COLUMBIA RIVER BASIN

September 11, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Sea level rise could be faster, worse than expected: studies

September 8, 2015

Adaptation Community, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Population Displacement, Water Governance

The hungry dystopia of climate change

August 28, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Municipalities need to plan for climate change

August 24, 2015

Adaptation Community, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Today is Earth Overshoot Day – In less than 8 Months, Humanity has exhausted Earth’s budget for the year

August 13, 2015

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Deadly floods leave trail of destruction across southern Asia

August 4, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Climate Change ‘Triple Threat’ Increases Risk for Coastal Cities

July 29, 2015

ACT News, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Uncategorized

The Climate Crisis Is Starting to Create a Global Consciousness Shift by David Suzuki

July 21, 2015

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, Featured, Health Risks, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Programs, Sea Level Rise, Uncategorized, Water Governance

Paying for Urban Infrastructure Adaptation in Canada: An Analysis of Existing and Potential Economic Instruments for Local Governments

June 17, 2015

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

SFU ViPS Public Lecture: Adam Sobel (Columbia University) “Hurricane Sandy and Climate Change: Predictions and Responses”

March 2, 2015

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

New! Sea Level Rise and Extreme Precipitation Webinars

February 27, 2015

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather

Public Event: Towards Regional Resilience in the Pacific Northwest

February 19, 2015

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement

Climate Change Likely to Displace Millions

February 12, 2015

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

In major shift, Obama administration will plan for rising seas in all federal projects

January 30, 2015

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

300,000 at risk in Lower Mainland flood: experts

January 20, 2015

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

Resilient shores: After Sandy, climate scientists and architects explore how to co-exist with rising tides

January 7, 2015

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Sink or Swim: Designing for a Sea Change – Annenberg Space for Photography – Los Angeles photo exhibit report

December 29, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Water Governance

Ontario Climate Consortium E-Newsletter

December 9, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

Community flood maps

December 5, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Resilience to Extreme Weather – a Royal Society report

November 28, 2014

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

The crisis of rising sea levels Water’s Edge: a Reuters series

November 25, 2014

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather

CBC TV: Weather Gone Wild

November 20, 2014

Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

ACT ED Spoke at Rising Seas Summit

September 25, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Population Displacement

Naomi Klein says this changes everything: CBC Feature

September 24, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Climate Report Details Flood Risk to Sites in Washington

September 19, 2014

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Water Governance

PICS CLIMATE CHANGE RESEARCH SFU UBC LECTURE SERIES – Adapting to Climate Change: Global Knowledge, Local Action

September 18, 2014

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

NRCan Adaptation Platform webinar: Managing Climate Change along Canada’s Coasts

August 18, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

ICLR is hosting Free Webinars on Flood Issues

August 12, 2014

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Rising sea levels in Metro Vancouver spark open competition: Innovative solutions sought as one-metre rise around Vancouver predicted by 2100

July 28, 2014

Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Report: Climate changing more rapidly than at any point on record

July 24, 2014

Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

New reports on Fraser River flood risk released

July 15, 2014

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Creative ways cities can fight the climate change ‘slow tsunami’

July 15, 2014

Climate Change, Extreme Weather

First Announcement: APEC Climate Symposium 2014

July 15, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Climate change: Implications for employment

July 15, 2014

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

CLOUDBURST ADAPTATION: A COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS

July 11, 2014

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Featured, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Innovative Tools and Planning Methodologies Showcase Announced for the 2014 Rising Seas Summit

July 11, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Insurers zero in on flood-prone areas

July 11, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Farmers Insurance Drops Climate Change Lawsuits Against Chicago-Area Cities

June 16, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Norfolk gets evidence of climate change every high tide

June 10, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Resilience Thinking and the Future of Watersheds: POLIS webinar June 26th

June 9, 2014

Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Buyer Beware: Home Insurance, Extreme Weather and Climate Change

June 5, 2014

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Water Governance

Five Canadian cities tearing up asphalt to help reduce flash-flooding risk

June 4, 2014

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Health Risks

A risk management framework improves health systems’ resilience to high-impact weather

June 2, 2014

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Local Government Units urged to adopt science-based disaster prepared tools

June 2, 2014

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

2014 Rising Seas Summit – Sept. 2014 in NYC!

May 29, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Sea Level Rise

Rising Waters Are Spawning a New Breed of Cyborg Architecture

May 23, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Coquitlam extends setbacks in climate change preparation

May 22, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Should we try to fight rising sea levels — or abandon the coasts?

May 22, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Energy, Extreme Weather

NATURAL DISASTERS: SAVING LIVES TODAY, BUILDING RESILIENCE FOR TOMORROW

May 20, 2014

Adaptation Community, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

One Simple Idea That Could Revolutionize Wetlands Conservation in New Orleans

May 14, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Climate Change Class Action Filed By Insurers Against Cities In Chicago Region

May 12, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Lloyd’s calls on insurers to take into account climate-change risk

May 8, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Post-Sandy, Designers Are Forced to Imagine Asking People to Move

April 28, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Featured

CBC News: Extreme weather is the new normal

April 24, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Join DSF and David Suzuki for a movie night at the Rio!

April 23, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

New hurricane maps will show whether your house could drown

April 21, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Canadian economy will lose billions to climate change: report

April 21, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Bombshell: Study Ties Epic California Drought, ‘Frigid East’ To Manmade Climate Change

April 21, 2014

Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Managing risk through catastrophe insurance: Reducing the fiscal and economic impact of disasters

April 21, 2014

Extreme Weather, Featured

CFAX Interview: ACT ED Deborah Harford on WA Mudslide and Extreme Weather

April 2, 2014

Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Monster El Nino Emerging From the Depths: Nose of Massive Kelvin Wave Breaks Surface in Eastern Pacific

March 26, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

“Resilient Rhode Island Act” introduced to protect from Sea Level Rise

March 14, 2014

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Featured

ACT ED Spoke at National Symposium on Extreme Weather: Impacts, Challenges, Adaptations

March 12, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Energy, Extreme Weather, New Technologies, Water Governance

ACT Executive Director To Moderate GLOBE 2014 Food/Water Security Session

March 3, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

January 2014’s extreme weather worldwide – interactive map

February 26, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

Building resilience article by Professor Gordon McBean

February 20, 2014

Adaptation Stories, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

UNEP Two Minute Videos on Oceans: Adaptation to Sea Level Rise

February 12, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Featured, New Technologies, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

NOT WAITING FOR NOAH: New Approaches to Assessing Flood Risk

January 28, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather

Melting polar ice causing changes to jet stream?

January 16, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Health Risks

Extreme Weather: Impacts, Challenges and Adaptations

January 15, 2014

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Sea Level Rise

North Vancouver City plans for climate change floods: Flood risk for SeaBus, transit hubs

October 23, 2013

Adaptation Community, Adaptation Stories, Biodiversity, Climate Change, Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather

iSeeChange: Colorado Fruit Growers Harness Wind, Water, and Fire to Save Harvest

August 15, 2013

Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement

A Song of Flood and Fire: One Million Square Kilometers of Burning Siberia Doused by Immense Deluge

August 15, 2013

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Got Risk? New Tools for Communicating About Water, Climate and the Future, Sept.13th in Vancouver. Register today!

August 13, 2013

Adaptation Community, Climate Change, Extreme Weather, Featured, Health Risks, Sea Level Rise

Webinar by Dr. Gordon McBean: Climate Change Adaptation & Natural Disaster Resilience

August 8, 2013

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

Why Global Warming Should Keep You Awake at Night: Dr. Jennifer Francis Gives Chilling Testimony to Congress

July 29, 2013

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

High Tide on Main Street

July 29, 2013

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

Free talk: High Tide on Main Street – Vancouver, July 22nd @ 12:30

July 16, 2013

ACT News, Biodiversity, Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

News Media Feature ACT’s Fifth Report: Climate Change Adaptation and Canada’s Crops & Food Supply

July 4, 2013

ACT News, Extreme Weather, Featured, Water Governance

Bob Sandford Presentation on Loss of Stationarity: National Webinar April 16th

February 22, 2013

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Featured

ACT, POLIS, CCACoP and Zurich Present The Climate Resilience Gap: A Global Insurer’s Perspective

February 22, 2013

Extreme Weather, Uncategorized

Hurricane Sandy Expected to Cost Billions

November 7, 2012

Extreme Weather, Featured

Sandy Eyewitness Account: A New Jersey Resident Reports From Inside the Superstorm

November 2, 2012

Extreme Weather, Uncategorized

Hottest September on Record Matched This Year

October 31, 2012

Adaptation Stories, Extreme Weather, Featured, Sea Level Rise, Uncategorized

Jakarta to Complete Giant Sea Wall in 2020

October 23, 2012

Extreme Weather

Preparing for the New Normal: The Short and Long Term Costs of Drought and Wildfires

August 22, 2012

ACT News, Extreme Weather, Featured

Deborah Harford lends perspective to extreme weather events profiled on CTV News

July 6, 2012

Extreme Weather

The Use of Threatening Language to Better Prepare for Natural Disasters

April 26, 2012

Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

Turning to Architects to help us adapt: the potential of floating homes

April 12, 2012

Extreme Weather

Rising global temperatures and extreme weather: a time to act

March 31, 2012

ACT News, Extreme Weather

Leading Climate Change Experts To Gather in Vancouver to Discuss Fate of Cities Facing Rising Sea Levels

March 6, 2012

Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather

The Importance of Grain in a Changing Climate

February 19, 2012

Extreme Weather

New Approaches Required to Deal With Flooding

February 13, 2012

Extreme Weather

Climate Change Triggers Winter Cooling in Northern Hemisphere?

January 18, 2012

Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Water Related Crises Hit Food, Clothes, Car Manufacturers

October 28, 2011

Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather

Thailand Inundated With Deadly Floodwaters

October 21, 2011

Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Uncategorized, Water Governance

Multidisciplinary team led by Indiana University professor Elinor Ostrom to conduct research on impacts of climate change on water

September 23, 2011

Extreme Weather

On Flood Plain, Pondering Wisdom of Rebuilding Anew

September 6, 2011

Extreme Weather

Hurricane Irene: one of the 10 costliest catastrophes in the nation’s history

September 1, 2011

Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Is High Heat The New Normal?

July 28, 2011

Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Drought: A Creeping Disaster

July 19, 2011

Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement

When the Nile runs dry

June 21, 2011

Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Peak Coffee! How Can Adaptation to Climate Change Help?

May 31, 2011

Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Water Governance

Yangtze river drought in China points to the need for climate change adaptation planning

May 28, 2011

ACT News, Extreme Weather

Extreme Events: Adapting Infrastructure videos online

May 12, 2011

Extreme Weather

Climate Change Analysis Predicts Increased Fatalities from Heat Waves

May 11, 2011

ACT News, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

ACT Executive Director Presents at Taipei Coastal Cities at Risk Conference

April 11, 2011

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

Auditor General of Canada Stresses Need for Federal Adaptation Strategy and Action Plan

April 5, 2011

Extreme Weather

Water Damage Claims Behind Soaring Home Insurance Rates

April 1, 2011

Extreme Weather

Community Climate Adaptation Policy

March 31, 2011

Extreme Weather

The Case for State Intervention Through Public Policy

March 30, 2011

Extreme Weather

Mitigation and Adaptation

March 25, 2011

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather

ACT Policy Author Quoted on Australia’s Floods, Awarded Order of Ontario

January 24, 2011

Extreme Weather

Extreme weather – the imperative to prepare

January 11, 2011

Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Extreme weather, low water levels in NWT: ACT’s next roundtable location

October 12, 2010

Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather

Insurers’ risk management skills should be embraced by governments

September 21, 2010

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather

If there was any doubt about the need to prepare for extremes, Maclean’s is adding to the conversation

September 9, 2010

Extreme Weather

2010 Sizzles as Hottest Summer on Record So Far

July 19, 2010

Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Water Governance

Sewage Named #1 Urban Centre Contaminant by Canadian Press

July 6, 2010

Extreme Weather

Sorry Canada, we’ve had to cancel winter…

March 31, 2010

Extreme Weather, Health Risks

Deep and Prolonged Freeze in Mongolia Leaves Millions of Livestock Dead

March 29, 2010

ACT News, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Liveblogging from the UBC Resilience Symposium: Uncertain Water Supplies

March 24, 2010

Extreme Weather

“Dry ski slopes will be least of B.C.’s troubles,” reports Mark Hume

February 15, 2010

Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Swiss resort faces serious threat of flooding from glacier movement

November 20, 2009

Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise, Water Governance

Interactive map launched by UK Government shows consequences of global climate warming

October 23, 2009

ACT News, Extreme Weather

ACT’s Executive Director on The Weather Network

September 30, 2009

Extreme Weather

Australia’s worst dust storm in 70 years

September 26, 2009

Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather

India to import food as drought disrupts food supply

August 25, 2009

Extreme Weather, Population Displacement

Okanagan wildfires threaten thousands of residents in Kelowna

July 29, 2009

Extreme Weather

‘Megacryometeor’ costs Delta residents $15,000 in property damage

July 8, 2009

Biodiversity, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Caribbean Coral deaths blamed on climate change

July 3, 2009

Biodiversity, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

What’s the connection between potholes and penguins?

June 4, 2009

Extreme Weather

Unusually dry spring increases BC firefighting costs by double

June 3, 2009

Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Food security study warns of climate change impact on global food supply

May 13, 2009

Biodiversity, Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

EPA declares ‘compelling and overwhelming’ scientific evidence GHGs are harmful to humans

April 22, 2009

Extreme Weather, Health Risks

Canada’s security and climate change: Harper government missing the mark?

April 9, 2009

Extreme Weather

Back to the roots: will the food revolution gain more attention with a new US administration?

March 25, 2009

Extreme Weather, Population Displacement

Death toll in Australian wildfires rises to over 180; highlights urgent need for extreme events adaptation planning

February 13, 2009

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather

ACT co-founder Dr. Richard Lipsey featured in Globe and Mail on “creative revolution” strategies for Canada’s industrial decay

January 14, 2009

Extreme Weather, Health Risks, New Technologies, Water Governance

Australia Turns to the Sea for Drinking Water

November 9, 2008

Energy, Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

IPCC Chair Urges Action by the Media

October 20, 2008

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather

International Climate Impacts and Responses, and Imagine BC Dialogue

October 9, 2008

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather

Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change: Free Public Dialogue

October 5, 2008

ACT News, Adaptation Community, Extreme Weather

Extreme Events: Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change; Business Lucheon and Speakers Panel

October 1, 2008

Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Researchers Warn of More Floods for Scotland

September 19, 2008

Extreme Weather

New Report Gives Cities Tools to Increase Resilience

September 7, 2008

Extreme Weather, Sea Level Rise

Dutch Planning Adaptation Measures

September 3, 2008

Extreme Weather, Population Displacement, Sea Level Rise

Experts Warn that the West Coast of Africa will be Submerged by 2099

August 28, 2008

Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather

Changing Climate May Ruin Coffee Production in Uganda

July 14, 2008

Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather, Water Governance

Australia’s Murray-Darling River System May Never Recover from Drought

July 10, 2008

Extreme Weather

Climate Change Causing Insurance Rate Hikes along the US Coast

July 6, 2008

Extreme Weather, Population Displacement

Bangladesh Proposes Fund to Help Countries Combat Climate Change

July 4, 2008

Extreme Weather

Russia Recognizes Threats Global Warming Poses to Defence Infrastructure

July 2, 2008

Extreme Weather

Pangnirtung Still Suffering From Flooding

June 23, 2008

Extreme Weather, Population Displacement

UN Warns of New Refugee Crisis Fuelled by Climate Change

June 19, 2008

ACT News, Extreme Weather

ACT’s Second Meeting a Success

June 5, 2008

ACT News, Extreme Weather

ACT to Host Public Dialogue on Extreme Weather Events

May 26, 2008

Extreme Weather

Massachusetts Works with Homeowners to Elevate Coastal Houses

May 25, 2008

Extreme Weather

Cyclone Nargis Devastates Burma

May 18, 2008

Crops & Food Supply, Extreme Weather

Vineyards in Spain Embrace Adaptation

May 12, 2008

Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Population Displacement

Report Highlights the Effects of Climate Change on the BC Real Estate Industry

May 10, 2008

Extreme Weather

New Report Highlights the Risks of Climate Change to Children

May 8, 2008

Extreme Weather, Water Governance

The Prairie Provinces Will Need to Deal with Drought

April 22, 2008

Adaptation Community, Biodiversity, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, Population Displacement

AIACC Program Aims to Help Developing Countries with Adaptation

April 18, 2008

Adaptation Community, Biodiversity, Extreme Weather, Health Risks, New Technologies

Adaptation and Mitigation Must Join Forces

April 5, 2008