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The Municipal Flood Risk Check-Uphas been developed to support Canadian municipalities in better preparing for heavy rainfall, river, and coastal flooding. It is a self-assessment questionnaire with 50 questions designed to assess potential flood hazards (flood exposure), and implementation of actions to reduce flood risks (flood preparedness).
The new report A Flood Risk Check-Up For Canadian Municipalities: Tackling Flooding Together provides all the background information on our new Municipal Flood Risk Check-Up tool, such as how it was developed, how it is organized, and why it is needed in Canada now.
Read the press release here.
About the Intact Centre
The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (Intact Centre) is an applied research centre with a national focus within the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo. The Intact Centre works with homeowners, communities, governments and businesses to identify, and reduce, the impacts of extreme weather and climate change.
To this end, the centre is an incubator of new adaptation ideas, conducting research, knowledge mobilization and promoting initiatives aimed at de-risking the negative impacts of a changing climate and extreme weather, such as extreme heat, wildfire and flooding.
The establishment of the Intact Centre was made possible through the leadership, vision, and generosity of Intact Financial Corporation, a long-time partner and donor to the University of Waterloo particularly supporting climate adaptation. In November 2015, Intact announced a gift directed in support of the centre’s mission and goals.
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Recent Outputs
Wildfire-Ready: Practical Guidance to Strengthen the Resilience of Canadian Homes and Communities
By Dr. Anabela Bonada, Dr. Blair Feltmate, and Cheryl Evans
New easy-to-follow synthesis of best practice guidance developed primarily by the National Research Council Canada, and FireSmartTM Canada, a national program operated by the Canadian Interagency Forest Fire Centre that has been helping communities improve their wildfire resilience for 30 years. The report consolidates two plain language, image-based infographics, designed to accelerate implementation of practical actions: Three Steps to a Cost-Effective FireSmart™ Home and Three Features of a Wildfire-Ready Community.
Read the press release.
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Offer your Support
Contact Anabela Bonada, Manager, for ways to get involved with the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at Intact.Centre@uwaterloo.ca.