Archive for March 2025
Announcement: Call for Participation in the Development and Review of the Coastal Project Options Appraisal Guide
Announcement: Call for Participation in the Development and Review of the Coastal Project Options Appraisal Guide The Climate Risk Institute (CRI), in collaboration with DHI, the Natural Assets Initiative (NAI), and with funding support from the Standards Council of Canada (SCC), proudly announces the development of a Publicly Available Specification (PAS) for coastal project options…
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March 18, 2025 Le français suit An Informational Session on the National Assessment Process Call for Authors The Government of Canada has launched its next National Assessment Process. Canada in a Changing Climate is a multi-year, collaborative initiative delivering a series of authoritative reports that assess how and why Canada’s climate is changing; the impacts…
Read MoreSteph Gagnon, MEDes, RPP, MCIP
Steph is the President of the Climate Risk Institute. She is an accomplished business leader and an award-winning professional planner dedicated to leading sustainability and climate initiatives. Her expertise lies in strategic leadership, sustainability and climate planning, collaboration and engagement, capacity-building, and governance. Steph’s commitment to fostering a culture of collaboration and continuous improvement will…
Read MoreErik Sparling, B.A.(Sc), M.A
Erik is Vice President of the Climate Risk Institute. He has 15 years’ experience providing and overseeing delivery of research, analysis, training, and decision-support services for the management of climate-related risks across various infrastructure and natural resource sectors. He has delivered these services as Policy Advisor at the National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy…
Read MoreOPPI/ORCCA/CRI – Adaptation Planning Guide Release
The Climate Change and Planning section equips planners with an overview of essential knowledge about the impacts of climate change in Ontario. It provides a foundational insight into the role that planners and planning practice play in advancing adaptation, and important legislative frameworks and policies to enable adaptation planning interventions in the province. The Climate…
Read MoreJoanna Eyquem PGeo. ENV SP. SWEM. CEnv.
Joanna is Vice President of the Climate Risk Institute. She is an internationally-recognized and accomplished leader, with over 25 years of national and international experience in climate adaptation and nature-based solutions. Joanna’s areas of expertise include reducing flooding, river and coastal erosion, and extreme heat risk, in particular working with nature and the financial…
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