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PIEVC Webinar: Leveraging information from climate scenarios for robust infrastructure planning
Presenter: Trevor Murdock, Manager of Data and Products at Canadian Centre for Climate Services This webinar addressed the common question that comes up during risk assessments: “which climate change scenario should I pick?”. A brief refresher on climate change scenarios in use on climate change data portals was followed by an overview of the current…
Read MoreWebinar: Risk and Return on Investment Tool (RROIT)
Moderator: Kirsten MacMillan, B.A.Sc., B.A., E.I.T., Climate and Engineering Analyst, Climate Risk Institute (CRI) Presenters: Christine Zimmer, M.Sc (Eng), P.Eng. Chief Specialist, Watershed Projects Division, Credit Valley Conservation Authority (CVC) Kerri Robinson, P.Eng, Water Resources Engineer, EOR Description: The Risk and Return on Investment Tool (RROIT) is a multi-flood hazard decision-support tool that helps municipalities,…
Read MoreOnline Training for agricultural producers, stewardship organizations, and conservation authorities in the Grey, Bruce, and Huron counties
The Climate Risk and Resiliency Training Collaborative, presented by Climate Risk Institute (CRI) with support from Ontario Agri-Food Research Initiative (OAFRI) will be hosting three training sessions in January. The sessions are tailored specifically for agricultural producers, organizations, and conservation authorities in the Grey, Bruce, and Huron counties and will cover a variety of topics…
Read MoreTransportation: Adapting to a Changing Climate Webinar Series
Transport Canada’s Transportation: Adapting to the Changing Climate Webinar Series communicates and advances climate change adaptation knowledge, understanding, and capacity in Canada’s transportation sector. Les présentations sont en anglais seulement Webinar 1: What the ISO14090 standard means for building climate resilience in Canada’s transportation sector February 13, 2023 Presenter: Professor John Dora, University of Birmingham The…
Read MoreWebinar: Ontario Chapter of Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Report
Wednesday, August 17, 2022 12:00pm – 1:30pm EDT This webinar will follow the official release of the Ontario Chapter of the Regional Perspectives Report. Hear directly from the authors about how climate change is affecting Ontario, and how communities and sectors are increasingly taking action to adapt. The Regional Perspectives Report, led by Natural Resources Canada, provides an overview…
Read MorePIEVC Webinar Series: Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk Assessments for Infrastructure
The PIEVC Program Alliance is pleased to announce the launch of the PIEVC Practitioner’s Network through the upcoming Climate Change Vulnerability and Risk Assessment Infrastructure Webinar Series and Global Forum. The Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC) Protocol was developed to assist engineers in factoring climate change impacts into plans for design, operation, and maintenance…
Read MoreBuilding Adaptation Skills for a Changing Climate Webinar Series!
In 2022/23 the Building Regional Adaptation Capacity and Expertise (BRACE) Program led by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), hosted a webinar series focused on sharing experiences on how to build climate change adaptation skills. The webinars series featured the results of over 20 co-funded projects. The key objectives of the webinar series was to: 1) present…
Read MoreWebinar: Nature-Based Climate Change Adaptation Tools for Coastal Communities
Friday, May 27, 2022 from 1 – 2pm EST Join Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Platform Webinar Series for these two presentations. Making Room for Movement Framework: Building Resilience to Climate Change Impacts Along Canada’s Atlantic Coast. Coastal communities in Atlantic Canada are at risk from the impacts of climate change, notably sea level rise, tidal…
Read MoreWebinar: Get to Know the New Canadian Center for Climate Service’s Interactive Map of Adaptation Actions
March 25, 2022 Decision-makers and adaptation practitioners across Canada have identified the need for accessible examples of climate change adaptation actions, from others that have faced similar issues, as a key tool when incorporating climate change considerations into their work. The new Map of Adaptation Actions aims to address this need by providing interactive, one-stop-shop…
Read MoreWebinar: Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI)’s Forest Management Standard
March 30, 2022 The Sustainable Forestry Initiative (SFI) is an organization committed to improving the practice of forestry on all forestlands in North America. The most recent revisions to their “SFI Forest management standard (2022)” included 2 new objectives titled that are focused significantly on forest management adaptation to climate change. Climate Smart Forestry (Objective…
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