Canada

This report shows how Canada can meet its housing needs while keeping people safe in a changing climate. It’s the first of its kind in Canada to quantify the economic risks of building new homes in the paths of wildfires and floods.

This paper explores the barriers and opportunities related to access and use of cooling centres from both user and provider perspectives, as well as broader implications for addressing vulnerability to extreme heat in the Metro Vancouver region.

In this study, a general framework for assessing historical and projected heat-related health costs is presented and then applied to the province of Quebec (Canada).

Manitoba's Heat Alert and Response System (HARS) Guide (2024) offers recommendations for government departments, agencies and local authorities in their development or upgrading of plans tailored to their unique needs and requirements.

This paper adopts a 5R framework for nature-based coastal adaptation. It advocates proactive planning that rethinks human-coastal relationships, prioritizes resilience, and minimizes reliance on reactive solutions.

This inaugural State of Wildfires report systematically analyses fire activity worldwide, identifying extreme events from the March 2023–February 2024 fire season.

As part of its mandate under the Ontario Public Health Standards, the Durham Region Health Department (DRHD) initiated a series of climate change and health vulnerability assessments (CCHVAs) to identify current and future health impacts of climate change

This study investigated the attitudes, actions, and recommendations of older adults regarding natural hazards that pose risks in their geographic area—specifically floods, wildfires, and/or earthquakes in Canada.