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Toward a National Adaptation Strategy for Canada- Key insights from global peers
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This report discusses Canada’s federal government' new climate plan which will require careful thought, dedicated resourcing, and an approach tailored to Canada’s governance structure and adaptation needs.
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This research sought to evaluate the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on Canadian pharmacists and pharmacy services and to identify frontline pharmacists’ roles and pharmacy services during the early phase of the COVID-19 pandemic. The study was a

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This report provides a national perspective on how climate change is impacting our communities, environment and economy, and how we are adapting. Although dealing with the COVID-19 pandemic has dominated the world’s attention, the issue of climate change

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This report estimates the impacts of the National Research Council’s National Guide for Wildland-Urban Interface (WUI) Fires (“the National WUI Guide” or “the Guide”) through the ratio of the avoided future losses to the capital and maintenance costs

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This contribution to the GAR Special Report on Drought 2021 is a case study on the 2017 drought in the Canadian Prairies, which was notable because of its rapid onset and severe intensification. Conditions quickly deteriorated due to an early snow melt.
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Risk communications as part of the Local Resilience Capability is the focus of this week’s Manchester Briefing (Issue 37). The briefing explores the communication of risk before and during emergencies, and identify how two-way communications are central to local resilience capabilities.
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This week’s Manchester Briefing summarises a further eight COVID-19 research topics, within three areas: Communities; Systems; Recovery, Renewal, Resilience Frameworks. These projects will contribute to an overarching project. The briefing share COVID-19

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This week’s Manchester Briefing details some COVID-19 topics that are being worked on across three research areas: Communities; Systems; Recovery, Renewal, Resilience Frameworks. The briefing summarises six research topics and details how these aim to enhance understanding of Recovery, Renewal, Resilience in the context of COVID-19.

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