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Policies and plans

Manitoba Heat Alert and Response System Guide – 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.
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Documents and publications

Reimagining nature-based coastal adaptation: A nested framework

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.
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Documents and publications

State of wildfires 2023–2024

This inaugural State of Wildfires report systematically analyses fire activity worldwide, identifying extreme events from the March 2023–February 2024 fire season.
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Climate change made 2023 wildfire conditions in Canada three times as likely, study finds

In Canada, human influences roughly tripled the chances of the hot, dry conditions that contributed to extreme fires there.
Yale Climate Connections
Australian native performing traditional ritual with fire.
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Indigenous guardians critical to Canada’s wildfire response, say experts

As Canada concludes what will be its second-largest wildfire season in two decades, experts and front-line responders are urging policy-makers to enable First Nations participation in firefighting operations.
The Energy Mix
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Wet winters: A false lullaby against wildfires

Many media articles and broadcasts report that the wet winter of 2023 to 2024 contributed to the magnitude and ferocity of the California fires, but why would a wet winter be a catalyst for spring, summer and autumn wildfires?
Dryad Networks
Research briefs

Impacts of heatwaves on river flows to change rapidly under climate change, new SFU research

Climate change will cause heatwaves to impact river flows later into autumn and earlier in spring, amplifying the role extreme heat will play in shaping Canadian water resources, according to new SFU research.
Simon Fraser University
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Jasper’s wildfire recovery is challenged by its unique land classification and the approaching winter

Less visible, but nonetheless important, challenges facing disaster recovery in Jasper are unfolding policy dilemmas related to a very nuanced land tenure situation.
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