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The IBC reports that the insurance industry has long advocated to governments at all levels for adequate funding to renew municipal sewer and surface water infrastructure and commits to expanding its public advocacy efforts...

Henry David Venema, IISD's Director of Sustainable Natural Resources Management and Water Innovation Centre looks at what lessons Manitoba's 2009 Red River flood offers and discusses how building resilience to future floods requires that we make a

'If the Greenland melt continues to accelerate, we could see significant impacts this century on the northeast U.S. coast from the resulting sea level rise' says scientist Aixue Hu...

This report builds on international efforts over the past decade to develop more gender-sensitive approaches to disaster risk management. It addresses recent initiatives by researchers, practitioners and policy makers to promote gender mainstreaming.

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ICLR research paper series - no. 31

This paper discusses the implications of climate change for natural hazards that threaten Canada’s cities, explores the expected impacts of this changing hazard variable and identifies strategies for adaptation that

A study suggests that extreme weather events in the Arctic will become more common as the winter ice cover retreats, with potentially severe consequences for human activity...

Leslie John Walling, Coordinator of the Fund, described this new regional facility as 'responsive, results-based and community centred'...

A variety of factors can cause emergencies, such as natural disasters or man-made disasters. Whatever the cause, Public Safety Canada works to reduce their impact.

Learn more about what Public Safety Canada is doing in the following areas:

* Disaster