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Getting a Grip on Canada’s Top Climate Cost – Municipal Flooding

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水曜日, 4月 17, 2024

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Canada’s National Risk Profile, 2023, identified that the country is not ready for flooding.

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Canada’s National Risk Profile, 2023, identified that the country is not ready for flooding.
The Check-Up tool was developed by 53 flood experts over two years, including representatives from all levels of government, and the municipal insurance provider Intact Public Entities.
Starting in 2024, they can apply for funding to reduce climate risks through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) Green Municipal Fund.
By 2030, 80% of public and municipal organizations have factored climate change adaptation into their decision-making processes.

The Canadian National Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation Convention to Take Place September 24-26, 2024 in Ottawa

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火曜日, 1月 23, 2024

Calgary, ALTA, Canada, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CALGARY, ALTA: (January 22, 2024) The Canadian National Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation Convention (CEPCA) presented by dmg events is launching its inaugural event September 24-26, 2024 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.

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Calgary, ALTA, Canada, Jan. 23, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- CALGARY, ALTA: (January 22, 2024) The Canadian National Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation Convention (CEPCA) presented by dmg events is launching its inaugural event September 24-26, 2024 at the Shaw Centre in Ottawa, Ontario.
The mission is to connect key stakeholders, private sector, government and Indigenous communities together to discuss national-level risk assessment, emergency management plans, response plans to manage disasters, climate adaptation strategies, and innovation and technology in emergency preparedness.
The Canadian National Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation Convention is anticipated to welcome over 6,000 attendees and will include an exhibition floor with over 250 exhibitors, a strategic conference, technical conference and 1,500 conference delegates.
For more information on the Canadian National Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation Convention, please visit emergencyexpo.com.

Ahead of the flames: preparing Canadian homes and communities to limit the growing risk of wildfire

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月曜日, 12月 18, 2023

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Smoke and flames triggered the evacuation of 200,000 residents and ignited nation-wide calls for large-scale investment in preventative action to create wildfire-ready homes and communities.

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Smoke and flames triggered the evacuation of 200,000 residents and ignited nation-wide calls for large-scale investment in preventative action to create wildfire-ready homes and communities.
Three Steps to a Cost-Effective FireSmart TM Home is a step-wise guide to upgrade homes to resist wildfire.
Sixty per cent of Canadian communities are vulnerable to wildfire due to their proximity to forests and grasslands.
As Simon Massé, Risk Mitigation Coordinator, SOPFEU, explains, “there is no one-size-fits-all solution to help residents and communities address their unique wildfire risks.

CJF panel to evaluate climate-solutions journalism

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木曜日, 10月 19, 2023

Climate-solutions journalism serves as a potential remedy to news avoidance, but does it truly live up to its promise?

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Climate-solutions journalism serves as a potential remedy to news avoidance, but does it truly live up to its promise?
On November 8 (12:30 p.m. EST), the Canadian Journalism Foundation (CJF), in partnership with insurer Intact Financial Corporation, will convene a panel of experts to probe the effectiveness of this approach.
This free virtual event, "Is Climate-Solutions Journalism the Solution?," will unite a panel of eminent climate journalists, academics and editors who are at the forefront of communicating the climate-crisis story to discuss how to make climate journalism more engaging and impactful.
"At a time when our planet is facing unprecedented climate challenges, it's crucial that we foster compelling and impactful climate journalism," says Natalie Turvey, CJF president and executive director.

Mobilizing nature to fight the big three: wildfire, flooding and extreme heat

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水曜日, 9月 6, 2023

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On an almost daily basis, Canadians are seeing communities consumed by wildfire, homes flooded, and vulnerable people suffering under extreme heat.

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On an almost daily basis, Canadians are seeing communities consumed by wildfire, homes flooded, and vulnerable people suffering under extreme heat.
When it comes to extreme weather, the definition of what is “green” has gone beyond an initial focus on decarbonization, to simultaneously considering climate resilience and nature.
“Solutions that work with nature not only lower risk; they can also bring many health and quality of life benefits.
They are part of a suite of “three-step” guidelines developed to help Canadians tackle flooding, wildfire and extreme heat.

Bringing physical climate risk into institutional investing

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水曜日, 7月 26, 2023

Climate Risk Matrices (CRMs) – developed by the Intact Centre – identify the top climate and extreme weather risks that affect a company’s performance, and ultimately share price.

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Climate Risk Matrices (CRMs) – developed by the Intact Centre – identify the top climate and extreme weather risks that affect a company’s performance, and ultimately share price.
Physical climate risk is impacting companies across all sectors and institutional investors need to factor these growing risks into portfolio management.
This report should catalyze action – and diminish complacency – by the majority of institutional investors who do not factor physical climate risk into portfolio management.
Visit the Intact Centre website to download the report, “Transitioning from Rhetoric to Action: Integrating Physical Climate Change and Extreme Weather Risk into Institutional Investing”.

The Heat Is On: How to protect your home and family from a lethally hot future

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火曜日, 5月 23, 2023

The guidance spells out what residents can do to keep themselves and their loved ones safe, with actions identified for both houses and apartments/condos .

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The guidance spells out what residents can do to keep themselves and their loved ones safe, with actions identified for both houses and apartments/condos .
The guidelines build on the Intact Centre’s report “Irreversible Extreme Heat: Protecting Canadians and Communities from a Lethal Future”, developed with over 60 national experts.
“Although flooding and wildfire are the most financially costly perils affecting Canadians, extreme heat is the deadliest, by far.
With extreme heat already hitting the headlines this year, Canadians have no time to spare in preparing themselves for the heat events to come.

Intact Financial Corporation publishes 2022 Social Impact & ESG Report

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木曜日, 4月 27, 2023

TORONTO, April 27, 2023 /CNW/ - Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC) today announced that its 2022 Social Impact & ESG Report – Building Resilient Communities is available at www.intactfc.com .

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TORONTO, April 27, 2023 /CNW/ - Intact Financial Corporation (TSX: IFC) today announced that its 2022 Social Impact & ESG Report – Building Resilient Communities is available at www.intactfc.com .
The report includes the 2022 public accountability statement for Intact and its applicable subsidiaries.
The 2022 Social Impact and ESG Report highlights Intact's objectives, illustrates how its financial and non-financial goals tie together, and demonstrates how the company is performing against other key societal metrics.
In 2022 alone, Intact handled over 1 million claims and paid out $11 billion to get customers back on track.

Seeking upstream solutions: new CSA Group report turns to nature to limit Canada’s costliest climate impact – flooding

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水曜日, 4月 26, 2023

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A new CSA Group report , authored by the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (University of Waterloo) , provides practical guidance for federal, provincial, local, and Indigenous governments, to tackle river flooding.

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A new CSA Group report , authored by the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (University of Waterloo) , provides practical guidance for federal, provincial, local, and Indigenous governments, to tackle river flooding.
In contrast, nature-based flood solutions provide benefits for people and nature and are often self-maintaining.
The CSA Group report, Managing Flood and Erosion at the Watershed-Scale defines how governments can support the use of nature-based solutions (NbS) to reduce flood risk.
With flood risk on the rise, and atmospheric rivers flowing stronger, the time to implement nature-based flood risk solutions is now.