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Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction to host workshop on climate data on Nov. 13


October 30, 2015   by Canadian Underwriter


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The Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR) will be hosting a workshop in November on the current state and availability of climate data.

The presentation will describe the current state and availability of climate data in Ontario

The presentation will describe the current state and availability of data in the province, “which is an illustrative case typical of most Canadian jurisdictions,” said information from ICLR. The forum will be held on Friday, Nov. 13 from 10 a.m. to 11:30 a.m. in the ICLR boardroom at 20 Richmond Street East, Suite 210 in Toronto. Participants are welcome to attend in person or join by Webex (password: Ness).

The forum will feature Ryan Ness, senior manager of research and development at the Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA). Ness is responsible for developing policy and technical solutions that allow the Authority to fulfill its water resources and ecological conservation mandate in the face of new and emerging challenges, including climate change. Ness is a professional engineer with 16 years experience, 12 of which have been with the TRCA. He is currently pursuing a PhD in sustainability studies at the University of Waterloo.

The ICLR information notes that preparing for the anticipated effects of climate change intuitively suggests the need for the best possible understanding and quantification of those effects. However, it can be challenging for practitioners to navigate the world of climate data. “Not only can it be difficult to obtain information about our past and future climate and to discern which of the many sources should be used, but it is also a challenge to understand the limitations of the data and how it can be used appropriately and defensibly,” the information said.

Besides describing the current state and availability of climate data in Ontario, the forum will also outline the many sources of historic and future climate data, along with a discussion about the pitfalls of pursuing precision in climate data when its application is inherently uncertain.

RSVP: Tracy Waddington

Webex: https://iclr.webex.com/iclr/onstage/g.php?MTID=e1fdffa44f60b28e26882ddb406d82923

Password: Ness

Conference Call number:

Local: 416-343-2657

Toll free: 1-866-440-8938

Conference ID: 1712397#


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