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climate adaptation
Integrating disaster risk, resilience into broader systems key to unlocking climate adaptation abilities
October 13, 2017 by Angela StelmakowichA systemic disconnect between material natural disaster risk, asset valuation and infrastructure investment demands that disaster risk and resilience be integrated into broader financial, accounting and reporting systems, David Greenall, senior director of sustainable business solutions for PwC Canada, told…
Climate adaptation investment has ‘long-lasting and substantial impact:’ Intact VP
April 5, 2017 Greg Meckbach, Associate EditorBuilding infrastructure to reduce weather-related losses can benefit society for generations, but the problem of climate change is “so global and complex” that there will always be more work required, insurance company executives suggested Wednesday at a conference in Toronto.…
Standards Council of Canada, Intact Centre on Climate Adaption to study flood resiliency for new residential communities
March 31, 2017 by Canadian UnderwriterThe Standards Council of Canada (SCC) and the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (Intact Centre) at the University of Waterloo have announced that they are joining forces to develop a new report on best practices for making new residential communities…