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Global natural disasters cost US$520 billion in losses every year, poor disproportionately affected: study
November 15, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterThe impact of extreme natural disasters is equivalent to a global US$520 billion loss in annual consumption, forcing some 26 million people into poverty each year, a new report from the World Bank and the Global Facility for Disaster Reduction…
UN report: Human footprint ‘increasingly visible’ in climate
November 8, 2016 Karl Ritter - THE ASSOCIATED PRESSMARRAKECH, Morocco – Hot and wild and with an “increasingly visible human footprint” – that’s how the U.N. weather agency sums up the global climate in the past five years. In a report released Tuesday at international climate talks in…
Barely passable grade on flood preparedness demands immediate action: report
October 31, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterAll 10 Canadian provinces and Yukon are not making the grade when it comes to flood preparedness, signalling the need for change, including not allowing municipalities to override provincial or territorial direction on development in flood-prone areas, argues a new…
Canadian business leadership critical to reducing climate and other natural disaster risks, PwC Canada says
October 7, 2016 by Canadian UnderwriterCanadian business leadership is crucial to reducing the risks from climate and other natural disasters, PwC Canada said on Friday. That day, PwC convened a group of private and public sector leaders to discuss the case for Canadian businesses to…
Testing the Waters
September 3, 2016 Blair Feltmate, Head, Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of WaterlooThe average cost of a basement flood claim in Canada in 2014 was a hefty $20,537. With severe weather continuing, related flooding and the associated costs are sure to continue absent preventive measures being taken. Those measures will be put to the test as part of the first pilot project of the Home Adaptation Assessment Program.
Ontario Chamber of Commerce urges province to delay carbon cap and trade program
May 13, 2016 Allison Jones - THE CANADIAN PRESSTORONTO – The Ontario Chamber of Commerce is urging the provincial government to delay the implementation of its cap-and-trade plan for one year, saying key questions remain unanswered. The plan to reduce greenhouse gas emissions is set to take effect…