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📢 Register today for the Western Flood Mapping Conference on February 19, 2025! Don’t miss this opportunity to share knowledge, experience, and innovative approaches to flood mapping in Canada. Join Natural Resources Canada (NRCan) and ClimateWest to discuss and address key challenges concerning flood hazard mapping methodologies specific to Western provinces and territories. Why attend? ✅ Gain insights into the latest advancements and challenges from leading flood mapping professionals ✅ Network with government practitioners and industry experts ✅ Contribute to harmonizing best practices across Western Canada This event is free to attend and space is limited. Register soon to avoid disappointment! 📅 Event details: https://lnkd.in/g9CiTdQM ✍ Register: https://lnkd.in/gpqyfkhf #ClimateAdaptation #Flooding #FloodMapping

🚨 Happening today! 🚨 Flooding is Canada's most expensive climate hazard. Join this webinar to discover practical tools to strengthen your community’s climate resilience. In this webinar, you'll learn: ✅ What national standards and guides can strengthen your municipal climate adaptation plans ✅ Practical steps for incorporating these standards into municipal bylaws and policies ✅ Real-world examples of municipalities that have successfully used these standards to mitigate climate risks Register 👇 #ClimateResilience #Flooding #CDNmunis

🧩 What do communities need to develop a climate adaptation plan? Using climate data projections to identify risks, vulnerabilities and opportunities is a key piece of the puzzle. However, using socio-economic and ecological data alongside climate data will build a more complete picture of your community. Our latest guide, Beyond Climate, helps communities identify and find this data. Prepared by the International Institute for Sustainable Development, this practical tool helps users find existing data from easily accessible sources, specific to #Alberta, #Saskatchewan, and #Manitoba. 📗 Beyond Climate Guide: https://lnkd.in/ga-FrCNy Not sure how socio-economic and ecological data can help you?   Check out our blog to understand more about socio-economic and ecological data and how we can use it as part of a holistic approach to adaptation planning. 💻 Beyond Climate Blog: https://lnkd.in/ge8ATcgw

In this 'Meet a Climate Service Provider' series, you will meet a few of the people who work with the partner organizations of ClimateData.ca. We hope you get a better sense of what they do and what drives their work. Meet Elizabeth Shearer, MBA (Liz), Network Coordinator, ClimateWest Tell us about your job: “My role is to connect people in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba with relevant, meaningful, and accessible climate adaptation resources. If you want to be prepared for our changing climate and build a more resilient future, I can connect you with the right people, and help you find resources and climate data to develop a robust climate adaptation plan.” What is a myth you’d like to bust about climate services? “The myth I’d like to bust is that “Taking action and preparing for the effects of climate change is too expensive.” The reality is that the cost of inaction is much higher. Also, we know that for every $1 spent on adaptation investment today will return $15 in both direct and economy-wide benefits (Ness, 2023 https://lnkd.in/ewcVNJEz). Win-win!” What’s one thing you wish more people knew about climate data? “There are so many free tools and data sets to use to understand how your region is experiencing climate change impacts now and into the future. Knowledge is power!” What drives you to work in a field related to climate change? “I have been involved in environmental movements, education efforts and community capacity building in the environmental sector throughout my career, and I know it can be a heavy space to work in when the future can feel so daunting. I have a renewed motivation to create a more sustainable future since the birth of my daughter. I know that by adapting well to a changing climate, we can create more livable cities and happier healthy communities in the process for ourselves and future generations.” Learn more about ClimateWest here: https://climatewest.ca/

📢 Register Now: Climate Ready Infrastructure Service (CRIS) Registration is now open for the Climate Ready Infrastructure Service (CRIS), a new project facilitated by the Canadian Urban Institute and supported by ClimateWest as project delivery partner in the Prairie provinces, that connects local governments with leading climate experts to implement low-carbon infrastructure across Canada. This service offers financial compensation and professional development for independent contractors and firms, while providing local governments with decision-making support for climate-resilient infrastructure projects. Local governments and climate experts are invited to register to collaborate on projects that advance both climate resilience and low-carbon solutions. Visit the CRIS website to learn more and register: https://lnkd.in/ghnMW58d ClimateWest is proud to be supporting the delivery of this project in Alberta, Saskatchewan, and Manitoba. The Roster of Climate and Infrastructure Experts is funded by the Government of Canada as part of the Climate Toolkit for Housing and Infrastructure (CTHI).

ClimateWest, along with our project partner Re.Climate , is thrilled to be among the projects funded by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)'s Climate Change Adaptation Program! The Climate Ready Prairies project will equip municipalities, businesses, Indigenous communities, and other organizations with the tools to effectively communicate and engage with their communities on climate adaptation investment and action. Stay tuned for more details in the coming months! #ClimateResilience #ClimateAdaptation

Regenerative agriculture in the #Prairies serves as a crucial tool for not only mitigating #climate change, but also for adapting to the increasingly extreme weather events resulting from it. 🌾 This free, half day event expores how to make an investment case for regenerative agriculture and food systems and what it means to take a systems approach. 📅 Tuesday, December 10 @ 11:00 AM CT 👇 Register #RegenerativeAgriculture #ClimateResilience

🏆 Nominations are now open for the 34th Annual Emerald Awards! 🏆 The Emerald Awards showcase the organizations, projects, and individuals across Alberta working to address environmental challenges and build a more resilient and sustainable future. These environmental awards are the only program in Canada to recognize environmental excellence across a diverse range of sectors. Emerald Award recipients receive: 🟢 A $1,500 grant 🟢 A custom sustainable trophy 🟢 Provincial recognition 🟢 A feature in the Emerald Documentary Series Nominations close February 10, 2025. Learn more 👇 https://lnkd.in/gqanT9qR Alberta Emerald Foundation

ICYMI ✨ M6: Advanced Climate Data for Canada now available on ClimateData.ca! ✨ ClimateData.ca recently launched the M6 dataset, which provides deeper insights and more accuracy to climate projections. Find out how M6 data can support more robust decision-making when planning for our changed and changing climate. 👇 #ClimateResilience

⏰ Happening tomorrow! Don't forget to register for this webinar to discover how municipalities are finding the value in natural infrastructure alongside traditional grey options for water services. Hosted by IISD and Natural Infrastructure on the Canadian Prairies the panelists will provide successful project examples of the return on investment for natural infrastructure projects, plus the tools, processes, and evidence needed to recognize and champion the value of natural infrastructure. Register now and learn more about the webinar: https://lnkd.in/gF28mbsT