Canada's national climate adaptation strategy will tie federal infrastructure transfers to the provinces to projects that include adaptation efforts.
A house sits on high ground among flooded farmland in Abbotsford, B.C., on Wednesday, December 1, 2021. The final version of Canada's plan to make communities more resilient to the effects of climate change will be released today.
The strategy was finalized Tuesday, at a time when most Canadians have already directly experienced the changing weather patterns of global warming. Natural Resources Canada said the cost of fighting wildfires has exceeded $1 billion in six of the last 10 years. The cost of this year is not known, but a record area of land has burned already in the first six months.
Blair Feltmate, head of the Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation at the University of Waterloo, said the strategy rightly lists fires, floods and heat as the biggest risks, noting the first two are the most costly and the third the most deadly. The plan separates action into several different categories including disaster resilience, health and well-being, nature and biodiversity, infrastructure and the economy. It includes specific targets and timelines, including the new requirements coming for federal infrastructure and disaster aid.
Also in 2026, climate change resiliency will be factored into the three national codes for buildings, electricity and highway and bridge design.
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