Communities and Organizations
Communities play an important role in flood preparedness and response. They notify residents about flooding and inform residents about how and when to prepare and respond. Communities, including municipalities and emergency response personnel share safety tips and other important information to improve people’s awareness and preparedness.
Organizations Working on Floods
Many of the programs shown here provide critical information, share knowledge, and support collaborative efforts to protect communities before, during and after flooding events. We are working to provide links to all groups working on floods and climate change adaptation across the country. Please see below for examples of these groups and their work, and if you would like to add your group, please click here.
*Please note that FloodSmart Canada and Partners for Action do not take responsibility for the verification of the services and information identified below.
Adaptation Library – Resources for climate adaptation
The Adaptation Library provides users with access to relevant tools, products and information related to climate adaptation in Canada and abroad.
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Adaptation to Climate Change (ACT) ACT explores the risks of climate change and opportunities for sustainable adaptation. To do so, ACT connects leading experts with industry, community and government decision-makers.
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If you would like to know more about how you can reduce your risks, click here for a list of flood preparedness and recovery resources by province.
Flood Resilience, Vulnerability, and Risk Assessment Tools
We are working to provide a complete list of resilience, vulnerability, and risk assessment tools related to flood and climate change adaptation. Please see below for examples of these tools, and if you’d like to add a tool, click here.
The Canadian Coalition for Green Health Care
– The Health Care Facility Climate Change Resiliency Toolkit
Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment
–Tools for Climate Change Vulnerability Assessments for Watersheds
The Canadian Institute of Planners
– Climate Change Adaptation Planning: a Nunavut Toolkit
Insurance Bureau of Canada
– Municipal Risk Assessment Tool
Engineers Canada
– Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC)
Federation of Canadian Municipalities
– Adaptation Planning Guides
– Adapting to Climate Change: A Risk Based Guide for Local Governments
– Climate Scenarios and Projections
– Local Government Adaption Strategies
– Local Governments and Adaptation
– Risk Management and Assessment Tools
Government of Canada
– Emergency Management Organizations
Natural Resources Canada
– Adapting to Climate Change : An Introduction for Canadian Municipalities
Justice Institute of British Columbia
– Aboriginal Disaster Resilience Planning Rural Disaster Resilience Planning
Province of New Brunswick
– New Brunswick’s Flood Risk Reduction Strategy
Toronto and Region Conservation Authority (TRCA)
– TRCA Real Time Gauging Network