The Intact Centre on Climate Change Adaptation, a partnership with Intact Financial Corporation and the University of Waterloo, has researchers examining ways to help homeowners, communities, and businesses reduce risks associated with climate change and extreme weather events, and safeguard their homes and businesses. Led by researcher Blair Feltmate, chair of the Climate Change Adaptation Project (CCAP), this nationwide initiative is working to protect Canadians from catastrophic losses, saving them billions of dollars in damages. It will be carried out in 20 locations in Alberta, British Columbia, Nova Scotia, Ontario, and Quebec.
The projects showcase how communities can adapt so that extreme weather results in fewer and less substantial losses. It is the intention that the projects will be ultimately replicated in communities across the country.
