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Friday, August 20, 2021

Researcher Spotlight Series: Exploring the use of property buyouts as a climate change adaptation tool

Shaieree Cottar is a PhD Student in the department of Geography and Environmental Management. She is researching the emergent role of property buyouts as a climate adaptation tool in Canadian municipalities. Her work intersects the areas of climate policy, disaster risk reduction and managed retreat.

Truro, Nova Scotia
Tuesday, October 1, 2019

Setting a new precedent: Dyke realignment and managed retreat facilitate coastal climate adaptation in Truro, Nova Scotia

How should coastal communities in Nova Scotia cope with increased sea level rise and extreme flooding? This question motivated community members, property owners, Indigenous communities and governments to realign a section of Nova Scotia's North Onslow dyke in order to strengthen resilience to natural hazards and mitigate future flood risks.

A flooded street in Toronto
Friday, February 16, 2018

Takeaways from CatIQ's Canadian Catastrophe Conference

Earlier this month, Jason Thistlethwaite—Lead of the Canadian Coastal Resilience Forum—attended CatIQ’s Canadian Catastrophe Conference (C4) held in Gatineau, Quebec.

C4 gathers perspectives across the government, academia, for- and non-profit sectors to discuss strategies on how to prepare, respond and recover from natural and man-made disasters.