Partners for Action is pleased to announce the launch of the French FloodSmart Canada website. FloodSmart Canada is extending its reach to more Canadians with a French version of the site.
Visit FloodSmart Canada in French or English to find numerous flood-related resources and information!
A recent survey of Canadian homeowners led by the Interdisciplinary Centre on Climate Change (IC3) and Partners for Action (P4A) at the University of Waterloo demonstrates that, in general, Canadians are not aware of their flood risks and are unprepared for flooding events. The survey results shine light on this lack of risk awareness and stress the importance of developing better flood management policy in Canada.
Link: Flood Risk & Homeowner Awareness
Read more: Connecting Flood Risk and Homeowner Awareness (PDF)
Partners for Action is taking action to better educate and prepare Canadians for floods with the recent launch of our new website: FloodSmart Canada. FloodSmartCanada was launched in the fall of 2016 with its primary goal of helping Canadians prepare for floods and the associated risks.
We're looking for partners and funders for investigations and engagement activities focused on one or a combination of the following themes:
Partners for Action's latest report "At the Front Lines of Flood: How Prepared are Ontario Communities?" was released today. Learn more about At the Front Lines of Flood.
Listen to Shawna's interview with Eric Drozd on 570News (MP3).