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About the Intact Centre
The Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation (Intact Centre) is an applied research centre with a national focus within the Faculty of Environment at the University of Waterloo. The Intact Centre works with homeowners, communities, governments and businesses to identify, and reduce, the impacts of extreme weather and climate change.
To this end, the centre is an incubator of new adaptation ideas, conducting research, knowledge mobilization and promoting initiatives aimed at de-risking the negative impacts of a changing climate and extreme weather, such as extreme heat, wildfire and flooding.
The establishment of the Intact Centre was made possible through the leadership, vision, and generosity of Intact Financial Corporation, a long-time partner and donor to the University of Waterloo particularly supporting climate adaptation. In November 2015, Intact announced a gift directed in support of the centre’s mission and goals.
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Recent Outputs
A Flood Risk Check – Up for Canadian Municipalities: Tackling Flooding Together
By Joanna Eyquem and Mélie Monnerat
The Municipal Flood Risk Check-Uphas been developed to support Canadian municipalities in better preparing for heavy rainfall, river, and coastal flooding. It is a self-assessment questionnaire with 50 questions designed to assess potential flood hazards (flood exposure), and implementation of actions to reduce flood risks (flood preparedness).
The new report A Flood Risk Check-Up For Canadian Municipalities: Tackling Flooding Together provides all the background information on our new Municipal Flood Risk Check-Up tool, such as how it was developed, how it is organized, and why it is needed in Canada now.
Read the press release.
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