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New abnormal: Climate disaster damage ‘down’ to USD$268 billion

Last year’s USD $268 billion in global disaster costs is a 12 per cent drop from the previous year, where damage passed $300 billion.


Few SMEs have plans to mitigate impacts of climate change: survey

Respondents in Canada and the U.S. said they are very or somewhat concerned about the impacts of climate change, but few have plans in place to fight it.


B.C. creates new emergency management and climate readiness ministry

North Vancouver-Lonsdale MLA Bowinn Ma has been named Minister of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness.
 
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Where media meets EM: Q&A with Glenn McGillivray

Meet Glenn McGillivray, the managing director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction who is primarily involved in running the corporate communication function of the institute. Read our Q&A with McGillivray. » Read More
 
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Greater knowledge: Q&A with Perron Goodyear

Meet Perron S. Goodyear, a disaster and emergency management professional with more than 15 years of experience in all aspects of disaster and emergency management at the local, regional and national levels. Read our Q&A with Goodyear. » Read More
 
News 
 

Oil spill in rural Kansas creek shuts down Keystone pipeline

“Our primary focus right now is the health and safety of onsite staff and personnel, the surrounding community, and mitigating risk to the environment,” a company statement said. » Read More

Saint John, N.B., to spend $30M on flood resilience

A series of infrastructure projects aim to increase the city’s resilience to flooding, funded in part by the federal Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund. » Read More

P.E.I. community to review disaster response plan post-Fiona

Emergency management officials in Three Rivers, P.E.I., are conducting a review of their response plan after identifying areas of improvement following Hurricane Fiona. » Read More
 
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Feb. 7-8, 2023
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