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Following the devastating Southern Alberta Flood, Calgary has contributed $150 million to reduce flood risk by using more sophisticated weather monitoring tools, building flood-resistant gates, evaluating land use regulations and education programs, building permanent flood barriers, and managing water levels, among other initiatives.
This review considers the environmental conditions leading up to and during the Horse River wildfire that started on 1 May 2016 outside Fort McMurray, Alberta, evaluates the readiness and level of preparedness prior to its occurrence, and evaluate
This report of a Post-Incident Assessment provides a review of the Government of Alberta’s support to stakeholders, emergency social services, and community evacuations during the May 2016 Wood Buffalo Wildfire and its aftermath.
Southern Alberta and other vulnerable communities will share near $1 million through the Watershed Resiliency and Restoration Program. Projects include restoration of riparian areas, creation of wetlands, installation of rain gardens in urban locations, soil bioengineering, implementation of agricultural best management practices, and increased use of beaver structures.
Voluntary Commitments
The organization has no registered commitments.
The Sendai Framework Voluntary Commitments (SFVC) online platform allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
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