Partners for Action: priorities for advancing flood resiliency in Canada

This survey report identifies policy measures and initiatives in Canada to reduce the impact of climate change, extreme weather and urban flood risk. This identification is based on a survey of influential stakeholders that included government policymakers, flood risk experts, professional associations, businesses and the legal community.

The survey report reveals how effective flood risk management depends on a multi-faceted policy response embracing flood plain mapping, weather-hardening of city infrastructure, and public sector incentives to encourage actions to mitigate vulnerability to extreme flooding.

This effort involved a diverse group of stakeholders (“Partners for Action”) that included property & casualty (P&C) insurers, government policymakers, flood risk experts, professional associations, businesses and the legal community.