by Rebecca King | Jan 31, 2024 | Atlantic, Biodiversity, Blog, Climate Change, Wetlands
Image credit: Nick Hill, SW Nova Biosphere Region Originally published in SW Biosphere Region Spring/Summer Newsletter 2023. Wetlands are incredible ecosystems for many reasons, and increasingly they have been acknowledged for their climate change mitigation and...
by Rebecca King | Jan 8, 2024 | Adaptation, Blog, Climate Action, News
Responding to hundreds of service requests for dozens of sectors, launching four new resources, hosting our second conference, expanding our team and so much more – we were busy supporting Atlantic Canadians in being better prepared for our changing climate in 2023....
by Anna Jamieson | Nov 28, 2023 | Adaptation, Biodiversity, Blog, Climate Action, Climate Change
Introduction The maritime provinces of Prince Edward Island (P.E.I.), Nova Scotia, and New Brunswick are part of the unceded and traditional territories of the Mi’kmaw, Wəlastəkwiyik, and Peskotomuhkati peoples. The Wabanaki forest, a transitional forest between the...
by Anna Jamieson | Nov 9, 2023 | Adaptation, Blog, Urban planning
Image caption and credit: Small-scale sponge city application, green roof. Chuttersnap/Unsplash In recent years, residents of Atlantic Canada have faced recurrent flooding, triggered by subtropical storms, such as Lee, or by very intense rainfalls, such as the one...
by Rebecca King | Nov 7, 2023 | Adaptation, Blog, Climate Data in Action
Image credit: UPEI School of Climate Change and Adaptation Drone Team, Savage Harbour, PEI, D. E. Jardine. Introduction Just over a year ago, Hurricane Fiona caused significant damage across Atlantic Canada (Mulligan, 2022; Santa Maria, 2022). Since then, a number of...
by Anna Jamieson | Oct 26, 2023 | Atlantic, Blog, Climate Action, Climate Change
Originally published in Water Source, Fall/Winter 2023, Canadian Water & Wastewater Association. There is a perceptible change underway in climate action; one that is long overdue. Undoubtedly a result of leadership from likely and unlikely places, there is a...
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