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Climate Adaptation and Resilience Training Program (CART) Information Session
June 3rd, 2026
Join our next Info Session on June 3 from 1:30-2:30 pm (Atlantic time). Learn about how the program is set up, including online lessons, virtual training sessions, fun activities, fall schedules for each province, who the program is for and what you’ll learn. Come meet the CART team and bring any questions you may have! Register for the CART Info Session by visiting the link in our bio.
Municipal Learning Series - Decisions Before the Flames
June 9th, 2026
Join Kara McCurdy, wildfire mitigation specialist, fire service professional, and community resilience advocate, to explore how wildfire outcomes are shaped long before a fire starts – through municipal decisions around land use, development, access, water supply, public education, emergency planning, and community risk reduction. Designed for elected officials, municipal staff, fire service leaders, emergency managers, planners, and community decision-makers, the session connects real Atlantic wildfire examples with practical actions communities can take before the next event.
Learn how to:
- Translate wildfire risk into municipal priorities, budget choices, prevention actions, and readiness planning.
- Understand where your community may be vulnerable, what questions to ask, and how leadership decisions can reduce future wildfire impacts.
- Participants can expect an engaging, plain-language session with discussion prompts and decision-making exercises.
N.S. Community of Practice Networking Lunch
May 28th, 2026
We are pleased to invite the Nova Scotia Climate Adaptation Community of Practice to a networking lunch taking place at CLIMAtlantic’s Atlantic Adaptation Conference on May 28th. You do not need to be registered for the conference in order to attend this event!
Please join us for a delicious catered lunch for adaptation practitioners from Nova Scotia to connect with light, facilitated networking. This is also an opportunity to share your ideas for any Community of Practice events or priorities for the year ahead.
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Connected Resilience: Atlantic Adaptation Conference
May 27th – 28th, 2026
Halifax, NS
The growth and evolution of adaptation in the Atlantic region were on full display during the 2-day conference. Our partners, clients, funders, and colleagues encouraged us to host this regional conference and it would not have been possible without their support. The conference brought together 315 attendees, including over 120 presenters across 39 sessions, and generated new ideas, connections, questions, experiences, and expertise from different fields of work. It sparked excitement and created new relationships and opportunities to take adaptation to the next level as the need for resilience grows.
Webinar - Resilient Forests: History, Humans and Healthy Ecosystems
May 13th, 2026
Our concluding webinar in this series features Eric Edward, Director of Macphail Woods Ecological Forestry Project.
From youth education initiatives, hands-on workshops, running a native plant nursery, to trail-building, birding, and restoration efforts, learn about how this non-profit works to protect natural areas on Abegweit / PEI. You’ll come away with:
- An overview of PEI’s historical landscape, and how this influenced Hurricane Fiona impacts and recovery efforts
- Reflections on the differences between ‘human adaptation’ and ‘forest adaptation’ to extreme weather
- An idea of how we can support the natural adaptation of ecosystems, within the context of climate change
Webinar - Climate Data and Coastal Considerations in the Construction Sector
April 24th, 2026
A relatively new tool called “Future Building Design Values” lets construction professionals design buildings and bridges for the climate they will actually experience in the future. Join Armin Nikkhah, CLIMAtlantic’s Data + Science Lead, and Pouriya Jafarpur, a Physical Science Officer from Canadian Centre for Climate Services (CCCS), to learn more about how to use this user-friendly modeling to future-proof your projects.
Webinar - Navigating Construction Standards for Retrofits for Coastal Locations
April 17th, 2026
Join Stephanie Poirier from the Standards Council of Canada and Marla Desat from the Natural Research Council of Canada to learn more about construction standards, codes, and guidelines, and where to access these resources. Yash Vyas from the ReCover Initiative will explore adapting older buildings to increase resilience to extreme weather and support community health and safety.
Webinar - Overview of Climate Change and Coastal Hazards for NS's Construction Industry
April 10th, 2026
Join Alex Cadel, Nova Scotia Climate Services Specialist, to learn about climate risks and coastal hazards that affect the construction industry. The session will cover how a changing climate can impact buildings, day-to-day operations, and what tools and approaches are available to help the sector adapt.
Webinar - From Maps to Action: Flood Hazard Preparedness in Lennox Island First Nation
April 8th, 2026
We’re delighted to mark the halfway point of this series with a presentation from Tim Bernard, Natural Resources Manager at Lennox Island First Nation on Abegweit / PEI.
Lennox Island is particularly vulnerable to flooding and erosion, putting homes and well-being at risk. The in-home flood assessment project focuses on minimizing flood damages to homes while engaging with individuals from all backgrounds.
You’ll learn about:
- How the project is prioritising community input from all ages and sectors to identify gaps in knowledge
- The importance of flood mapping in supporting long-term community planning
Adaptation Pathways Virtual All Case Story
March 17th, 2026
We will start the day with a brief introduction of the project and the concepts behind it to help those new to the subject matter follow along. This meeting will also serve to connect, share updates from some of the projects, and discuss the directions of Adaptation Pathway’s Case Stories. Following the more open part of the session, a separate post-event session will be held for those engaged more directly in the case stories to discuss and plan for the year ahead and our next in-person meeting taking place sometime around September.
N.S. Community of Practice Event - Connection and Wellbeing in Climate Change Adaptation
March 13th, 2026
This in-person event will focus on bringing connection and wellbeing to the forefront of adaptation work. This session will create an opportunity for practitioners to connect with each other outside of the office and reflect on how connection and wellbeing influences their work. We will also explore approaches that can be integrated to build more effective and connected adaptation work across the province.
The agenda day will include a variety of guest speakers and discussions, including Emily Cowin from How we Thrive, Wil Brunner from Soft Pine Wellness and more!
Newfoundland and Labrador Community of Practice Event
February 27th, 2026
This event was hosted in the Celestial Gallery of the Johnson’s Geo Centre, and brought together roughly 68 individuals from municipal governments, community organizations, NGOs, academia, and provincial sectors across the province. The aim of the event was to connect those active in resilience work, identify enablers and workarounds to common gaps and barriers, highlight collaboration opportunities, and explore how this work can persist amidst the changing social, political, and economic landscapes of the world.
Webinar - Mapping our Future: How Spatial Health Data Can Enable Climate Resilience
February 12th, 2026
In the final part of our Health and Climate Resilience webinar series, we’ll discuss the role of community in climate change resilience and the benefits of mapping climate variables alongside social and health-related data.
N.S. Community of Practice Event - Sector Adaptation Deep Dives
February 5th, 2026
Join us for this opportunity to learn more about sector-based adaptation in Nova Scotia. This event will include short presentations from sector coordinators in NS (ex: Electricity, Christmas Trees, Archeology), followed by multiple rounds of breakout rooms to provide a deeper dive into the adaptation work being done by each sector.
Municipal Learning Series: Climate risk and vulnerability workshop
January 21st, 2026
Participants will gain foundational knowledge on climate risk and vulnerability assessments, equitable adaptation, and resources to support their work in the community. In this session, you and a small group of peers will learn the principles of climate risk and vulnerability assessments, adaptation, and resources to support your work.
You’ll come away from this session with:
- A good understanding of how to undertake a climate risk assessment in your community
- Activities to practice how you could undertake a climate risk and vulnerability assessment
- An understanding of the complex issues when it comes to assessing risks to your community
- Connections to other municipalities and access to practical resources
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CLIMAtlantic is an organization built on collaboration and partnerships. Created out of a federal initiative to establish regional climate hubs across Canada, our core work is supported by all four Atlantic provinces and Environment and Climate Change Canada.
CLIMAtlantic works in Atlantic Canada, which is situated on the unceded and unsurrendered homelands of many Indigenous Peoples, including the Mi’kmaq, Wolastoqiyik, and Peskotomuhkatiyik who are all members of the Wabanaki Confederacy (which also includes Panawahpskewi and Abenaki), as well as the Beothuk, Innu, and Inuit.
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