Climate resilience training from GMF Partners
Climate events and training for municipal staff and elected officials
CLIMATE ADAPTATION
Are you looking for training to enhance your community’s climate adaptation strategies and knowledge? You could benefit from participating in a series of climate resilience-focused workshops, webinar or learning opportunity led by GMF Partners. Below is a list of events designed to equip local governments with the knowledge and technical skills needed to implement effective climate adaptation solutions. By fostering collaboration with regional and sector experts, GMF Partner events can help your community build resilience, bridge critical knowledge gaps, and drive meaningful progress in climate adaptation.
We update this page regularly, so be sure to check back monthly for new events and learning opportunities near you.
Date | Location | Event name | Details | Host |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ongoing | Virtual | Natural Asset Management Roadmap Program | Understand how your organization can better incorporate natural assets in the planning and delivering of priority services, such as stormwater and flood management, water quality, biodiversity, and recreation. Complete a high-level roadmap outlining short-to-medium term actions your organization can take to progress. Learn from peers and join the network of natural asset management leaders helping to advance climate-resilient, cost-effective service delivery through nature. | Natural Assets Initiative |
Ongoing | Virtual | These workshops will provide practical guidance to local governments to help them advance their natural asset management in ways appropriate for their local context. They are intended for local governments who have some experience in asset management and are looking to expand their efforts to include natural assets / natural infrastructure. Each workshop is based on the leading research and best practices from the Nature is Infrastructure guide and their delivery will be tailored to the needs of the participating local government. Participant fees will apply | Natural Assets Initiative | |
| October 6, 20 & 27, and November 3 & 10, 2025 | Virtual | Expanded Professional Certificate in Asset Management Planning | An expanded version of our flagship Professional Certificate in Asset Management Planning course, this training covers essential asset management planning concepts while emphasizing climate resilience, equity, and green infrastructure. Participants will prepare a draft asset management plan, gaining practical experience and earning a professional certificate in asset management planning. Participant fees will apply | NAMS Canada |
| October 9, 2025 (Session 4) and November 6, 2025 (Session 5) | Virtual | Leading Living Cities Training Program Cohort Session 4 and Session 5 | 8-10 municipalities and Indigenous communities as well as 6-7 ENGOs from different regions across Canada will be guided through a structured process to evaluate existing local green infrastructure policies and programs and to set strategic short, medium, and long-term goals towards becoming a “Living City.” The key outcome will be developing a customized green infrastructure policy pathway for their community. The program is bilingual, and includes 6 cohort sessions as well as asynchronous training and activities. Free Training | Green Communities Canada |
| October 14, 2025 | Virtual | Adaptation Implementation Training | Learning Track Two of the Collaborative Learning Stream offers free training designed to support implementing your organization's adaptation plan and is delivered with subject matter experts at Associated Engineering. Local government staff in Alberta will attend 4 in-depth sessions of the Adaptation Implementation Training and 5 sessions of the Adaptation in Action Working Group to build their understanding of approaches to implementing actions and monitoring progress. Participants can expect to identify an adaptation project for implementation and complete an in-depth project proposal. Free Training | Alberta Municipalities |
| October 21, 2025 | Virtual | Municipal Climate Adaptation Certificate Webinar | Join the University of Waterloo Climate Institute to learn about the new Municipal Climate Adaptation Certificate--a forward-thinking initiative tailored for municipal staff and elected officials across Canada. This 60-minute webinar will introduce the certificate's structure, highlight key learning outcomes, and feature insights from the Climate Institute team and municipal leaders already engaged in climate-resilience initiatives. Join us on October 21 and learn how this certificate can advance your career and help your municipality lead on climate adaptation. Free Training | University of Waterloo |
| October 26, 2025 | Virtual | How can green infrastructure be integrated to reduce the impacts of climate change? | This training is intended for engineers, technical personnel, and managers. It also targets municipal stakeholders working in stormwater management. Learn how to support those that are working on addressing the impacts of climate change by integrating green infrastructure practices. *Please note that this training is offered in French only Participant fees will apply | Centre d’expertise et de recherche en infrastructures urbaines (CERIU) |
| October 28 & 29, and November 25 & 26, 2025 | Virtual | Understanding Equity-Informed Climate Risk & Vulnerability Assessments | This interactive, virtual course aims to provide foundational understanding of climate change risk and vulnerability assessments of community infrastructure through the level of service framework and with a focus on understanding disproportionate climate change impacts on all members of the community. Participant fees will apply | Ontario Society of Professional Engineers |
| October 29, 2025 | Virtual | Webinar: Greening Underserved Schools while Preventing Floods in Chicago | Come learn about the Spaces to Grow project in Chicago, where the city’s water and wastewater agencies are collaborating with school boards and a non-profit organization to build green infrastructure on schoolyards. Through this session, you will learn about applying green infrastructure strategies to reduce flooding and designing multifunctional schoolyards. You will also learn about engaging cross-sector partners - including utilities, school boards, and community organizations - in climate resilience projects, and prioritizing investments in high-density, under-serviced, low-income neighbourhoods through equity-centered planning Free Training | CANUE |
These events are offered through the Green Municipal Fund. Delivered by the Federation of Canadian Municipalities, GMF manages approximately $2.4B in programs funded by the Government of Canada.
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