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 | |
| November 12, 2025 | Virtual | Identification of climate risks and impact on services provided | Before beginning a reflection on climate change adaptation, it is important to understand the upcoming climate risks and the impact they will have on assets that provide services to citizens. During three workshops, municipalities will assess the likelihood of unavoidable climate hazards and their consequences. Following the three workshops, municipalities will have identified high and very high risks, which will initiate a reflection on planning responses, particularly through adaptation and mitigation. Emphasis will be placed on equity by implementing fair and just adaptation measures. This training is offered only in French. Participant fees will apply | Centre d’expertise et de recherche en infrastructures urbaines (CERIU) |
| November 10, 2025; March 16-23 and 30, 2026 | 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 |
| 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 |
| November 12, 2025 (Session 1), November 26, 2025 (Session 2) & January 23, 2026 (Session 3) | Virtual | Municipal Assets: Climate Risk Screening | Gain the tools to assess climate risks, identify priority projects, and strengthen funding applications. In this hands-on-session, you'll complete a climate risk screen for one asset class and leave with a practical tool to apply across your community. Participant fees will apply | AIM Network |
| November 18, 20 & 25, 2025 | In person | Levels of Service at a Watershed Scale | This hands-on workshop helps municipal staff understand how natural assets—like rivers, wetlands, and forests—affect service delivery, budgets, and funding opportunities under the National Adaptation Strategy. Participants will use their own community as a case study to map natural and built asset connections, assess ecosystem services, identify key risks, and develop strategies to protect these assets. By the end, they’ll have concrete skills to lower costs, reduce risks, and make a stronger case for funding and action. Participant fees will apply | AIM Network |
| November 19, 21 or 27, 2025 | In person | Climate Resilient Operations & Maintenance Plan | Participants in this workshop will be guided through the process of integrating climate resilience into municipal operations and maintenance and will be provided access to AIM Network’s O&M toolkit. As an outcome of this workshop, participants will be empowered to communicate to council, other staff members, and the public the benefits of incorporating climate resiliency into operations and maintenance planning. Participant fees will apply | AIM Network |
| January 12 to June 12, 2026 | Hybrid | Municipal Climate Adaptation Certificate | The Municipal Climate Adaptation Certificate, offered by the University of Waterloo’s Climate Institute, is a forward-thinking initiative tailored for municipal staff and elected officials across Canada. Developed in collaboration with leading experts in climate adaptation, this new certificate is designed for municipal staff across a range of roles—from accounting and planning to governance, engineering, and community development. Through practical, expert-led courses, participants will gain essential skills and knowledge to strengthen climate resilience in their communities. Upon completion of each course, participants will be empowered to lead locally tailored and equity-informed solutions that address today’s climate challenges. Participant fees will apply | University of Waterloo |
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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