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Access practical, hands-on tools, resources and knowledge to help you address your municipality’s unique challenges. Whether you’re looking to refine your project idea or build local capacity, our expert resources are designed to bring clarity and vision to your project or goal—no matter where you’re starting from.

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Climate Adaptation

Factsheet: Why equity matters in municipal climate adaptation

Discover how your local government can build equity into its climate resilience activities. Read this factsheet for key definitions and helpful resources.

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Municipal and community buildings

Guide: Taking your indoor swimming pool to net zero

A guide with key measures and lessons learned to help you build a plan for net-zero indoor swimming pools.

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Municipal and community buildings

Guide: Equity and non-energy benefits of community building retrofits

Explore the equity and other non-energy benefits of retrofitting community buildings.

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Factsheet: Urban forest planning

Read up on why developing an urban forest plan is important for the long-term success of trees in your community.

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Climate Adaptation

Land Use

Case study: Shaping a resilient and sustainable shoreline

Surrey’s award-winning pilot project is exploring how to use natural assets to help protect communities from coastal flooding and erosion.

Climate Adaptation

Transportation

Case study: Paving the way for future-proof, equitable transportation infrastructure

To better understand how vulnerable its transportation network was to future flooding, the Region of Durham performed a flood risk assessment to aid in future decision-making and resilience planning.

Climate Adaptation

Land Use

Case study: Restoring nature, reducing flood risks

An award-winning project in B.C.’s Comox Valley is using nature-based solutions to adapt to climate change impacts.

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Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Climate resilience training from GMF Partners

Find climate resilience training for municipal staff and officials. Explore GMF Partner-led workshops, webinars, and events to boost climate adaptation skills.

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Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: National flood resilience standards for municipal climate planning

Learn how national standards can strengthen municipal climate resilience. Discover practical steps for adapting your climate plans.

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Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Climate-Ready Communities Assessment Tool

Assess your community’s climate adaptation efforts and discover actionable steps to improve resilience

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Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Climate data in action

Learn how climate data enhances municipal adaptation projects and strategies for effective climate adaptation planning.

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Climate Adaptation

Resources: How to document and maintain municipal levels of service

Improve how your municipality sets and documents levels of service with this handy set of practical tools.

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Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Factsheet: Why equity matters in municipal climate adaptation

Discover how your local government can build equity into its climate resilience activities. Read this factsheet for key definitions and helpful resources.

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Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Adaptation Actions to Implement Climate Resilience

Use this web-based tool to guide early conversations around climate adaptation implementation in your municipality.

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Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Factsheet: Applying an Indigenous inclusion lens to climate adaptation

Discover examples and strategies on how Indigenous perspectives can strengthen municipal climate adaptation strategies.

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Climate change adaptation

Factsheet: Advancing government-to-Nation relationships

Discover tips and real-world examples for advancing government-to-Nation relationships in this factsheet.

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Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Factsheet: Advancing equity, diversity and inclusion in municipal service delivery

Discover key definitions and examples that can help you advance equity, diversity and inclusion in municipal service delivery.

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Climate Adaptation

Connect and Collaborate with Communities of Practice

Learn about how a Community of Practice can support your municipality’s climate adaptation activities. Discover and apply to join a collaborative network to address climate impacts facing your community.