Program FCM opens in a new tab
Tool
climateadaptation 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.

See Resource
Guide
municipalandcommunitybuildings 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.

Guide
municipalandcommunitybuildings Municipal and community buildings

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

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

Tool
trees Trees

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.

Clear Filters
Displaying 1 - 20 of 52 Results
Webinar recording
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation
climate change adaptation Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Start collaborating for municipal climate adaptation planning

Learn how your municipality can collaborate with partners to engage in and strengthen equitable climate adaptation planning.

A diverse group of professionals sitting together in a meeting room, discussing ideas and collaborating around a table.
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Fire-resistant material installations for community facility resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to support municipal fire-resistant material installation projects for community facilities resilience.

Markham Cornell community centre and library ON
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Green roof installations for community facility resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to support municipal green roof installations for community facilities resilience.

green roof garden Montreal
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Battery back-ups and battery-powered generators for community facility resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to support municipal battery back-up and generator projects for community facilities resilience.

teamwork in the boiler room
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Wildfire prevention training for wildfire resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to help municipalities deliver wildfire prevention training that builds local capacity and preparedness.

Adults learning in community centre environment
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Vegetative management and replacement for wildfire resilience

Learn how vegetative management and replacement reduce wildfire risk through fuel reduction, buffer zones and community-led action.

burlap-wrapped trees for planting
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Prescribed and cultural burns for wildfire resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to help municipalities plan prescribed and cultural burns to reduce wildfire risk and support ecosystem health.

Charred trees in foreground, mountains in background
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Cooling centres for heat resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to help municipalities plan accessible cooling centres during extreme heat events.

Close up of community centre building and sign.
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Shade structures for heat resilience

Learn how shade structures reduce heat risk in public spaces, with design guidance, costs and real-world municipal examples.

Riding bikes along park path on sunny day, near high rises. Vancouver.
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Heat safety outreach for heat resilience

businesswoman addressing colleagues at a corporate business meeting
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Permeable pavements for flood resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to support municipal permeable pavements projects for flood resilience.

city road flooded during heavy rain raindrops on water puddles bad weather
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Stormwater ponds for flood resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to support municipal stormwater ponds projects for flood resilience.

stormwater pond in residential neighbourhood.
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Wetland restoration or construction for flood resilience

Guidance, costing and real-world examples to support municipal wetland restoration or construction projects that reduce flood risks.

wetland next to suburban development
Webinar recording
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation
climate change adaptation Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Turning climate adaptation plans into projects

Learn how to move from climate adaptation planning to implementation. Explore tools, resources and peer insights to get your project shovel-ready.

Municipal staff reviewing blueprints for a climate adaptation infrastructure project.
Video
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Build flood resilience with our video training series 

Strengthen your community’s flood resilience with support from our video training series. 

water flowing from stormwater drain
Case Study
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation
climate change adaptation Climate change adaptation

Case study series: Adapting to climate change impacts on the water cycle

Read our case study series to discover how communities across Canada are using data to inform local climate adaptation planning.

A row of houses backing onto a pond with shoreline vegetation, illustrating municipal adaptation to water-related climate impacts.
Webinar recording
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation
climate change adaptation Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Climate risk assessment and adaptation planning for municipalities

Learn how to identify climate impacts, assess climate risks and create an equitable, community-informed municipal adaptation plan.

Three professionals collaborating in front of a board with charts, symbolizing municipal climate risk assessment.
Tool
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation

Tips for implementing and integrating your climate adaptation plan

These tip sheets support municipalities in implementing and integrating their climate adaptation actions. They explain how to put plans into practice, embed adaptation across operations, and monitor progress over time.

Diverse group of professionals smiling and collaborating in an office, with one person writing on a glass wall covered in sticky notes.
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation
climate change adaptation Climate change adaptation

Tip sheet: Start weaving climate adaptation into your municipality’s everyday activities

Make climate adaptation core to your municipal operations. Use this tip sheet to align actions with municipal plans, processes and systems.

A municipal worker in a hard hat and safety vest inspects a water management facility, taking notes on a clipboard.
Guide
Climate Adaptation Climate Adaptation
climate change adaptation Climate change adaptation

Tip sheet: Start involving diverse voices in municipal climate adaptation

Engage diverse voices in municipal climate adaptation. Explore tips for using inclusive and equitable engagement in climate adaptation work.

A woman leads a presentation with a flip chart in a meeting room, while three colleagues listen and discuss around a table with laptops and documents.

Pagination