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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 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 buildings

Guides: 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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Home energy and resilience upgrades

From Retrofit to Payoff: Alberta's CEIP Transforms Homes and Communities

Alberta’s Clean Energy Improvement Program (CEIP) has enabled 27 municipalities to deliver hundreds of home energy upgrades through local PACE programs since 2021.

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Dryden seniors' housing aims for 85% emissions reduction

Municipal buildings

Cambridge Bay cultural campus revitalizes Inuit construction practices

A group of Elders from the Pitquhirnikkut llihautiniq/Kitikmeot Heritage Society in the Hamlet of Cambridge Bay, Nunavut is developing a new cultural campus to document, revitalize and mobilize traditional lnuinnait knowledge.

Climate Adaptation

Quebec City’s green school yards protect vulnerable neighbourhoods

A network of four "sponge schools" in Quebec City will help students, teachers and parents adapt to climate change and prepare for its impacts by greening their school yards.

Local energy generation

Expanded sewage heat recovery boosts energy resilience, independence at Vancouver's False Creek

The False Creek Neighbourhood Energy Utility (NEU) received a $1.5-million grant and a $10.1-million loan from GMF to expand its existing sewage heat recovery (SHR) system in downtown Vancouver.

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Climate Adaptation

Climate change adaptation

Webinar recording: Learn how to build a strong Adaptation in Action implementation project application

Learn how to apply for Adaptation in Action funding with tips, tools, and expert advice to build a strong municipal climate adaptation proposal.

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Municipal buildings

Energy

Supporting local success stories across the Canadian Prairies

Discover how GMF funding is helping communities with unique local contexts reach their economic, social and climate goals.

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Municipal buildings

Energy

Toolkit: Improving energy efficiency in Alberta community buildings

Explore how municipalities across Alberta are improving community buildings with energy-efficient upgrades. Discover practical advice and proven strategies.