Etiket: adaptation
A new committee will advise Quebec on adaptation to climate change
The Minister of the Environment, Benoit Charette, announces the creation of a committee of experts who will advise the government on adaptation to climate change. Pressed by municipalities, who are…
Quebec creates a committee on adaptation to climate change
(Montreal) Minister of the Environment Benoit Charette announces the creation of a committee of experts who will advise the government on adaptation to climate change. Posted at 10:03 a.m. Stéphane…
A manga adaptation of The Stranger validated by the Camus family
Many Western literary classics have been dipped in manga sauce, from Proust to Hugo via Goethe, Cervantes or Kafka. After Plagueit is now the turn of the stranger by Albert…
Global warming | Adaptation to avoid loss of control
Against the backdrop of the smoke that persisted despite the valiant efforts of all available personnel, from here and elsewhere, to fight the forest fires, the federal government unveiled its…
Climate Change | Investing in research for sustainable adaptation
Extreme weather events and their consequences confront us with the reality of climate change and its impact on our lives. It is undeniable that we will have to find solutions…
Ottawa presents its national climate change adaptation strategy
Ottawa released an update to its strategy to make communities more resilient to climate change on Tuesday. The National Climate Adaptation Strategy was originally released last November. The federal government…
Ottawa to unveil national climate change adaptation strategy
Canada’s plan to make communities more resilient to climate change will be unveiled on Tuesday. The final version of the National Adaptation Strategy is expected to be similar to the…
Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois wants a summit meeting on climate adaptation
Québec solidaire co-spokesperson Gabriel Nadeau-Dubois encourages the leaders of Québec political parties to meet in September to find a “transpartisan” solution to the extreme climatic events that have shaken Québec…
Minister Andrée Laforest says cities have the means to fund climate adaptation
Cities have leeway to fund their adaptation to climate change, Municipal Affairs Minister Andrée Laforest said on Wednesday. Mme Laforest confirmed that she shares the analysis of Prime Minister François…
Philippines: No adaptation without climate justice
Driving his SUV between Laoag and Batac in the northern Philippines, Nathaniel Alibuyog, vice president for research at Mariano Marcos State University, watches the fields go by along the road…
Underfunded climate change adaptation
The world must go to net zero emissions. It’s imperative. Canada is doing its duty to help slow climate change. Indeed, in its most recent budget, the federal government provided…
[Critique] “The Little Mermaid”: A fishtail adaptation
Youngest daughter of King Triton, who reigns at the bottom of the sea, Ariel is not like her sisters. Indeed, rather than being interested in the depths, the young mermaid…
Adaptation to climate change | Municipalities will have to contribute, warns Legault
Quebec believes it will reach 60% of its GHG emissions reduction target by 2030. Updated at 12:16 a.m. The Plan for a Green Economy 2030 is enhanced by $1.4 billion,…
Adaptation to climate change | Cities leave money on the table, according to Quebec
(Quebec) The study commissioned by the cities to support their request for 2 billion per year for 10 years to adapt to climate change is the “most credible” to have…
[Opinion] For a summit on adaptation to climate change
In 1996, faced with a major public finance crisis, Lucien Bouchard launched the Summit on the Economy and Employment. It brought together the main economic, union and social players of…
[Éditorial] Climate adaptation in its infancy
Violent, spectacular and disastrous, the floods that devastated Baie Saint-Paul are part of those hydrological phenomena that were supposed to occur only once a century, but which have hit Quebec…
[Critique] “The three Musketeers. D’Artagnan»: fine adaptation for fine blades
A penniless but shrewd young Gascon, d’Artagnan “went up” to Paris, determined to enter the service of King Louis XIII’s musketeers. Barely arrived, here he is who must thwart the…
Legault promises more money for climate change adaptation
Premier François Legault promises additional funds to help Quebec adapt to the inevitable impacts of the climate crisis, but for the moment, he is unable to assess the costs of…
François Legault says he is open to investing more in climate adaptation
Quebec will announce “in the coming weeks, the next few months” an additional investment to make the province’s infrastructure more resilient to the effects of climate change, Premier François Legault…
Urgent climate adaptation project for municipalities
The next decade will be critical for adaptation to the effects of the climate crisis in Quebec municipalities. The needs amount to 10 billion dollars and the bulk of this…