New report turns to nature to limit Canada's costliest climate impact—flooding

The need to limit flood risk in Canada is urgent, with approximately 1.5 million homes, representing 10 percent of the Canadian residential housing market, in high-risk zones where they are ineligible for flood insurance. A new CSA Group report, authored by the University of Waterloo Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, provides practical guidance for federal, provincial, local, and Indigenous governments to tackle river flooding.