Speakers at a daylong international seminar on Thursday highlighted the importance of strengthening Disaster Risk Financing ...

Ottawa has spent almost a decade studying, consulting and designing a new flood insurance framework—now it must fund it, ...

It can also provide incentives for adaptation, risk mitigation and preparedness before a disaster. Insurance companies also contribute to capital market development. As institutional investors with ...

OTTAWA — The first draft of a new national disaster risk assessment report warns that a major earthquake in British Columbia or parts of Ontario and Quebec could swiftly become the most costly ...

National report reveals Canada's disaster vulnerabilities, risk areas Nathan HowesDigital Journalist Published on May. 27, 2023, 10:39 AM Updated on May. 28, 2023, 8:28 AM ...

In May and June 2025, baseline study and needs assessments were conducted in Podgorica (Montenegro) and Skopje (North ...

It's the same number as last year's assessment, but the number of high-risk hazards and threats has risen from 16 to 19. Extreme heat is new to the city's high-risk disaster list, joining extreme ...

Minister for Planning, Development and Special Initiatives, Professor Ahsan Iqbal on Thursday stressed the urgent need for Pakistan to strengthen its Disaster Risk Financing (DRF), which he described ...

Canada ill prepared for a major earthquake, new disaster risk profile warns By Mia Rabson The Canadian Press Posted May 11, 2023 1:25 pm Updated May 11, 2023 10:30 pm ...