Home/Posts/Free Webinar: SmartGrowth Network on Managing the Climate CrisisAugust 16, 2022Free Webinar: SmartGrowth Network on Managing the Climate Crisis Managing the Climate Crisis: Designing and Building for Floods, Heat, Drought, and Wildfire The climate, relatively stable for centuries, is entering a new phase. In 2020, 22 major weather and climate events in the U.S. resulted in 262 deaths, with each causing more than $1 billion in damages. This trend is continuing with heat waves, extended droughts, extended wildfire seasons, and increased coastal and river flooding. Date: Tuesday August 23 Time: 10:00 a.m. Pacific Time You can register for this webinar by clicking this link. Jonathan Barnett and Matthijs Bouw outline how adaptation and preventive measures can be used to address climate-related threats, including flooding along coastlines and rivers, flash floods from extreme rain events, drought, wildfire, long periods of high heat, and food shortages. Share this:TwitterFacebookEmailPrintLike this:Like Loading... Related Posted inEvents/SupportIf you love this region and have a view to its future please subscribe, donate, or become a Patron.Share onComments Cancel ReplyComment * Name * Email * Website Notify me of follow-up comments by email. Notify me of new posts by email.Submit Δ Previous: One Pedestrian Death a Month in Vancouver & Vision Zero-“At Least You Are Talking to Each Other”Next: Is this the Updated “Vancouver Special” of Richmond Hill Ontario?Subscribe to Viewpoint Vancouver Get breaking news and fresh views, direct to your inbox. Email Address Subscribe Join 7,297 other subscribers Show your Support Check our Patreon page for stylish coffee mugs, private city tours, and more – or, make a one-time or recurring donation. Thank you for helping shape this place we love. Donate to VWPTPatreon PerksPopular Articles Bulldozed Africville~Halifax's Forgotten Neighbourhood The (Mostly) Untold Story of the Sale of the Expo Lands See AllAll Articles50th Anniversary of the Agricultural Land Commission ActApr. 17, 2023Viewpoint: end of an eraMar. 17, 2023Human Rights and Cities – How Can Municipalities Do the Right Thing?Dec. 22, 2022Goodbye and Thanks!Dec. 21, 2022Free Webinar: Jonathan Cote on Transforming Urban LeadershipDec. 20, 2022