The report involves compilation of best practices in design and application of green infrastructure, its benefits and solutions for overcoming barriers.
The report involves compilation of best practices in design and application of green infrastructure, its benefits and solutions for overcoming barriers.
The guide, prepared by the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Office for Coastal Management provides a process for communities to assess costs and benefits of green infrastructure for flooding.
Climate Atlas, launched in 2018; provides information on climate change and its impacts on national, regional and local levels. This is an interactive tool which combines climate science, mapping, videography and storytelling about climate change in Canada.
Nashwaak Greenway is a floodplain property where Nashwaak Watershed Association plants floodplain trees to restore silver maple floodplain forest. This interpretive panel was developed by the Nashwaak Watershed Association in collaboration with the New Brunswick Environmental Network for public education on the importance of silver maple floodplain forests for climate change adaptation.
WESP-AC is a method for assessing natural functions of tidal wetlands in Atlantic Canada. WESP-AC is used for generating scores and ratings for various attributes like water purification, storm surge interception, wetland stability, public use, etc. WESP-AC has a manual, electronic files and excel spreadsheet calculator.
This guide. prepared by EOS Eco-Energy. explains what a rain garden is, how to build one and how it works.
The Municipal Natural Assets Initiative provides scientific, economic and municipal expertise to support and guide local governments in identifying, valuing and accounting for natural assets in their financial planning and asset management programs. In this way, MNAI is changing the way municipalities deliver everyday services, increasing the quality and resilience of municipal infrastructure at lower cost.
In June 2019, the New Brunswick Environmental Network along with Nature NB, Aster Group, Town of Sackville, EOS Eco-Energy, Ducks Unlimited and Mount Allison University hosted a learning day for engineers, planners, NGOs and government staff to visit natural infrastructure projects in and around Sackville, NB. The objective of the learning day was to discuss the approaches for natural infrastructure, how to implement such projects, their advantages and their challenges.
In October 2018, Nature NB and the New Brunswick Environmental Network hosted a natural infrastructure learning day to provide various sectors (e.g. municipal staff, engineers, NGOs, planners, and government officials) with an opportunity to visit natural infrastructure projects and learn about their advantages, challenges to implementation, as well as their value in enhancing community resilience to climate change.
The CRLS CoP is a Community of Practice established by Coastal Zone Canada Association (CZCA) for knowledge-exchange, information sharing and communication among its members to develop an understanding of living shorelines. The CRLS CoP is involved in knowledge-sharing and research, capacity-building and education, public outreach and engagement, and advocacy and consultation for living shorelines across North America.