
Extremely severe rainstorm events can overwhelm municipal infrastructure and lead to flooding. More often than not, basement flooding is a result of overland flooding, infiltration flooding or sewer backup, or a combination of two or all three of these types of flooding.
Protect Your Home from Basement Flooding
Along with damaging property, basement flooding can cause long-term health impacts to you and your family. The following provides info on key areas that may require attention in order to reduce the risk of basement flooding to your home.
Evidence that our climate is changing is now “unequivocal” according to the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC), the world’s leading forum for assessing and communicating current knowledge about climate change.
Cities Adapt to Extreme Rainfall
In this book, we provide 20 case studies of local leadership across Canada to address the growing challenges.
ICLR’s mandate is to confront the alarming increase in disaster losses caused by natural disasters and to work to reduce disaster deaths, injuries and property damage. Disaster damage has been doubling every five to seven years since the 1960s, an alarming trend.
Protect Your Home from Basement Flooding
The purpose of this booklet is to outline steps that you can take to protect your home from basement Flooding. Some of these measures are simple and free; others cost money. All contribute to reducing the risk of basement Flooding.
Flood Hazard Research Papers
The IIBHS offers a variety of tools in its Open for Business™ program for small business owners. This program not only reduces potential disaster loses but also assists businesses to reopen quickly should disaster strike.
You may also request a FREE Open…for Business™ package – consisting of a pamphlet, disaster planning folder and guide – by writing to info@iclr.org or calling (416) 364-8677.
Open for Business™ Guide (PDF)
The Open for Business™ Guide contains important steps for business owners to take when reporting losses, assessing damages and returning to business.
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