Library and Videos
ICLR’s highly regarded numbered Research Paper Series, with research dating back to inception, covers themes related to sewer backup and basement flooding, wind, hail, earthquake, wildfire and other topics.
Research Papers
ICLR’s highly regarded numbered Research Paper Series, with research dating back to inception, cover themes related to sewer backup and basement flooding, wind, hail, earthquake, wildfire and other topics.
Flipboard Magazines
Check out our FlipBoard magazines on the latest wildfire, earthquake, flooding, extreme heat and climate change news and be sure to subscribe.
Cat Tales Newsletter
Cat Tales is the e-newsletter of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction. Each link below leads to a PDF document that can be read online.
Magazines Articles
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What Lies Beneath
Smooth Sailing …Sorta
Getting Better – 2023 Financial Year in Review – 2024 Statistical Guide
Objects in the mirror…
Climate Change: The Future is Here
ICLR’s 25th Anniversary – Storm Watch
A one hit wonder, Canadian Underwriter Statistical issue (June/July 2022)
From one extreme to another
The Power of Now
Dodging a bullet, Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue
Severe weather and new home construction; Home Builder
Canadian communities show leadership adapting to extreme heat; Municipal World
“Surviving the coming storm”
“Waiting to exhale”, Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue
“Insuring black holes”, Canadian Underwriter
“‘Round n ‘Round”, Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue
“Adapting to extreme rainfall”, Claims Canada
“Under development”; Canadian Underwriter
“Icy finish”; Canadian Underwriter
“All hail”; Canadian Underwriter
“Reducing heat-wave risk through active and passive measures”; Municipal World
“Retrofitting Homes to Reduce Basement Flood Risk: Lessons Learned”; Municipal World
“Customizing home retrofits: Lessons learned”; Canadian Underwriter
“What ifs’ and Wildcards,” Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue
“The Wind Whisperer”, Canadian Underwriter
Telling the Weather Story
“Weighing the Losses and New Cat Covers”; Canadian Underwriter
“Plowing on through”; Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue
“Flood of Options”; Canadian Underwriter
“Brewing Bigger Storms”; Canadian Underwriter
“Built to a New Code”; Canadian Underwriter
“Déjà Vu All Over Again”; Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue
“Bridging science and society: Gordon McBean receives Order of Canada for his climate change work”. Canadian Underwriter
“Citizen Participation in Flood Reduction Planning: Lessons from Peterborough, Ontario after 5 years”. Municipal World
“Annus Horriblis, The Sequel”, Canadian Underwriter
“El Nino: Four Lessons for Canadian Insurers”, Canadian Underwriter
“Taming the Big Bad Wolf: An eyewitness account of the damage caused by the Vaughan tornadoes”, Canadian Underwriter
“More Stresses, More Strains, More Costs Dealing With Climate Change and Infrastructure”, Milestones (Ontario Good Roads Association
“The Environment and Energy Security: Obama and Harper have different takes”, Policy Options
“Building the Case for Improved Infrastructure”, Canadian Underwriter
“Catching Like Wildfire”, Canadian Insurance magazine
“Climate change adaptation reference collection”; Municipal World
“Planning for disaster, climate change and sustainable development”; Municipal World
“All About the Nails”, Canadian Underwriter.
“Urban Flooding, Homeowner Hazard Perceptions and Climate Change”, Public Sector Digest
“Shingle Damage: In the Eye of the Storm”, Canadian Underwriter.
“Cause and Effect”. Claims Canada.
“Tornadoes: The Hidden Damage”, Canadian Underwriter.
“Slippery Slope”; Canadian Underwriter Statistical Issue
“Burning Issue”; Canadian Underwriter
“Basement Flooding: Lessons from Edmonton and Toronto”, Municipal World
Books
Application of the Systems Approach to the Management of Complex Water Systems
Dr. Slobodan P. Simonovic
Available on Amazon
Lowering Risk by Increasing Resilience: Selected Papers from 8th International Conference on Flood Management (ICFM 8) Dr. Slobodan P. Simonovic, Subhankar Karmakar and Zhang Cheng (Eds.)
Available on Amazon
Systems Approach to Management of Disasters Dr. Slobodan P. Simonovic
Available on Amazon
Wind Wizard Siobhan Roberts
Available on Amazon
Floods in a Changing Climate Dr. Slobodan P. Simonovic
Available on Amazon
Managing Water Resources Slobodan P. Simonovic
Available on Amazon
ICLR has hundreds of videos on its YouTube Channel with themes related to disaster risk reduction and climate change adaptation. Check them out and be sure to subscribe.