ICLR applauds release of Canada’s first National Adaptation Strategy (PDF)
ICLR releases new book ‘Cities adapt to extreme wildfires: Celebrating local leadership’ (PDF)
New ICLR study concludes that more than $10 billion in fire damage may result from a major earthquake in the Vancouver region unless actions are taken (PDF)
SCC and ICLR recommend new standardized methods to conduct wildland/urban interface fire case study research (PDF).
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Climate Risk Institute and GIZ announce agreement to assume control of the PIEVC Protocol from Engineers Canada (PDF)
Reducing the Risk of Inflow and Infiltration in New Sewer Construction: A new report from Norton Engineering, the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction, Engineers Canada and the Standards Council of Canada (PDF)
Atténuation des risques de captage et d’infiltration dans les nouveaux réseaux d’égouts : nouveau rapport de Norton Engineering, de l’Institut de prévention des sinistres catastrophiques, d’Ingénieurs Canada et du Conseil canadien des normes (PDF)
Fire Following an Earthquake in Montreal – Options for reducing the expected loss (PDF).
New standard recommended in response to high-wind damage to Canadian homes (PDF)
ICLR releases new book ‘Cities adapt to extreme weather: Celebrating local leadership’ (PDF)
Keeping roofs on in tornadoes: ICLR and Western Engineering working to make hurricane ties mandatory in all homes in Ontario (PDF)
ICLR welcomes release of NIBS study ‘Natural Hazard Mitigation Saves: 2017 Interim Report (PDF)
ICLR releases final report into why some Fort McMurray homes survived in otherwise destroyed neighbourhoods (PDF)
ICLR experts available for media interviews regarding new $2 billion federal Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (PDF)
ICLR releases new book: ‘Cities adapt to extreme heat: Celebrating local leadership’ (PDF)
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction releases preliminary report into why some Fort McMurray homes survived in otherwise decimated neighbourhoods (PDF)
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction supports today’s announcement by the Canadian Council of Forest Ministers to reaffirm a strong, joint commitment to wildland fire management (PDF)
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction releases ‘build back better’ guidelines for Fort McMurray (PDF)
Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction experts available for media interviews regarding Fort McMurray wildfire (PDF)
Windsor home retrofited to reduce the risk of basement flooding (PDF)
Burlington home retrofitted to reduce the risk of basement flooding (PDF)
ICLR releases new book ‘Cities adapt to extreme rainfall: Celebrating local leadership (PDF)
Quebec home retrofitted to reduce the impact of winter storms and earthquakes (PDF)
Une maison de Québec rénovée pour mieux résister aux tempêtes hivernales et aux tremblements de terre (PDF)
ICLR releases new study: Urban flooding in Canada: Lot-side risk reduction through voluntary retrofit programs, code interpretation and by-laws (PDF)
Moncton home retrofitted to reduce the risk of basement flooding (PDF)
ICLR news conference on Slave Lake wildfires: Satellite imagery shows change in fire intensity late in the day Sunday, May 15; Federal government must fund the Canadian Wildland Fire Strategy (PDF)
Hamilton home retrofitted to reduce the risk of basement flooding (PDF)
Report outlines partnership solution to bring homeowners’ flood insurance to Canadian market (PDF)
Tour a wildfire resilient home: Canada’s insures contribute to Emergency Preparedness Week (PDF)
Link to Youtube video “How to FireSmart your home” (will open in new browser window)Tour of Victoria, B.C. community health centre retrofitted against earthquake (PDF)
Toronto home retrofitted against basement flooding (PDF)
Tour a wind, winter storm and blackout resilient home: Canada’s insurers contribute to Emergency Preparedness Week (PDF)
Can it happen here? Preventing a catastrophic wildfire in Canada (PDF)
ICLR releases major study on 2003 Kelowna fires: The resilience of the City of Kelowna: Exploring mitigation before, during and after the Okanagan Mountain Park Fire (PDF)
Tour a winter storm and earthquate resilient home: Canada’s Insurers contribute to Energy Preparedness Week (PDF)
Visite d’une maison à l’épreuve des tempêtes de neige et des tremblements de terre : les assureurs du Canada participent à la Semaine de la protection civile (PDF)
Tour a tornado and winter-storm resilient home: Canada’s Insurers contribute to Energy Preparedness Week (PDF)
ICLR Releases major study – Sewer Backup: Homeowner perception and Mitigative behaviour in Edmonton and Toronto (PDF)
Canada’s First “Safer Living Home” Completed: Landmark Project Designed to Weather Storms (November 14, 2006) (PDF)
Tour an earthquake and winter storm-resilient home: Canada’s insurers contribute to Emergency Preparedness Week (May 8, 2006) (PDF)
Bad Weather Drives Injury Risk for Canadian Motorists up 70 Percent (June 29, 2005) (PDF)
Insurance industry challenges Canadian home builders to partner in creating disaster resilient homes (March 2, 2005) (PDF)
Leading international scientists bring expertise to Toronto workshop discussions on how to protect homes against damage from extreme weather and natural disasters (February 16, 2005) (PDF)
Canada’s insurers urge action from Prime Minister (February 15, 2005) (PDF)
Canadian leadership at the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (January 17, 2005) (PDF)
Internationally recognized ICLR researcher takes important message to the World Conference on Disaster Reduction (January 14, 2005) (PDF)
Internationally renowned experts in water and disasters featured presenters at ICLR workshop (December 8, 2004) (PDF)
The Storm of the Century provides a golden opportunity to evaluate our preparedness for the next one (October 13, 2004) (PDF)
Ontario residents are not well prepared for Emergencies and Disasters (August 11, 2004) (PDF)
B.C. Earthquakes a Reminder of the Need to Prepare Now for Natural Disasters (July 20, 2004) (PDF)
ICLR unveils their Disaster Resilient Home (May 3, 2004) (PDF)
Advice about how to better manage wildfire risk in B.C. (December 8, 2003) (PDF)
Prepare before extreme weather hits (September 18, 2003) (PDF)
International scientists to attend Toronto workshop on reducing damage caused by natural disasters (December 3, 2002) (PDF)
ICLR launches the Natural Disaster Health Research Network (September 27, 2002) (PDF)
Alan Davenport receives Order of Canada (July 8, 2002) (PDF)
Forest City included in nationwide roll out ofnational program to safeguard Canadian kids against natural disasters (July 10, 2002) (PDF)
Are you prepared? Personal disaster safety (May 1, 2002) (PDF)
ICLR’s national program to safeguard Canadian kids against natural disasters (Halifax) (June 3, 2002) (PDF
Cross country roll out of national program to safeguard Canadian kids against natural disasters to include Winnipeg (April 30, 2002) (PDF)
ICLR launches national program to safeguard Canadian kids (March 11, 2002) (PDF)
