Building infrastructure to withstand the effects of climate change

Global climate change will have local impacts that go beyond just infrastructure design, and these impacts will be dependent upon geographical regions and, more precisely, the hazards to which a place is exposed.

Homeowners, pictured April 30, 2019, at Constance Bay, Ont., after water levels along the Ottawa River caused unprecedented flood damage to homes, cottages, and businesses. Civil infrastructure, such as for transportation, flood protection and buildings, is directly impacted and designed based on local climate conditions, writes Joseph Daraio.The Hill Times photograph by Andrew Meade

Opinion

BY JOSEPH DARAIO

March 31, 2025

How we build infrastructure in a changing climate depends on how much the climate will change and the potential impacts of that change, which depends on local conditions. Civil infrastructure (transportation, flood protection, buildings, etc.) is directly impacted and design...

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