To protect Canadians from rising climate costs, restoring natural infrastructure is essential

Wetlands, dunes, shorelines, and forests absorb floodwaters, buffer storm surges, stabilize soils, filter pollutants, recharge aquifers, and lower temperatures in surrounding areas.
As climate impacts intensify, restoring and protecting key systems is one of the soundest fiscal, environmental, and public-safety decisions the country can make, writes Anabela Bonada.

Climate disasters are becoming a major financial burden for communities across Canada. Taxpayers are now paying an average of $10-billion each year for damage from flooding, wildfires, and coastal erosion—costs that are driving up municipal budgets, and accelerating the de...

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