La préparation : une stratégie payante

The Canadian Climate Institute asserts that a 'green recovery' is insufficient if it focuses solely on decarbonization without addressing climate adaptation. The author argues that failing to prepare for climate risks—such as extreme heat, flooding, and wildfires—will lead to economic disaster, similar to the lessons learned from COVID-19. The document proposes integrating resilience into public investments, such as upgrading social housing for heat protection, building weather-resilient electrical grids, and utilizing nature-based solutions to reduce reliance on high-emission 'grey' infrastructure.

• Canada faces severe and lasting climate risks that threaten every economic sector, national prosperity, and public well-being, including increased deaths from heatwaves and smog, material losses from sea-level rise and flooding, and the destruction of infrastructure due to permafrost melt and erosion.
• Proactive adaptation measures can provide a high rate of return by avoiding future damages, making climate preparation a financially viable strategy.
• Current discussions on 'climate resilience' are too narrow, focusing primarily on infrastructure for a low-carbon transition (such as electric vehicles and renewable energy) while neglecting the necessary preparation to counter existing and future climate risks.
• Public investments for recovery can simultaneously reduce emissions and climate risks through specific strategies: upgrading energy-inefficient social housing to protect vulnerable people from heat, building weather-resilient power grids, repairing flood protection infrastructure, and using low-carbon materials for traditional infrastructure like roads and bridges.

APA

Canadian Climate Institute (2020). La préparation : une stratégie payante. https://institutclimatique.ca/la-preparation-une-strategie-payante/

Chicago

Canadian Climate Institute. La préparation : une stratégie payante. 2020. https://institutclimatique.ca/la-preparation-une-strategie-payante/.

Wikipedia

{{cite press release |author=Canadian Climate Institute |title=La préparation : une stratégie payante |date=23 June 2020 |url=https://institutclimatique.ca/la-preparation-une-strategie-payante/ |access-date=23 October 2026 |via=Climate Insights Directory}}

BibTeX

@misc{canadianclimateinstitute2020prparation, author = {{Canadian Climate Institute}}, title = {{La préparation : une stratégie payante}}, publisher = {Canadian Climate Institute}, year = {2020}, month = jun, url = {https://institutclimatique.ca/la-preparation-une-strategie-payante/}, urldate = {2026-10-23}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }