Wednesday, June 13, 2018 8:30 am
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3:15 pm
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Flood risk management in Canada's coastal regions
, such as rising sea levels, changes to the intensity of storm surges and eroding coastlines.
Over the years, governments have made efforts to identify opportunities for adapting to climate change. For example, municipalities in the Province of Nova Scotia recently completed a . Adaptation responses can take many forms, whether they are structural investments (e.g., building sea walls) or non-structural measures (e.g., land use policy changes that account for sea level rise).