Media Advisory - Atlantic Canada and the Costs of Climate Change: Making the Case for a National Flood Program
HALIFAX, Feb. 18, 2016 /CNW/ - Nova Scotians know all too well the losses that flooding and other severe weather can inflict. But neither Nova Scotians nor Canadians as a whole are ready for the increase in severe weather that climate change is bringing. Canada is the only G7 country without a national flood program. Insurance Bureau of Canada (IBC) and the property and casualty insurance industry it represents believe Canada needs such a plan.
Don Forgeron, President and CEO of IBC and a native Nova Scotian, will speak about an initiative the industry is advocating for: a made-in-Canada program for managing flood risk. He will also address how flooding and IBC's proposed plan will affect Atlantic Canada.
Creating a sustainable flood program will help contain the costs that stem from climate change, which in turn will help protect the finances of Nova Scotians and, indeed, all Canadians.
WHO: |
Don Forgeron, President and CEO, Insurance Bureau of Canada |
WHAT: |
"Atlantic Canada and the Costs of Climate Change: Making the Case for a National Flood Program" |
DATE: |
Thursday, February 25, 2016 |
TIME: |
11:45 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. |
WHERE: |
Halifax Marriott Harbourfront Hotel |
1919 Upper Water Street |
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Halifax, Nova Scotia |
SOURCE Insurance Bureau of Canada
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