Over reading week in February of 2018, we were lucky to host a workshop entitled: “Bridging Flood Science in Canada with Policy and Practice.” Presented in partnership with the United Nations University – Institute for Water, Environment and Health (UNU-INWEH). The 2.5-day workshop welcomed FloodNet researchers, students and partners to learn about how best to communicate research results in a way that is of use to policy makers. A team of 20 participants worked through the knowledge transition process to develop a research summary and provide a brief presentation to policy makers. A special thanks to UNU-INWEH, especially Vladimir Smakhtin and Michael Devlin for facilitating the workshop, as well as Kaelen Moat and Noah Gaetz for providing policy expertise.
The links to the finalized research summaries can be found below:
- New easy-to-use hydro-meteorological system helps flood forecasting in data-scarce areas
- Standards for urban infrastructure design in Canada need to be updated
- New integrated model brings enhanced flood forecasting capacity for Canada
- Interactive tool for better flood risk assessment in Canada
- A new local climate change data package for improved planning and disaster management
