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Eddie Oldfield Tel: 506-209-0887 - Email: [email protected] Member, Resilient Communities Working Group, National Platform for Disaster Risk Reduction www.drr-rrc.ca 2013, the year of the costliest natural disaster in Canadian history, was also a record year in Canada for weather-related insured losses. The Insurance Bureau of Canada reported its members saw a record total of $3.2 billion in severe weather-related insured losses in 2013 — after four years in a row in which natural disaster-related losses topped $1 billion. “Canadian communities are seeing more severe weather, especially more intense rainfall. This overburdens our sewer and stormwater infrastructure, resulting in more sewer backups in homes and businesses,” Don Forgeron, IBC From an FCM Report, 2006 Hurricane Sandy October 2012 Largest Atlantic Hurricane on record. Second costliest hurricane in American history ~ $50 billion in damages Cumulative Risk and Cascading Impacts Resiliency Planning Charrette / Charrette de planification de la résilience Where: Killarney Lake Lodge, Fredericton, NB Où : Pavillon du lac Killarney, à Fredericton (N.-B.) When: October 1st, 2014 (full day) Quand : Le 1er octobre 2014 (journée complète) Send your registration to: [email protected] Pour vous inscrire, communiquez avec l’AAMNB par courriel : [email protected] Included: Delegate work book and materials, interactive presentations, facilitated exercises and discussion, networking lunch and breaks, post workshop activities. Sont compris : Cahier et documents des délégués, formation, exercices et discussion animés, dîner de réseautage et pauses, activités après l’atelier. Early Bird Rate: $140. $175 after August 15 Tarif réduit de préinscription de 140 $. Après le 15 août, les frais d’inscription seront de 175 $, Thanks to: • City of Fredericton • Federation of Canadian Municipalities • Canadian Risks and Hazards Network "Your Environmental Trust Fund at Work" "Votre Fonds en fiducie pour l'Environnement au travail" Hyogo Framework for Action Goal: The substantial reduction of disaster losses, in lives and in the social, economic and environmental assets of communities and countries. Involves: • Governments • regional and international organizations • civil society including volunteers, the private sector and the scientific community http://www.unisdr.org/campaign/resilientcities/ Rural Disaster Resiliency Project (RDRP) 4 Steps 16 Activities 3 Tools • Natural Hazards • Human-Caused Hazards • Epidemics and Diseases http://wp-rdrp-dev.jibc.ca/