Explore further
Mission
CTV is Canada's #1 private broadcaster. Featuring a wide range of quality news, sports, information, and entertainment programming, CTV has been Canada’s most-watched television network for the past 13 years in a row.
The organization has no registered commitments.
allows stakeholders to inform the public about their work on DRR. The SFVC online platform is a useful toolto know who is doing what and where for the implementation of the Sendai Framework, which could foster potential collaboration among stakeholders. All stakeholders (private sector, civil society organizations, academia, media, local governments, etc.) working on DRR can submit their commitments and report on their progress and deliverables.
Items: 7
Across most of Africa, drought is driving people who live in rural settlements closer to rivers and cities, according to a new study published in the journal Earth's Future.
Ontario will give municipalities and Indigenous communities $255 million to fight COVID-19 outbreaks in homeless shelters.
Flood forecasters in New Brunswick are using new technology to track snow loads and ice movement, hoping more information leads to less damage. Flood early warning systems have also been upgraded and information is shared with partners to help better manage operations of dams on the rivers.
Severe weather events are becoming more frequent and difficult to predict, forcing architects and engineers to rethink how they design buildings, infrastructure and cities. Proactive approaches include using computer models to predict how a structure would fare in the event of a disaster and design it accordingly, rather than using standard building codes.
Hospital staff and paramedics are regularly trained in how to handle a public health crisis, but new Canadian research finds that many family doctors don’t feel anywhere near as prepared. Lead researcher Kain says it is important to include family physicians in planning for crises because they are often the first point of contact for vulnerable patients.
The federal public safety minister says the government will open its wallet to help Canadians prepare for natural catastrophes spawned by extreme weather linked to climate change, reports CTV News. 'Weather events are going to get more severe, they're going to get more frequent, they're going to get more damaging,' said Public Safety Minister Ralph Goodale said in an interview with the Canadian Press...
After researching the effects of climate change on Inuits, James Ford, professor at McGill University (Canada) and a group of colleagues, found that although Inuits are adapting to environmental changes they will need assistance and calls for all levels of government to work with the communities...