Join Canadian Disaster Response Organization, an Endorsing Partner, in Ottawa at the Canadian Emergency Preparedness and Climate Adaptation Convention (CEPCA) Strategic Conference, September 24-26, 2024.
CEPCA promises to be a pivotal event for advancing knowledge and skills transfer across interprovincial borders in Canada. Fostering a collaborative environment where experts from various sectors can come together to share insights, strategies, and solutions featured panels include:
Disaster Resilience: Canada as a Global Leader in Emergency Preparedness
Disasters in Canada are increasing in frequency and severity across the country, and events such as flooding in Nova Scotia to wildfires across Canada, 2023 was dominated by climate-change-induced disasters, which overwhelmed authorities and local first responders. These disasters have cost tens of billions of dollars in damages and displaced thousands of people. This panel discussion will examine:
A dive into Canada’s Emergency Management Framework: Should we be taking a FEMA style approach to emergency management in Canada to coordinate and respond to future disasters nationally
How can financial assistance programs from the public and insurance sector make their processes more efficient and easier to access?
How is the building industry increasing resilience to commercial and residential infrastructure?
What are the challenges that indigenous and remote communities face when dealing with disasters, and exploring the solutions that are available
Building and maintaining disaster risk awareness to assist vulnerable individuals and communities
Taking a Systems Thinking Approach to the Canadian National Adaptation Strategy
The Canadian National Adaption Strategy (NAS) presents a shared vision for climate resilience in Canada and a framework to measure progress nationally and represented a major leap towards a coordinated and effective nationwide response to the devastating effects of climate change. This panel will facilitate a conversation around:
The strengths and weaknesses of the NAS and the first 18 months of implementation
The Federal government plan to implement the objectives of the NAS and how are these goals being measured?
How policy decisions are being coordinated, and the steps that have been taken to consult with Indigenous communities on NAS implementation
An in-depth look at how the NAS is being monitored and evaluated?
Building Collaborative Muscle Across Sectors in Emergency Management Implementation
Canada’s emergency management strategies are being hindered by silos where there is a lack of clear communication between policy makers, practitioners, nonprofits academia and the private sector. This panel will provide viewpoints from a cross section of emergency management to showcase what needs to be done to defragment Canada’s emergency management ecosystem, create connections between the public and private sectors by:
Defining emergency management from a practitioners perspective
Examining the key barriers to cross-sector collaboration including national vs local decision-making and organizations ability to collaborate
Building capacity, including staff, funding, communication infrastructure and other resources, and learning from previous emergencies
How can we strengthen coordination and partnerships by aligning supply chains and stakeholders from across the public and private sectors
This conference is an excellent opportunity to engage in meaningful discussions, network with peers, and gain valuable insights into the latest advancements in emergency preparedness and climate adaptation. Join us and contribute to this important dialogue. Use code CDRO20 for 20% off a CEPCA All Access Pass!
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