Climate change presents us with an urgent challenge that requires action on multiple fronts. Two primary strategies—mitigation and adaptation—often emerge as focal points in this discussion. While adaptation is the focus of this piece, it’s crucial to begin by understanding its connection to mitigation. These two approaches
Collective Intelligence
More than a platform, CanAdapt is a paradigm shift in how we approach climate adaptation and low-carbon resilience. Built on the belief that collective intelligence is the key to tackling the polycrisis, CanAdapt uses advanced AI to break down barriers and scale collaboration.
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Adaptation
The Paris Agreement provided a clear metric for mitigation: limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. But for climate adaptation, no such universally accepted measure exists. At COP29, the international community faces a critical challenge: defining metrics to gauge progress on adaptation—a task complicated by the
I’m from Guyana, South America. But over the years, I’ve lived in Canada, the States, and—briefly—China. Each place has shaped my perspective, though my journey toward understanding adaptation has been anything but linear. Growing up, my understanding of adaptation centered on climate change goals. I knew
Climate change is no longer a distant threat—it is an immediate reality. Despite the implementation of technologies and policies aimed at reducing greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions, its impacts are already apparent. In Canada alone, unprecedented wildfires, rising temperatures, and rapidly melting Arctic sea ice are stark reminders of the
Reflecting on the 2023 wildfire season in British Columbia, which saw over 2.84 million hectares scorched and numerous structures lost (Government of Canada), I find myself deeply entrenched in the aftermath as a Recovery Operations Officer with the Ministry of Emergency Management and Climate Readiness. My days are spent
More than a platform, CanAdapt is a paradigm shift in how we approach climate adaptation and low-carbon resilience. Built on the belief that collective intelligence is the key to tackling the polycrisis, CanAdapt uses advanced AI to break down barriers and scale collaboration.
A great community, like a great party, is one you don’t want to leave. It’s vibrant, welcoming, and full of opportunities to grow, share ideas, and collaborate on meaningful projects.
The Paris Agreement provided a clear metric for mitigation: limiting global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels. But for climate adaptation, no such universally accepted measure exists. At COP29, the international community faces a critical challenge: defining metrics to gauge progress on adaptation—a task complicated by the
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For the past decade, I’ve dedicated significant personal time to addressing the climate crisis—a challenge that deeply all of us. Though this work has often been volunteer-based or tied to my local government role, my primary income has come from software development, usually on projects unrelated to climate
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Climate change is no longer just a distant threat – it’s here, and the world is starting to adapt to its impacts. One of the big pushes in this direction is the Global Goal on Adaptation (GGA). Set up as part of the Paris Agreement, the GGA’s all about