Overview

Although there are many climate change adaptation resources and tools available, organizations and individuals often lack the capacity to use them. That’s why the Building Regional Adaptation Capacity and Expertise (BRACE) Program invested in training, knowledge-exchange activities and practical action to increase the capacity of organizations, professionals, communities and small- to medium-sized businesses to undertake climate change adaptation actions.

Twenty projects were co-funded throughout the duration of the BRACE program (2017-2022). They targeted several themes, including infrastructure, forest and water management, and nature-based solutions. Project activities, such as courses, workshops, networks and internships, were developed to help engineers, planners, resource managers, recent graduates and others to develop the competencies (knowledge, skills and behaviour) needed to act on adaptation.

This project, lead by the Université de Moncton, is building the capacity of engineers in New Brunswick to incorporate climate change adaptation into their practice through training and access to tools.

Engineers play an essential role in adapting to climate change as technical experts and leaders in their communities and organizations.

This project aims to develop the capacity of engineers using adaptation training, resources and tools which can be found at the links below.

Resources:

  • Risk assessment, adaptation and resiliency toolkit that includes tools and guidelines for implementing requirements for the federal climate target for infrastructure projects.
  • Training workshops targeted at practicing engineering educators and students.
  • Best practices primer for engineering education on climate change adaptation.
  • Adaptation resource pathway for engineers to help practitioners easily find key resources specific to their needs.


Project Partners:

  • Université de Moncton
  • Natural Ressources Canada (BRACE)
  • Government of New Brunswick (ETF)
  • Association of Professional Engineers and Geoscientists of New Brunswick (APEGNB)