While climate change is often talked about broadly, it is also having real-world impacts close to home. Home and property owners in flood prone regions are now facing the implications of climate-change-related flooding, including reports of lenders ending mortgages in flood zones or anticipation of increased insurance rates. Western University experts are available to discuss the risks of living in flood zones, and what can be done to mitigate the impacts and protect property.
Glenn McGillivray
Managing Director of the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Areas of expertise: Mitigation of flooding, protection of homes from flooding, disaster risk reduction, climate change adaption.
Katrina Moser
Associate Professor, Chair, Geography and Environment
Areas of expertise: Role of climate change and weather, climate warming impact on water resources, drought, wildfires.
Slobodan Simonovic
Professor Emeritus, Civil and Environmental Engineering
Areas of expertise: Climate change and flooding, sustainable development in water resources management, hydrology, energy, climate change and public infrastructure.
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