Opinion Archives - Pacific Northwest Building Resilience Coalition

TThe climate insurance gap is widening, and it’s leaving marginalized Canadians behind

January 19, 2026
Frank Came
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Anne E. Kleffner, University of Calgary; Derek Cook, Ambrose University, and Mary Kelly, Wilfrid Laurier University Every year, extreme weather events wreak havoc across Canada, disrupting the lives of tens of thousands. Financial losses from these events have surged, surpassing $7 billion in 2024, due in part to climate change, […]

Leadership- the Key to a Resilient Future

September 14, 2025
Frank Came
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Building Resilience, Opinion, Policy, Research

Building a resilient futurUltimately, building a resilient future is a continuous journey that requires a new paradigm of leadership. It is a leadership that is visionary in its foresight, inclusive in its approach, innovative in its solutions, and deeply ethical in its application. It is the kind of leadership that understands that a community's greatest strength lies in its ability to prepare together, respond together, and rebuild together.

Adaptive Reuse – The Key to Future-Proofing Our Cities

July 8, 2025
Frank Came
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Building Resilience, News, Opinion, Research

Breathing new life into buildings extends to resilience, and adaptive reuse is emerging as a practical environmental defense strategy.

Designing for Resilience … It’s A Must

March 20, 2025
Frank Came
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Opinion

We see far too often structures built to current code that lack planning and design consideration to sustain the probable impacts of progressive climate change or episodic natural disasters. It is time for more robust building codes, especially in areas where we can predict the probable impact of these progressive events.

Reducing Disaster Risks and Protecting Insurability in the Pacific Northwest

March 5, 2025
Frank Came
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Building Resilience, News, Opinion

Proactive measures to enhance resilience and preparedness are critical to mitigating insurability risks. This will require a multifaceted approach integrating mitigation, adaptation, and stakeholder collaboration. There are no simple answers to these challenges, but there are strategies that can significantly reduce damages from extreme weather events and speed up disaster recovery.