Tools, documents and training
‘Flood Education’ video series, a research project funded by the RIISQ and Ouranos.
Main researcher: Chantal Déry (UQO) Research team: Jacob Stolle (INRS), Audrey Groleau (UQTR), Alain Mailhot (INRS), Mathieu Thibault (UQO) and Marco Barroca-Paccard (HEP-Vaud).
Online training “Floods: An introduction to basic concepts” prepared by the Center for Research and Innovation in Civil Security of Quebec (Centre RISC) and supported by the Réseau Inondations InterSectoriel du Québec (RIISQ).
The training provides an update on the terminology and concepts associated with flood risk management in Quebec, as well as recent regulatory updates. It is divided into three sections. The first section presents basic concepts in hydrology and civil security, in the context of flooding. The second section presents the main factors that contribute to flooding as well as the risk management approach to this hazard. Finally, the third presents an overview of recent updates to Quebec regulations.
The online training is offered free of charge on the RISC Center training platform.
Trousse d’outils pour réduire les impacts psychosociaux des populations touchées par des événements météorologiques extrêmes – Lily Lessard (UQAR). Containing some twenty interventions, this kit presents the best community and clinical approaches to prevent or reduce the mental health impacts of extreme weather events in a context of climate change.
Retour sur les inondations – Santé respiratoire suite aux inondations: fiche pratique
Retour sur les inondations – Santé mentale suite aux inondations: fiche pratique. Danielle Maltais (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi); Anne-Lise Lansard, (Université du Québec à Chicoutimi); Elsa Landaverde (Université de Sherbrooke); Mélissa Généreux (Université de Sherbrooke); Philippe Gachon (Université du Québec à Montréal)
Help Save the Children: 5 Good Practices to Prepare Children for Floods. Michelle Brais et Ksenia Merkoukhina, sous la supervision de Dr. Lisa Bornstein (McGill University) et Dr. Marie-Christine Terrien (École nationale d’administration publique). 2023
Document de vulgarisation destiné au grand public ‘Inondations sur la Rivière Chaudière’. COBARIC, 2022
Document d’accompagnement ‘Inondations sur la Rivière Chaudière’. COBARIC, 2022
Sous un même parapluie: Stratégies concrètes pour réduire les risques d’inondations au Canada. A “one-stop shop” for practical, cost-effective actions Canadians can take in their homes, businesses and communities to deal with flooding. Intact Center, 2020
Les investisseurs institutionnels trouvent de l’alpha dans les matrices de risques climatiques: résultats d’une enquête mondiale. The report presents the results of a global survey of 13 institutional investors managing US$2 trillion, and presents the “Climate Risk Matrix” (Matrice de risques climatiques– CRM) tool, which aims to help investors determine the material physical climate risks companies face and approaches to reduce these risks – in a simple format, applicable to any company in a given sector. 2020
La parole aux Porte-voix | Philippe Gachon & Emmanuel Bilodeau. A project by Mères au Front
Actor Emmanuel Bilodeau speaks with Philippe Gachon, professor of hydroclimatology and researcher at UQAM’s ESCER center. They take a look at the current context and discuss the increased risks of fires and floods associated with climate change. Does deforestation impact on rainfall, temperature changes, droughts, and forest fires? Should we be concerned about Quebec’s hydroelectricity supply?
RIISQ Podcast: ‘L’importance de la vulgarisation scientifique pour la société’, in collaboration with CIRODD and ISE, recorded live in the UQAM studios.
Podcast: Table ronde de la relève – Préparation et gestion de crise. A RIISQ collaboration project with RQCP-PRECRISA.
Vidéo entrevue avec Yannick Hémond et Patrick Lagadec à l’occasion de la ‘Journée internationale pour la réduction de risques de catastrophe 2023’. Video produced for the RIISQ by Valérie Vermeulen, Doctoral candidate, ISE/UQAM.
Vidéo: Guide inondations. The RIISQ offers the general public a series of popularized summary guides, available online, on the network’s website (https://riisq.ca/faq/). The guide series includes modules for preparations before, during and after floods.
Vidéo: Analyse de mi-parcours Cadre d’action de Sendai. Video produced for the RIISQ by Valérie Vermeulen, Doctoral candidate, ISE/UQAM.
Podcast: ‘Collectivités ZéN’ –Popular science video series produced by the RIISQ. With Ariane Hamel, master’s student in social work, UQO and Pierre Luc Baril, Project Manager, Common Front for the Energy Transition.
Vidéo: ‘Réduire les vulnérabilités pour faciliter la transition énergétique et accroître la résilience’. Video produced for the RIISQ by Valérie Vermeulen, Doctoral candidate, ISE/UQAM.
World Meteorological Organization Report – State of Global Water Resources report 2024
World Meteorological Organization report: Climate change indicators hit record levels in 2023
Report for the MidTerm Review of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction. Paris, France. International Science Council. DOI: 10.24948/2023.01.
Commission mixte internationale — Étude des crues du lac Champlain et de la rivière Richelieu
Tableau de Bord des Villes pour la Résilience aux Catastrophes. UNDRR detailed evaluation.
Rapport du Programme de surveillance et d’évaluation de l’Arctique (AMAP). Summary for Policymakers Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program
Cadre d’action de Sendai pour la réduction des risques de catastrophe 2015-2030. The Sendai Framework for Action for Disaster Risk Reduction 2015-2030 was adopted at the Third UN World Conference held in Sendai, Japan on March 18, 2015.
Rapports spéciaux du GIEC. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) was established in 1988 to provide detailed assessments of the state of scientific, technical and socio-economic knowledge on climate change, its causes, its potential impacts and response strategies.
Protéger les personnes et les biens : Stratégie ontarienne de lutte contre les inondations. Ontario Government (2020).
Plan d’action Saint-Laurent 2020-2030. Collaboration des Grands Lacs et du Saint-Laurent. Government of Canada (2020).
Plan de protection du territoire face aux inondations : des solutions durables pour mieux protéger nos milieux de vie. Government of Quebec (2020). Ministerial action group on land use planning relating to flooding.
Evans C. and Feltmate B. (2019). Water on the Rise. Protecting Canadian Homes from the Growing Threat of Flooding. Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation
Moudrak N. and Felmate B. (2019). Weathering the Storm. Developing a Canadian Standard for Flood-Resilient Existing Communities. Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation
Causes et impacts des inondations passées dans le bassin du lac Champlain et de la rivière Richelieu : Renseignements historiques sur les inondations. Commission mixte internationale (CMI), (2019).