Climate change is making cities sick and we need to act: Urban Canadians are feeling the impact of climate change. Flooding in
Quebec this spring damaged nearly 1,900 homes in 126 municipalities,
causing widespread psychological distress.
Summer heatwaves are predicted to become more frequent and severe each
year, putting more people at risk of injury and death. Vancouver and
Toronto are working to manage these risks. Most Canadian cities need to work harder to include climate change in public health planning.

The Climate Change Adaptation Research Group at McGill University
looks at how climate change is impacting human society, and what
solutions we can design to protect ourselves. Drawing on evidence from
our research into cities in Canada and around the world, we propose that
cities will need to integrate climate change concerns into public
health and the health-care sector more seriously.

Climate change is making cities sick and we need to act: Urban Canadians are feeling the impact of climate change. Flooding in
Quebec this spring damaged nearly 1,900 homes in 126 municipalities,
causing widespread psychological distress.
Summer heatwaves are predicted to become more frequent and severe each
year, putting more people at risk of injury and death. Vancouver and
Toronto are working to manage these risks. Most Canadian cities need to work harder to include climate change in public health planning.The Climate Change Adaptation Research Group at McGill University
looks at how climate change is impacting human society, and what
solutions we can design to protect ourselves. Drawing on evidence from
our research into cities in Canada and around the world, we propose that
cities will need to integrate climate change concerns into public
health and the health-care sector more seriously.Read More