| Abstract | The federal government of Canada has created the National Disaster Mitigation Program (NDMP) led by Public Safety Canada (PSC) with guidance from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). The objective of the NDMP is to reduce the impacts of natural disasters in Canada by focusing government investments on recurring floods. For implementation of the NDMP, four domains of interest have been identified by PSC/NRCan – (1) risk assessment, (2) flood mapping, (3) hydrology and hydraulics, and (4) climate change. Through a collaborative interdepartmental agreement, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC) – Ocean, Coastal and River Engineering Research Centre (OCRE) was retained to prepare an inventory of methods used for estimating climate change-informed design water levels for floodplain mapping in riverine and coastal environments. This effort is concerned with the above mentioned fourth domain of interest and thus will inform the development of national principles, best-practices, and guidelines on flood mapping for the NDMP. The initiative of developing new guidelines and best practices is being led by NRCan, with support from many federal and provincial government departments and engineering consulting community. The goal of modernizing Canada’s flood maps is to reduce the adverse impacts of flooding on humans, the environment, cultural heritage, social and economic activities, and new development opportunities as Canadian communities flourish. |
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