Climate change adaptation and resilience
Where do Quebec businesses stand?
This special notebook highlights the concerns of businesses in Quebec regarding climatic phenomena, their impacts, the measures taken to address them, as well as a standard approach to adapt effectively.
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Adaptation and resilience webinar 2024 - replay
Experience a key moment to understand the state of adaptation and resilience to climate change for businesses in Quebec.
A webinar that will shed light on the state of resilience and adaptation practices of Quebec businesses in the face of the challenges posed by climate change.
With the participation of:
- Gilles Talbot, president, Rafting Nouveau Monde
- Jacinthe Clavet-Gaumont, Environmental Expertise Advisor, Hydro-Québec
- Jean-Philippe Martin, Environmental Expertise Advisor, Hydro-Québec
Animation :
- Anne-Josée Laquerre, QNP and Ève Bourgeois ,Ouranos
Main highlights from the study
Consult the press releaseDirect Climate Impacts on Québec Businesses
- 52% of Quebec companies say they have been affected by climatic phenomena or their derivatives over the past 12 months, including heat waves (21%); extreme precipitation (19%); flooding (18%); and freezing rain (16%).
- Chez les entreprises affectées par les phénomènes climatiques (ou leurs dérivés) au cours des 12 derniers mois, les impacts se traduisent par des perturbations dans toutes les sphères d’activités, notamment :
- • Losses or damage to company property (30%)
- • Revenue losses due to business interruptions (28%)
- • Disruptions related to client or employee health and safety (28%)
Levels of Preparedness for Climate Risks
- While 76% of leaders say they are concerned about the impact of climate phenomena on their business, 10% report having a structured adaptation plan; 24% claim to be in the process of developing one, and 41% indicate they have implemented at least one measure to address it.
- 60% declare that they have confidence that their company is resilient and ready to face the potential consequences of climate change, a trend on the rise (compared to 52% in 2023)
- 26% say they are sufficiently familiar with the elements ‘adaptation and resilience to climate change’ to explain them in their own words.
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QNP develops sectoral and regional barometers to inform decisions, support the mobilization of key players and fuel concrete action plans tailored to the challenges of each sector or territory.
Each barometer includes reliable comparisons with all Quebec businesses, enabling interventions to be better targeted and real progress in the climate transition to be tracked.
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