Wetlands, forests can help cities save millions in climate adaptation costs, claims new study

This translation has been automatically generated and has not been verified for accuracy.A New Brunswick flag floats in floodwater from the Saint John River in Waterborough, N.B., on May 13, 2018. As Canadian communities brace for the heightened risks of spring flooding due to climate change, The Municipal Natural Assets Initiative has published findings on how preserving wetlands and forests are key to reducing adaptation costs.

The initiative was originally pioneered by the Town of Gibsons, B.C. – which conducted the first similar studies – and is funded by the Suzuki Foundation.Last year’s Canada’s Changing Climate Report, a summary of climate science by federal researchers, concluded the effects of widespread warming are becoming evident in many parts of Canada and “are projected to intensify in the future,” including earlier spring peak streamflow and rising sea levels.

It estimates forest conservation would save the creation of a $3.5 million stormwater management pond system.In Riverview, N.B., adjacent to Moncton, protecting four wetlands that cover 14,000 square metres in the Mill Creek Watershed would avoid the $2.3 million needed to create stormwater management ponds to handle a 1-in-100 year flood, as predicted under a climate change scenario.

If full protection measures are taken for the entire length of the creek and its surrounding floodplain, the financial benefits increase to $414 million by avoiding construction of alternative, human-made water channels. The study found these measures would not solve the flooding problems, but they would reduce flood damage by between $723,000 and $2.4 million, depending on the extent of the flooding.

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