Canada’s Wildfire Challenge: Building Financial Resilience in a Changing Climate

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2025-01-27

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Swail, Jason

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Key messages ● Climate driven forest fires are increasingly straining Canada’s public finance systems. ● Municipalities and Indigenous communities face the greatest financial challenges. ● Proactive budgeting can improve financial resilience. ● Investing in prevention strategies reduces long term costs. ● Intergovernmental cooperation can ensure effective responses to wildfire crises. Introduction

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climate change, Public finance, Local Government, Indigenous Communities, Forest Fires, Local Governance Hub

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Swail, S. (2025). Canada’s Wildfire Challenge: Building Financial Resilience in a Changing Climate, Local Governance Hub Policy Briefs, No 1, pgs. 1-5

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https://hdl.handle.net/1828/21337

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