Toward more resilient cities

The accelerating pace of climate change and the integration of new technologies—such as artificial intelligence—are creating major challenges for engineers, who are increasingly required to work in close collaboration with researchers and scientists. State of play.

The Minister of the Environment and the Fight Against Climate Change, Mr. Benoit Charette, announced on Wednesday the awarding of financial assistance totaling up to $1,917,959 over four years to Laval University for the development and implementation of a training program on climate change adaptation for professionals in urban planning, architecture, and engineering.

How can we cope with rising temperatures year after year or with increasingly violent pollen waves? How can we rethink our cities and buildings to adapt to climate change, the effects of which we are feeling more and more?

People with pollen allergies and the Quebec healthcare system are in for a rough ride when ragweed season arrives. This weed could affect millions more people in the coming years