Business View Civil & Municipal l November 2022

157 CIVIL AND MUNICIPAL VOLUME 3, ISSUE 9 Key to protecting the environment and our communities will also be retrofitting existing buildings and ensuring our new buildings are net- zero. To achieve those objectives, we created the Green and Inclusive Community Buildings program. Through our investments, communities big and small will benefit from accessible, inviting and environmentally-friendly community buildings. We are also helping address and reduce risks before disasters occur, by ensuring that new infrastructure is built in a climate-resilient manner, and by supporting adaptation work for existing infrastructure. The Disaster Mitigation and Adaptation Fund (DMAF) was originally launched in 2018 with an initial investment of $2 billion over 10 years. It supports public infrastructure projects designed to mitigate current and future climate-related risks and disasters triggered by climate change, such as floods, wildfires, droughts and seismic events. Budget 2021 provided an additional $1.375 billion for small- and large-scale projects. To date, more than $2.1 billion has been announced through DMAF for 70 large-scale infrastructure projects that will help protect communities across the country from the floods, wildfires, and other natural hazards caused by a changing climate. In addition, through the $200-million National Infrastructure Fund (NIF), we are supporting projects that use natural or hybrid approaches to protect the natural environment and vulnerable communities while improving access to nature for Canadians. Photo Credit: Nick Fewings