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Title:
Novel techniques and approaches for characterizing historical coastal floods and geomorphological features on the Acadian Peninsula, to support improved community flood risk assessments
Agreement Number:
959548
Agreement Value:
$49,966.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 16, 2020 - Dec 31, 2022
Description:
Atlantic Canada’s coastal zone is expected to experience escalating flood risk over the 21st century due to relative sea level (rsl) rise, and potentially more frequent and/or severe storm surges. Low-lying communities of the Acadian Peninsula, New Brunswick, are particularly vulnerable to flood hazards and are the focus of ongoing research activities including the recent Coastal Flood Mitigation Canada project. While these communities are developing adaptation plans, there is a lack of information on historical flood events, which could be used to characterize historical flood hazards and validate predictive models that will deliver much-needed information on areas at risk, including realistic flood hazard maps for future storm surge and rsl scenarios. The Project will address these gaps and demonstrate novel data acquisition techniques, including unmanned aerial vehicles (UAVs) and community-focused science, for improved coastal risk assessment and adaptation planning.
Organization:
National Research Council Canada
Expected Results:

In the short term, anticipated outcomes will be strengthened collaborations across industry, academia, and government to support research excellence. In the medium term, anticipated outcomes will be the development of new and potentially disruptive technologies with collaborators. In the long term, find collaborative solutions to public policy challenges and create stronger innovation systems.

Location:
Shippagan, New Brunswick, CA E8S 1P6
Reference Number:
172-2020-2021-Q3-959548
Agreement Type:
Grant
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Business Number:
108160979
Recipient Type:
Academia
Recipient's Legal Name:
Université de Moncton
Federal Riding Name:
Acadie–Bathurst
Federal Riding Number:
13001
Program:
Collaborative Science, Technology and Innovation Program - Collaborative R&D Initiatives
Program Purpose:

Collaborate on multiparty research and development programs to catalyze transformative, high-risk, high-reward research with the potential for game-changing scientific discoveries and technological breakthroughs in priority areas.

NAICS Code:
541716