{"id":66179,"date":"2026-11-10T10:08:04","date_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:08:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/icleicanada.org\/?p=66179\/"},"modified":"2026-11-10T10:08:04","modified_gmt":"2026-11-10T15:08:04","slug":"reflexions-adaptation-canada-2026","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icleicanada.org\/fr\/reflexions-adaptation-canada-2026\/","title":{"rendered":"R\u00e9flexions de notre directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale sur Adaptation Canada"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>[et_pb_section fb_built=\u00a0\u00bb1&Prime; admin_label=\u00a0\u00bbSplit Section\u00a0\u00bb module_id=\u00a0\u00bbnews\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; max_width=\u00a0\u00bb75%\u00a0\u00bb module_alignment=\u00a0\u00bbcenter\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb||||false|false\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb0px||20px||false|false\u00a0\u00bb animation_style=\u00a0\u00bbfold\u00a0\u00bb animation_direction=\u00a0\u00bbbottom\u00a0\u00bb animation_intensity_fold=\u00a0\u00bb4%\u00a0\u00bb saved_tabs=\u00a0\u00bball\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb||0px||false|false\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb||10px||false|false\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime;][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; header_font_size=\u00a0\u00bb36px\u00a0\u00bb header_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; header_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb header_font_size_phone=\u00a0\u00bb26px\u00a0\u00bb header_font_size_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|phone\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h1>R\u00e9flexions de notre directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale sur Adaptation Canada<\/h1>\n<p><em>R\u00e9flexions bas\u00e9es sur l\u2019intervention d\u2019Ewa Jackson, directrice g\u00e9n\u00e9rale d\u2019ICLEI, lors de la s\u00e9ance pl\u00e9ni\u00e8re de cl\u00f4ture d\u2019Adaptation Canada 2026, le jeudi 24 septembre 2026.<\/em>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; header_font_size=\u00a0\u00bb32px\u00a0\u00bb header_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb header_2_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font=\u00a0\u00bb|600|||||||\u00a0\u00bb header_3_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb23px|||||\u00a0\u00bb link_option_url_new_window=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; header_2_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb22px\u00a0\u00bb header_2_font_size_phone=\u00a0\u00bb23px\u00a0\u00bb header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|phone\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font_size_phone=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font_size_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|phone\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2>Adaptation et incertitude<\/h2>\n<p>Si l\u2019on fait un retour sur Adaptation Canada 2026, il appara\u00eet nettement que nous vivons et travaillons \u00e0 une \u00e9poque marqu\u00e9e par une profonde incertitude.<\/p>\n<p>Les effets du changement climatique s\u2019acc\u00e9l\u00e8rent, les budgets se resserrent, les priorit\u00e9s politiques se modifient, et les collectivit\u00e9s sont appel\u00e9es \u00e0 se pr\u00e9parer \u00e0 des risques qui \u00e9voluent plus rapidement que ne peuvent r\u00e9agir beaucoup de nos syst\u00e8mes. Il faut nous poser la question: <em>Quel aspect consid\u00e9rons-nous encore comme temporaire, alors qu\u2019il est en r\u00e9alit\u00e9 devenu le contexte dans lequel nous \u00e9voluons?<\/em><\/p>\n<p>L\u2019incertitude, on ne peut pas attendre que \u00e7a passe: c\u2019est d\u00e9sormais le cadre m\u00eame dans lequel s\u2019inscrit le travail d\u2019adaptation. Cela ne veut pas dire que nous devons accepter l\u2019instabilit\u00e9 ou revoir \u00e0 la baisse nos ambitions climatiques. Mais cela veut dire qu\u2019il faut porter un regard lucide sur le monde que nous avons autour de nous, pas seulement sur celui que nous aimerions avoir, et trouver des moyens d\u2019agir au sein de cette r\u00e9alit\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=\u00a0\u00bbLCF\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb0px||||false|false\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime;][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; header_font_size=\u00a0\u00bb32px\u00a0\u00bb header_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb header_2_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font=\u00a0\u00bb|600|||||||\u00a0\u00bb header_3_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb||10px||false|false\u00a0\u00bb link_option_url_new_window=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; header_2_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb22px\u00a0\u00bb header_2_font_size_phone=\u00a0\u00bb23px\u00a0\u00bb header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|phone\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font_size_phone=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font_size_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|phone\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2>La r\u00e9alit\u00e9 de l\u2019action face \u00e0 l\u2019urgence<\/h2>\n<p>Tout au long d\u2019Adaptation Canada, nous avons entendu des histoires de communaut\u00e9s confront\u00e9es aux feux de for\u00eat, aux inondations, aux vagues de chaleur extr\u00eame, \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9rosion c\u00f4ti\u00e8re et \u00e0 l\u2019\u00e9volution de l\u2019\u00e9tat du perg\u00e9lisol. Pendant les s\u00e9ances, les lacunes dans les infrastructures, le financement et les capacit\u00e9s ont \u00e9t\u00e9 ouvertement abord\u00e9es.<\/p>\n<p>Mais les participants aussi bien que les intervenants ont \u00e9galement partag\u00e9 des exemples qui illustrent comment l\u2019adaptation au changement climatique continue d\u2019avancer. Partout au Canada, des particuliers et des organisations nouent des partenariats qui n\u2019existaient pas, d\u00e9nichent des fonds dans des budgets qui n\u2019avaient jamais \u00e9t\u00e9 con\u00e7us pour l\u2019adaptation, et transforment les donn\u00e9es climatiques en prises de d\u00e9cisions. Dans ce but, ils entretiennent des relations, souvent sans bruit et sur de nombreuses ann\u00e9es, pour que les gens sachent d\u00e9j\u00e0 qui appeler lorsqu\u2019une crise survient.<\/p>\n<p>Telle est la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 de la r\u00e9silience en marche. Travailler \u00e0 la r\u00e9silience n\u2019\u00e9quivaut pas toujours \u00e0 lancer un nouveau projet ambitieux avec une c\u00e9r\u00e9monie d\u2019inauguration. Souvent, cela consiste plut\u00f4t \u00e0 assurer la maintenance, \u00e0 coordonner, \u00e0 instaurer la confiance, \u00e0 mener des discussions difficiles, \u00e0 pr\u00e9server une ligne budg\u00e9taire pour encore une ann\u00e9e, ou \u00e0 \u00eatre, dans une organisation, la personne qui ne cesse de poser la question que tout le monde a envie de diff\u00e9rer.<\/p>\n<p>Ce sont ces personnes, celles qui posent des questions, et les difficiles d\u00e9cisions qu\u2019on leur demande de prendre, qui permettent qu\u2019une grande partie du travail se fasse.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\u00a0\u00bb1_4,3_4&Prime; module_id=\u00a0\u00bbLCF\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; background_image=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/icleicanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AC2026-2025-09-Blog-Feature-Image-1.png\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb||20px||false|false\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb30px|30px|30px|30px|false|false\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb1_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime;][et_pb_image src=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/icleicanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BLOG-PROGRAM-1.png\u00a0\u00bb url=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/icleicanada.org\/fr\/project\/adaptation-canada-2026\/\u00a0\u00bb url_new_window=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; custom_margin_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb|20px||20px|false|false\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin_phone=\u00a0\u00bb|20px||20px|false|false\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|tablet\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime;][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb3_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime;][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; header_2_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb background_layout=\u00a0\u00bbdark\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb|20px||20px|false|false\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; header_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb header_font_size_phone=\u00a0\u00bb27px\u00a0\u00bb header_font_size_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|phone\u00a0\u00bb header_2_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb24px\u00a0\u00bb header_2_font_size_phone=\u00a0\u00bb23px\u00a0\u00bb header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|desktop\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2>Red\u00e9couvrez les photos et les pr\u00e9sentations d&rsquo;Adaptation Canada 2026.<\/h2>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=\u00a0\u00bbhttps:\/\/icleicanada.org\/fr\/project\/adaptation-canada-2026\/\u00a0\u00bb url_new_window=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb button_text=\u00a0\u00bbEn savoir plus\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; custom_button=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb button_text_color=\u00a0\u00bb#ffffff\u00a0\u00bb button_bg_color=\u00a0\u00bbrgba(0,0,0,0)\u00a0\u00bb button_border_color=\u00a0\u00bb#ffffff\u00a0\u00bb button_font=\u00a0\u00bb|600|||||||\u00a0\u00bb button_use_icon=\u00a0\u00bboff\u00a0\u00bb custom_margin=\u00a0\u00bb|2px||20px|false|false\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime;][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=\u00a0\u00bbLCF\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb0px||20px||false|false\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime;][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; header_font_size=\u00a0\u00bb32px\u00a0\u00bb header_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb header_2_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font=\u00a0\u00bb|600|||||||\u00a0\u00bb header_3_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb link_option_url_new_window=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; header_2_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb22px\u00a0\u00bb header_2_font_size_phone=\u00a0\u00bb23px\u00a0\u00bb header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|phone\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font_size_phone=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font_size_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|phone\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2>Des voies complexes et nuanc\u00e9es<\/h2>\n<p>On nous pousse trop souvent \u00e0 r\u00e9duire des questions complexes \u00e0 des choix manich\u00e9ens, m\u00eame lorsque ni l\u2019une ni l\u2019autre des positions ne refl\u00e8te la r\u00e9alit\u00e9 que nous observons. Trop de choix sont pr\u00e9sent\u00e9s comme mutuellement exclusifs\u00a0:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>action urgente ou planification \u00e0 long terme;<\/li>\n<li>investissement public ou capital priv\u00e9;<\/li>\n<li>technologie ou mesures fond\u00e9es sur la nature;<\/li>\n<li>savoir local ou expertise technique.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Mais l\u2019adaptation nous permet rarement ce genre de simplicit\u00e9. Au contraire, elle exige de la nuance. Nous avons besoin de syst\u00e8mes de protection contre les inondations <em>et aussi<\/em> de zones humides restaur\u00e9es. Nous devons r\u00e9pondre \u00e0 l\u2019urgence d\u2019aujourd\u2019hui, <em>et aussi<\/em> modifier les syst\u00e8mes qui ont cr\u00e9\u00e9 cette vuln\u00e9rabilit\u00e9 au fil des d\u00e9cennies, voire des si\u00e8cles. Nous avons besoin de gouvernements qui montrent la voie <em>et aussi<\/em> d\u2019entreprises qui investissent. Nous avons besoin de normes nationales strictes <em>et aussi<\/em> de solutions con\u00e7ues en fonction des r\u00e9alit\u00e9s d\u2019un lieu. Parfois, la r\u00e9ponse honn\u00eate est qu\u2019il nous faut les deux.<\/p>\n<p>Cela implique une conversation franche au sujet de l\u2019argent. Nous ne pouvons pas continuer \u00e0 demander aux communaut\u00e9s et aux professionnels d\u2019en faire plus avec moins de moyens, comme si l\u2019ing\u00e9niosit\u00e9 pouvait se substituer ind\u00e9finiment \u00e0 l\u2019investissement. Oui, bien s\u00fbr, nous devons utiliser efficacement les ressources. Nous avons besoin de nouveaux partenaires, de nouveaux outils financiers et de davantage de capitaux priv\u00e9s. Mais nous avons \u00e9galement besoin d\u2019un financement public durable, parce que la r\u00e9silience est un bien public et parce que beaucoup des b\u00e9n\u00e9fices qu\u2019elle apporte ne peuvent \u00eatre correctement pris en compte dans un bilan comptable. La question n\u2019est pas seulement de savoir comment financer l\u2019adaptation. C\u2019est de se demander comment reconna\u00eetre sa valeur, r\u00e9partir \u00e9quitablement ses co\u00fbts et orienter les ressources vers les personnes et les lieux que nous devons prot\u00e9ger.<\/p>\n<p>Tout cela peut \u00eatre inconfortable. La nuance ne trouve pas facilement sa place dans un slogan et aboutit rarement \u00e0 une d\u00e9cision parfaite. Mais l\u2019adaptation ne consiste pas \u00e0 attendre la certitude absolue. Elle consiste \u00e0 faire des choix responsables avec les connaissances, les ressources et les relations dont nous disposons, et \u00e0 \u00eatre pr\u00eats \u00e0 faire des ajustements \u00e0 mesure que les conditions \u00e9voluent.<\/p>\n<p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=\u00a0\u00bb66184,66185,66186,66187&Prime; fullwidth=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; auto=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime;][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb0px||0px||false|false\u00a0\u00bb][et_pb_column type=\u00a0\u00bb4_4&Prime; _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime;][et_pb_text _builder_version=\u00a0\u00bb4.4.0&Prime; header_font_size=\u00a0\u00bb32px\u00a0\u00bb header_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb header_2_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font=\u00a0\u00bb|600|||||||\u00a0\u00bb header_3_line_height=\u00a0\u00bb1.4em\u00a0\u00bb custom_padding=\u00a0\u00bb||20px||false|false\u00a0\u00bb link_option_url_new_window=\u00a0\u00bbon\u00a0\u00bb hover_enabled=\u00a0\u00bb0&Prime; header_2_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb22px\u00a0\u00bb header_2_font_size_phone=\u00a0\u00bb23px\u00a0\u00bb header_2_font_size_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|phone\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font_size_tablet=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font_size_phone=\u00a0\u00bb\u00a0\u00bb header_3_font_size_last_edited=\u00a0\u00bbon|phone\u00a0\u00bb]<\/p>\n<h2>Collaboration et d\u00e9termination<\/h2>\n<p>Ces choix responsables sont rarement faits ou mis en \u0153uvre par une seule personne ou institution. Ils d\u00e9pendent de la mani\u00e8re dont nos diff\u00e9rentes forces et capacit\u00e9s s\u2019agencent, ce qui explique pourquoi le motif de l\u2019hexagone tient une si grande place \u00e0 Adaptation Canada. Comme les alv\u00e9oles d\u2019un nid d\u2019abeilles, qui s\u2019appuient les unes sur les autres, aucune communaut\u00e9, aucun gouvernement, aucune organisation, ni aucun secteur ne peut mener \u00e0 bien le travail d\u2019adaptation tout seul. Notre t\u00e2che consiste \u00e0 coordonner ces contributions assez habilement pour qu\u2019elles repr\u00e9sentent plus qu\u2019un simple ensemble d\u2019efforts individuels.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 la conf\u00e9rence, j\u2019ai \u00e9t\u00e9 frapp\u00e9e par la d\u00e9termination qui anime la communaut\u00e9 de l\u2019adaptation. Il ne s\u2019agit pas d\u2019un optimisme aveugle, et certainement pas d\u2019un d\u00e9ni des difficult\u00e9s qui nous attendent, mais de quelque chose de plus terre-\u00e0-terre. C\u2019est la d\u00e9termination \u00e0 continuer \u00e0 travailler m\u00eame sans savoir exactement comment cela va tourner, \u00e0 prendre la meilleure d\u00e9cision envisageable, \u00e0 en tirer les le\u00e7ons et \u00e0 aller de l\u2019avant, \u00e0 garder ses ambitions tout en restant lucide face aux contraintes, et \u00e0 comprendre que l\u2019espoir n\u2019est pas seulement la conviction que les choses finiront par s\u2019arranger, mais la volont\u00e9 de croire que notre travail en vaut la peine.<\/p>\n<p>\u00c0 pr\u00e9sent que la conf\u00e9rence est derri\u00e8re nous, j\u2019esp\u00e8re que nous en garderons plus que des informations et des cartes de visite. J\u2019esp\u00e8re que nous en garderons une plus grande volont\u00e9 de travailler dans un contexte complexe, de r\u00e9sister aux faux dilemmes, de reconna\u00eetre la valeur de celles et ceux qui gardent l\u2019\u00e9lan entre les annonces majeures et les moments de crise, et de comprendre o\u00f9 notre propre hexagone jouxte celui des autres. Car un Canada r\u00e9silient face aux changements climatiques ne se construira pas gr\u00e2ce \u00e0 une seule strat\u00e9gie, un seul investissement ou une seule institution. Il se b\u00e2tira d\u00e9cision par d\u00e9cision, relation par relation, communaut\u00e9 par communaut\u00e9.<\/p>\n<p>Voil\u00e0 le travail qui nous attend. 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We need to ask ourselves honestly: <em>what are we still treating as temporary that has actually become our new operating context?<\/em><\/p>\r\n<p>Uncertainty is not something we can wait out and expect to pass\u2014it is now the environment in which adaptation work happens. This does not mean that we must accept instability, or lower our climate ambitions. But, it does mean being clear-eyed about the world we have, not only the world we wish we had, and finding ways to act within this reality.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=\"LCF\" _builder_version=\"4.4.0\" custom_padding=\"0px||||false|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.4.0\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.4.0\" header_font_size=\"32px\" header_line_height=\"1.4em\" header_2_line_height=\"1.4em\" header_3_font=\"|600|||||||\" header_3_line_height=\"1.4em\" custom_padding=\"||10px||false|false\" link_option_url_new_window=\"on\" header_2_font_size_tablet=\"22px\" header_2_font_size_phone=\"23px\" header_2_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" header_3_font_size_tablet=\"\" header_3_font_size_phone=\"\" header_3_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<h2>The reality of action in the face of emergency<\/h2>\r\n<p>Throughout Adaptation Canada, we heard the stories of communities facing wildfires, flooding, extreme heat, coastal erosion, and changing permafrost conditions. Sessions openly discussed gaps in infrastructure, funding, and capacity.<\/p>\r\n<p>But, delegates and speakers alike also shared stories of continuing to move climate adaptation forward. Across Canada, individuals and organizations are building partnerships that did not exist before, finding money in budgets that were never designed for adaptation, and translating climate data into decisions. To this end, they are maintaining relationships, often quietly and over many years, so that when a crisis arrives, people already know whom to call.<\/p>\r\n<p>This is the reality of advancing resilience. Resilience work is not always launching a bold new project with a ribbon to cut. Often, it is: maintenance, coordination, building trust, having difficult conversations, protecting a budget line for one more year, or being the person inside an organization who keeps asking the question everyone else is tempted to defer. Those question-askers\u2014and the difficult decisions they are being asked to make\u2014are holding much of this work together.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row column_structure=\"1_4,3_4\" module_id=\"LCF\" _builder_version=\"4.4.0\" background_image=\"https:\/\/icleicanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/AC2026-2025-09-Blog-Feature-Image-1.png\" custom_margin=\"||20px||false|false\" custom_padding=\"30px|30px|30px|30px|false|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"1_4\" _builder_version=\"4.4.0\"][et_pb_image src=\"https:\/\/icleicanada.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/BLOG-PROGRAM-1.png\" url=\"https:\/\/icleicanada.org\/project\/adaptation-canada-2026\/\" url_new_window=\"on\" _builder_version=\"4.4.0\" custom_margin_tablet=\"|20px||20px|false|false\" custom_margin_phone=\"|20px||20px|false|false\" custom_margin_last_edited=\"on|tablet\"][\/et_pb_image][\/et_pb_column][et_pb_column type=\"3_4\" _builder_version=\"4.4.0\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.4.0\" header_2_line_height=\"1.4em\" background_layout=\"dark\" custom_margin=\"|20px||20px|false|false\" header_font_size_tablet=\"\" header_font_size_phone=\"27px\" header_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" header_2_font_size_tablet=\"24px\" header_2_font_size_phone=\"23px\" header_2_font_size_last_edited=\"on|desktop\"]<h2>Revisit Adaptation Canada 2026 photos and presentation.<\/h2>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_button button_url=\"https:\/\/icleicanada.org\/project\/adaptation-canada-2026\/\" url_new_window=\"on\" button_text=\"Read More\" _builder_version=\"4.4.0\" custom_button=\"on\" button_text_color=\"#ffffff\" button_bg_color=\"rgba(0,0,0,0)\" button_border_color=\"#ffffff\" button_font=\"|600|||||||\" button_use_icon=\"off\" custom_margin=\"|2px||20px|false|false\"][\/et_pb_button][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row module_id=\"LCF\" _builder_version=\"4.4.0\" custom_padding=\"0px||20px||false|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.4.0\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.4.0\" header_font_size=\"32px\" header_line_height=\"1.4em\" header_2_line_height=\"1.4em\" header_3_font=\"|600|||||||\" header_3_line_height=\"1.4em\" link_option_url_new_window=\"on\" header_2_font_size_tablet=\"22px\" header_2_font_size_phone=\"23px\" header_2_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" header_3_font_size_tablet=\"\" header_3_font_size_phone=\"\" header_3_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<h2>Complex, nuanced paths forward<\/h2>\r\n<p>Too often, we are pushed to reduce complex questions to black-and-white choices, even when neither side reflects the reality in front of us. Too many choices are framed as either-or:<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>urgent action or long-term planning;<\/li>\r\n<li>public investment or private capital;<\/li>\r\n<li>technology or nature-based solutions;<\/li>\r\n<li>local knowledge or technical expertise.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>But adaptation rarely offers us that kind of simplicity, and instead requires nuance. We need engineered flood protection and restored wetlands. We need to respond to an emergency today, while changing the systems that created vulnerability over decades or even centuries. We need governments to lead and businesses to invest. We need strong national standards and solutions designed around the realities of a particular place. Sometimes the honest answer is that we have to do both.<\/p>\r\n<p>This includes having an honest conversation about money. We cannot continue asking communities and practitioners to do more with less, as though ingenuity can permanently substitute for investment. Yes, we need to use resources well. We need new partners, new financial tools and more private capital. But, we also need sustained public funding, because resilience is a public good and because many of its most important benefits cannot be adequately captured on a balance sheet. The question is not simply how we pay for adaptation. It is how we recognize its value, share its costs fairly and direct resources to the people and places that we need to protect.<\/p>\r\n<p>All of this can be uncomfortable. Nuance does not fit neatly into a slogan, and it rarely produces a perfect decision. But, adaptation is not about waiting for perfect certainty. It is about making responsible choices with the knowledge, resources and relationships available to us, and being prepared to adjust as conditions change.<\/p>[\/et_pb_text][et_pb_gallery gallery_ids=\"66172,66173,66174,66175\" fullwidth=\"on\" _builder_version=\"4.4.0\" auto=\"on\"][\/et_pb_gallery][\/et_pb_column][\/et_pb_row][et_pb_row _builder_version=\"4.4.0\" custom_padding=\"0px||0px||false|false\"][et_pb_column type=\"4_4\" _builder_version=\"4.4.0\"][et_pb_text _builder_version=\"4.4.0\" header_font_size=\"32px\" header_line_height=\"1.4em\" header_2_line_height=\"1.4em\" header_3_font=\"|600|||||||\" header_3_line_height=\"1.4em\" custom_padding=\"||20px||false|false\" link_option_url_new_window=\"on\" header_2_font_size_tablet=\"22px\" header_2_font_size_phone=\"23px\" header_2_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\" header_3_font_size_tablet=\"\" header_3_font_size_phone=\"\" header_3_font_size_last_edited=\"on|phone\"]<h2>Collaboration and determination<\/h2>\r\n<p>Those responsible choices are rarely made, or carried out, by one person or institution alone. They depend on how well our different strengths and capacities connect, which is why the hexagon was such an important motif at Adaptation Canada. Like the cells of a honeycomb, which lean and rely on each other, no community, government, organization or sector can carry the work of adaptation alone. Our task is to connect those contributions well enough that they become more than a collection of individual efforts.<\/p>\r\n<p>At the conference, I was struck by how much determination there is in the adaptation community. Not blind optimism, and certainly not a denial of how difficult the road ahead will be, but something more grounded than that. It\u2019s the determination to keep working without knowing exactly how everything will unfold; to make the best decision available, learn from it and keep moving; to hold onto ambition, while remaining honest about constraints; and to understand that hope is not just the belief that things will somehow work out, but the decision that the work is worth doing.<\/p>\r\n<p>With the conference behind us, I hope we are carrying forward more than information and business cards. I hope we carry a greater willingness to work in the complexity, to resist false choices, to value the people maintaining momentum between major announcements and moments of crisis, and to recognize where our own hexagon connects to the hexagon of others. Because a climate-ready Canada will not be delivered through one strategy, one investment or one institution. It will be built decision by decision, relationship by relationship, and community by community.<\/p>\r\n<p>That is the work ahead. 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