As interest in natural infrastructure rises across the Canadian Prairies, there's a growing need to expand the expertise of professionals and skilled trades workers to support these projects. This report explores ways to enhance capacity by improving skills and knowledge across various professions.
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- Canada
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- IISD, 2024
Table of Contents
- Building Natural Infrastructure Capacity Across Professions and Skilled Trades in the Canadian Prairies 1
- IISD REPORT 1
- Executive Summary 4
- Table of Contents 6
- Abbreviations and Acronyms 8
- 1.0 Purpose and Approach 9
- 2.1 Professions and Skilled Trades That Support Natural Infrastructure 12
- The engineers are not as important in a lot of cases as the operations and maintenance guys and theyve been ignored. 12
- 2.2 Supply of Professions and Skilled Trades Versus the Demand for Natural Infrastructure 13
- Weve been finding it challenging in the management plans that were developing to find a consultant that has the conservation and the asset management expertise. Its not really there yet. 13
- 3.0 Growing Capacity Through Professional Development 16
- 3.1 Offer More Professional Development Training and Make It Available Across Different Professions and Skilled Trades 18
- 3.2 Provide Training so Professionals and Skilled Trades Can Use Existing Guidance Tools About Natural Infrastructure and Climate Resilience 20
- 3.3 Promote the Linkages Between Natural Infrastructure and Climate Resilience 21
- 3.4 Strengthen Training Related to Rights-Based and Equity-Based Approaches to Natural Infrastructure 22
- 3.5 Facilitate Mentorship On-the-Job Learning and Collaboration 22
- 4.0 Recommendations 24
- References 25
