New Guides to Support the Uptake of Nature-based Solutions to Reduce Flood Risks in Coastal Communities
Online
November 20, 2025
1:00 pm-2:00 pm ET
Public
Join us for the launch of the new CEC guides on Nature-based Solutions (NBS), a set of four new publications designed to support the uptake of NBS to reduce coastal flood risks in North American communities.
These guides cover topics of NBS co-benefits, retrofitting existing infrastructure using NBS, monitoring the efficacy of NBS and NBS monitoring methodologies. They provide practical tools that will support decision-making and present case studies to help planners, practitioners, and decision-makers to integrate NBS in their coastal flood risk management strategies. Developed through trinational collaboration, the series responds to the growing interest in solutions that work with nature to reduce risks, as well as protecting ecosystems and enhancing community resilience.
During this webinar, participants will learn about the content of the guides and how they can be used in real-world contexts across Canada, Mexico and the United States. Whether you work in urban planning, engineering, conservation or community resilience, this session will offer valuable resources and inspiration for enhancing your coastal community’s responses to flood risk management with NBS.
This webinar will be delivered in English, with simultaneous interpretation to English, French and Spanish.
Agenda
1:00 pm-1:10 pm
1:10 pm-1:45 pm
Overview of the Four New Guides on Nature-based Solutions to Address Flood Risks in Coastal Communities
Catherine Boyd Michaud
Project Lead, Ecosystems Unit, CEC
Catherine Boyd Michaud
Project Lead, Ecosystems Unit, CEC
Catherine Boyd Michaud has been a Project Lead at the Commission for Environmental Cooperation (CEC) since 2021, where she advances collaborative initiatives on marine and coastal environments across North America. With a background in ecosystem-based management and public policy, she specializes in projects that integrate biodiversity conservation and climate resilience. Catherine currently leads the CEC project “Nature-based Solutions (NBS) to Address Flooding in Coastal Cities,” fostering trinational knowledge exchange and filling knowledge gaps for the uptake of NSB across North America. She brings over a decade of experience working at the intersection of science, policy, and community engagement, with a strong focus on solutions that promote both biodiversity and social well-being. Catherine holds a master’s degree in maritime spatial planning from the Università Iuav di Venezia, a B.Sc in environmental geography from the University of Montreal and a minor in project management from HEC Montreal.
1:45 pm-1:55 pm
Contact
Catherine Boyd Michaud
Project Lead, Ecosystems
(514) 350-4338