Name: Leveraging Scenario-Based Stress-Testing to Protect Health from Cascading, Compounding and Combined Hazards
Start: 2026-05-12T13:38:00-0600
End: 2026-05-12T13:45:00-0600

2026 CRHNet Symposium

Leveraging Scenario-Based Stress-Testing to Protect Health from Cascading, Compounding and Combined Hazards

Tuesday May 12, 2026 1:38pm - 1:45pm MDT

PIC 120 - Split Conference Hall

Using extreme heat as an example of a climate impact that often intersects with other hazards (e.g., wildfires), this presentation will provide an overview of the scenario-based stress-testing method, supporting evidence, practical examples, and tools and guidance available to support its use.

Scenario-based stress-testing is an emerging evidence-based method that allows health authorities and others to consider future impacts of climate change to health, health systems and health supporting systems (e.g., energy and transportation). The method builds on established table-top exercise approaches by incorporating climate change and socio-economic data and projections. This allows users to consider both short-term impacts and long-term stressors. The method can also play a valuable role in identifying adaptation options, particularly when adaptation needs span across multiple sectors and time spans. The method is flexible and can be used by both low and high-capacity organizations.

The presentation will illustrate how scenario-based stress-testing can support users in preparing for cascading, compounding and combined hazards. It will discuss how these risks intersect with local contexts, and how the method can support broader adaptation efforts (e.g., climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessments, adaptation planning and efforts to assess adaptation effectiveness).

Speakers

Paddy Enright

Senior Emergency Management Science Advisor, Health Canada

Paddy Enright is a Senior Emergency Management Science Advisor in Health Canada’s Climate Change and Health Office. Paddy leads efforts to advance heat emergency preparedness and resilience. Paddy previously helped develop the Health and Wellbeing System of Canada’s first National... Read More →

Tuesday May 12, 2026 1:38pm - 1:45pm MDT
PIC 120 - Split Conference Hall NAIT Producitivity and Innovation Centre

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