landADAPT: Landscape Architects Navigating and Designing for Adaptation is CSLA’s continuing education program designed to build capacity, develop tools, and foster dialogue on climate and biodiversity within the landscape architecture community.
Since 2024, the landADAPT program has delivered three major components: a national webinar series, an adaptation case study series, and a new online professional development course.
We are grateful for the support of Natural Resources Canada’s (NRCan) Climate Adaptation Program to run this program.
NEW: landADAPT online course
The landADAPT online course, developed in partnership with the Climate Risk Institute and CSLA volunteer members, is now available. The course supports landscape architects in building the skills and knowledge needed to apply climate adaptation tools in practice and communicate the business case for adaptation to clients.
Course modules cover a range of topics, including: foundational climate change knowledge (optional), climate positive design and carbon accounting, biodiversity by design, strategies for designing for flooding, stormwater and a hotter, drier future, and systems thinking.
To get started:
- Visit the Climate Risk Institute’s Moodle platform to register, or log in.
- Select the course: landADAPT (English) or ADAPTerre (French)
- Enroll
You can also explore many of the resources that informed course development in CSLA's new resource library.
landADAPT Webinar Series
13webinars | + | 20expert speakers | = | 16.5hours of free PD |
Across the series, we welcomed over 4,400 attendees (an average of 330 per event), and recordings have since received over 1,900 views on our website (as of June 2026).
Post-webinar surveys indicate that 95% of attendees were satisfied or very satisfied, 91% reported improved understanding of the topic, and 85% indicated they are likely to apply the content in their practice.
Missed a webinar? All recordings are available on our website, with closed captions in English and French.
landADAPT Case Study Series
The landADAPT case study series showcases the role of landscape architects in climate adaptation and biodiversity-enhancing projects across a range of scales and regions across Canada. These projects are also featured on the ECCC Map of Adaptation Actions and Nature Canada's National Project Map of Nature-Based Climate Solutions.
Learn more about the landADAPT program
The landADAPT program is an exciting new opportunity for the CSLA to support members’ professional development and to enhance advocacy work on climate action in landscape architecture practice and research. With the generous support of the Natural Resources Canada Climate Adaptation Program, landADAPT will address the target set for professions as described in the Canadian National Adaptation Strategy (NAS).
By 2027, 70% of the members of relevant professional associations (e.g., civil engineers, planners, landscape architects, accountants, and others) have the capacity to apply climate change adaptation tools and information and communicate the business case for adaptation measures to their clients or target audiences. (Government of Canada, National Adaptation Strategy, p. 29)
In 2023, 92% of landscape architects recognized their profession as impactful in climate adaptation, however only 17% felt “very well equipped” with the necessary competencies for implementing adaptation tools and strategies. Canadian landscape architects still have a long way to go to reach the 70% national target by 2027.
Learn more about the results of the NRCan’s State of the Professional Workforce Knowledge and Skills to Action Climate Change Adaptation Survey (2023) here.
For more information on the landADAPT program, to share relevant resources, or to make recommendations for webinar speakers, please contact Hope Parnham, CSLA Manager of Advocacy and Strategic Affairs at advocacy@csla-aapc.ca.
Supported by Natural Resources Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Program.
