We all have a role to play in society in order to minimize the impacts of climate change caused by the industrial developments of the last decade. Often, it is the poorest populations who have not even contributed to the current situation of the planet who pay the price. Hurricanes, tsunamis, floods, earthquakes, landslides, droughts, etc, affect these poor and fragile populations. Cooperation and Emergency Architects of Canada was established in order to mobilize populations and to help those suffering from the consequences of the inaction and reckless behaviour of the last decades. Also, these consequences are hitting more and more the richer populations of the globe, including Canada, and preparation and responsibility for emergency intervention is unavoidable. It is in this light that Cooperation and Emergency Architects of Canada was established in October 2007. Our mission is to help those that suffer from natural disasters and to contribute to their prevention and to sustainable development.
Emergency Architects is a humanitarian association, recognized by the UN, whose objective is to provide advice, assistance, and education to populations stricken by natural, technological or humanitarian disasters. Cooperation and Emergency Architects takes advantage of the unique expertise of architects to plan and implement reconstruction programs.
In existence since 2001, Cooperation and Emergency Architects has worked in many types of disasters (floods, earthquakes, chemical plant explosion) during the rescue of people, evaluation and reconstruction phases, throughout many regions of the world, notably in the following countries : Indonesia, Afghanistan, Algeria, Bangladesh, France, Granada, Haiti, Iran, Lebanon, Madagascar, Morocco, Pakistan, Czech Republic, Romania, Sri Lanka, Turkey, Peru and Sudan.
In partnership with the Order of Architects of Quebec (OAQ), Cooperation and Emergency Architects has been established in Quebec in order to contribute to the actions of the International Grouping of Cooperation and Emergency Architects on Canadian soil. The Canadian division is organizing the collection of funds and the recruitment of Canadian personnel for specific Cooperation and Emergency Architects operations. Cooperation and Emergency Architects of Canada is also developing their own humanitarian missions, adapted to the specific needs of Canada and the Americas. Its mission is to maintain a pool of Canadian experts in the field of emergency interventions and to promote sustainable development.
Cooperation and Emergency Architects sets itself apart from other humanitarian organizations by its concrete involvement in the field in construction and reconstruction projects in disaster zones, while maintaining a sustainable development perspective.
Architectes de l’urgence se distingue des autres organisations humanitaires par son implication concrète, sur le terrain, dans des projets de construction et de reconstruction de zones sinistrées, dans une perspective de développement durable.
The board of directors of Cooperation and Emergency Architects OF CANADA consists of persons recognized for their involvement in their respective professions, or in their humanitarian involvement in similar areas of intervention.
You are invited to join this humanitarian movement and fight in the battle against climate change!
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