Disaster and Climate Risk and Resilience | Canada

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We are dedicated champions of resilience, combining strategic thinking and creative insight to shape innovative solutions for disaster and climate risk management.

Our strength lies in understanding user needs and bridging the gap between those who generate risk information and those who need it to act. We specialize in translating complex governance systems and risk information into actionable insights, supporting the design of effective risk management and climate adaptation policies and programs.

SERVICES

Services

Understanding Disaster and Climate Risk

We have deep expertise in disaster and climate risk assessment, serving as both translators and mediators between technical experts who generate hazard- and sector-specific risk information and practitioners who require integrated, multi-hazard, and cross-sectoral insights for policy and program development.

We design, convene experts, and guide the development of hazard and risk assessment projects. We support our clients in the following:

Defining the purpose and scope of risk assessment
Understanding the linkage with DRR decisions
Scoping the project
Managing the process and communication with all technical players
Interpreting risk data
Advising on data management
Preparing the results to be understandable and usable
Communicating the results with users and decision makers

We typically partner with technical institutions with in-depth expertise in quantitative hazard and risk modeling while we conduct the qualitative component as well as engagement with the stakeholders and rights holders throughout a risk assessment process.

Developing Disaster and Climate Risk Management Strategies and Policies

We advise our clients in designing and managing the process of developing climate adaptation and disaster risk reduction strategies and policies that are aligned with the Sendai Framework for DRR (2015-2010) and most recent approaches developed globally.

We use a collaborative approach rooted in beliefe that the agency for risk management sits with a wide range of actors across the society.

We believe the era of siloed work in disaster and cliamte risk management is behind us. We use our experience and understanding of the two fields and their history, to develop integrated strategies and action plans.

Capacity Development

We develop and facilitate workshops, webinars, or training sessions that are customized to the objectives and needs of the audience on various aspects of disaster and climate risk assessment, disaster risk management and climate adaptation.

The capacity development services can be in different mechanisms, including:

Learning by doing
Series of in person workshops
Short in person or online seminars
Courses at universities or technical institutions
Desiging a certificate program, or university course

About Us

Depending on the project requirements, the Sage team creates and leads a dynamic team of experts to work together in designing innovative solutions and delivering successful results. To learn more about Sage's collaborators, click here.

Meet Sage Core Team

Founder

Climate and Disaster Resilience Specialist

Sahar Safaie, M.Eng.

Sahar Safaie (She/Her) is the founder and principal consultant at Sage On Earth Consulting, based in Vancouver, Canada. She combines her strategic analysis of complex systems with her technical skills in risk and resilience to develop consensus-based solutions aligned with each project's objectives.

Sahar has close to 20 years of experience in multi-hazard risk assessment, including probabilistic risk modelling as well as international and national frameworks such as ISO 31000, PIEVC (for critical infrastructure), Canada All-Hazards Risk Assessment Guidelines, and BC’s HRVA Framework .

She has built a trusted network of individuals and institutions with expertise in various elements of disaster and climate risk assessment, disaster risk management, and climate change adaptation in Canada and globally.

She is the author of three UNDRR guidelines for implementing the Sendai Framework and designed and led the development of the B.C. Resilience Pathways Report (2021), and is the project lead and technical lead for the BC Disaster and Climate Risk and Resilience Assessment (ongoing).

Strategy Advisor and Project Manager

Tanya Smith, M.Sc.

Tanya Smith (She/Her) is a Senior Consultant with Sage on Earth Consulting, based on the Sunshine Coast, Canada. With 15 years of experience in climate and disaster risk and resilience assessment and planning, Tanya excels as a policy analyst, strategist, and project manager.

She combines her expertise in sustainable economic development with her strategic analysis skills to design and execute solutions that meets each project’s goals. She has developed risk assessment and adaptation plans for two Arctic Indigenous communities, advised country governments on inclusive and resilient infrastructure, managed large-scale environmental assessments for Indigenous governments, and provided technical advice on climate and disaster risk reduction to country governments, financial institutions and the private sector as part of the United Nations and World Bank.

Holding a Master of Science from the London School of Economics, and a professional certificate in Climate Finance from the Columbia Climate School, Tanya has a strong understanding of equity, diversity, inclusion, and Indigenous leadership in disaster risk reduction and climate change.

Risk Assessment Analyst

Dorin Vaez Mahdavi, M.A.

Dorin Vaez (She/Her) is a Risk Assessment Analyst at Sage on Earth Consulting, where she contributes to the Disaster and Climate Risk and Resilience project in British Columbia through research, analysis, and project management. She holds a Bachelor's degree in Urban Planning and is completing a Master's degree in Urban Studies at Simon Fraser University. Dorin's research focuses on resilience, sustainable urban development, and housing policy, demonstrating her dedication to supporting sustainable and resilient communities.

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CONTACT

For any inquiries please email: Sahar.Safaie AT SageOnEarth.ca