The aim objective of The Resilience of Municipal Assets Tool (RÉSAM) is to support municipalities’ resilience approaches by assisting in diagnostics to identify vulnerable water assets and providing possible solutions for climate change adaptation.
The practical guide provides a non-exhaustive overview of best practices for managing assets in the face of heavy rainfall, drought, and storms it includes 13 guidance sheets.
The guide accompanies the Self-Assessment Tool for Water Asset Resilience, previously in Excel format and replaced since May 2025 by the digital tool Municipal Asset Resilience (RÉSAM). By answering a series of questions, users receive a clear and personalized assessment of their situation, along with a concrete roadmap supported by recommendation sheets.
Access the interactive tool for free, here.
Table of contents
1. Handbook description
a. Objectives and user flow
b. Project framework: water assets and hazards
c. Definition of resilience
d. Resilience: assessment and benefits
2. Tool description
a. Tool features
b. Conditions for using the tool.
c. Description of the assessment mechanism
d. Assessment results and explanations
e. Assessment and roadmap
3. Potential solutions
a. How to use this section
b. Steps and associated practical guidance sheets
4. Conclusion
5. Index
6. References and bibliography
7. Appendices
This initiative was made possible thanks to the financial contribution of the Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) through the Municipal Asset Management Program (MAMP), which is administered and funded by the Government of Canada.
Additional documents:
• Self-assessment tool on the resilience of water asset management in a changing climate the context of climate change;
• Best Practice Sheets on Resilience of water assets in a changing climate
