Saskatchewan agricultural producers and communities will receive funding and in-kind support to help deal with the impacts of climate change.

The provincial government, in partnership with Natural Resources Canada and the Saskatchewan Water Security Agency (WSA), announced $1.3 million in the support.

Natural Resources Canada will provide $587,000 through their Building Regional Adaptation Capacity and Expertise (BRACE) program. The province is providing $320,000 and the WSA and its partner organizations contributing $326,00 of support in-kind.

There will be three projects delivered through the agreement. The WSA and partner organizations will offer workshops with up to 2,500 producers over the next two years. Those will try to help producers incorporate climate change considerations in the design of their drainage projects.

The WSA will also increase the Qualified Persons training program and build regional capacity with drainage projects to assist with the approval process.

Then, communities will also be able to develop drought resistance plans, which would enable them to consider future climate change projections at a community level.