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citiesPLUS Sustainable Urban Systems Design: Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Component The citiesPLUS initiative developed Canada's first 100-year plan for a sustainable metropolitan area (the Greater Vancouver Regional District), incorporating economic, social and environmental priorities in a systems approach. This project was part of the International Urban Systems Design Competition, involving eight countries and organized and partly sponsored by the International Gas Union. Due to the long-term nature of the plan, it was necessary to address the impacts of climate change. The report presents a preliminary assessment of the impacts of climate change on each of the urban systems in Greater Vancouver and also includes a description of key adaptation and general resiliency strategies for the region. The results of the project are being considered by the GVRD for inclusion in their Liveable Region Strategic Plan and in their greenhouse gas reduction strategy. In June 2003 in Tokyo, the international judging panel awarded the competition's grand prize to the citiesPLUS Team. Contact: | The Sheltair Group info@sheltair.com (604) 732 -9328 |
Project Status: Complete Full Report Location: Link available
Climate change, permafrost degradation and infrastructure adaptation: community case studies in the Mackenzie Valley In many northern communities much of the infrastructure, including roads, foundations and utilities, relies on the strength of permafrost for stability. As such, the effects of climate warming on permafrost represent a key concern in the north. To help the towns of Norman Wells and Tuktoyaktuk prepare for potential changes, researchers conducted in-depth assessments of current and future permafrost conditions and infrastructure sensitivity through the use of literature reviews and thermal modelling. Stakeholders were involved throughout all stages of the project, and results were presented and made available to community officials, planners and engineers for use in their decision-making. The researchers also provided each town with ideas and tools for developing adaptation strategies to deal with the projected changes in permafrost. Contact: | Stephen Robinson srobinson@stlawu.edu St. Lawrence University (315) 379-5239 |
Partners: | - Natural Resources Canada —Geological Survey of Canada
- Town of Norman Wells
- Government of the Northwest Territories - Municipal and Community Affairs~ Highways Division~ Airport Division
- Environment Canada - Adaptation Impacts Research Group
- National Research Council
- Enbridge Pipelines (NW) Ltd
- ESSO Resources
- EBA Engineering Consultants
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Project Status: Complete
Evaluating Rooftop and Vertical Gardens as an Adaptation Strategy for Urban Areas In urban areas, more frequent heat waves, higher temperatures and more intense precipitation events are key concerns related to climate change. The use of rooftop gardens has the potential to lessen these impacts, while simultaneously providing ancillary benefits, including reduced energy expenditures and improved lifespan of roofing materials. To test the applicability of this adaptation strategy, researchers divided the roof of a test house in Ottawa, Ontario into two sections: one containing a rooftop garden (green roof), the other with conventional roofing (control). They found that the green roof significantly decreased heat flux through the roof, and could therefore reduce cooling needs in the summer, and heat loss in the winter. The green roof also reduced the rate and quantity of runoff during precipitation events, as the vegetation was able to intercept much of the incoming water. Widespread use of these green roofs in urban areas has the potential to reduce the heat island effect, and thereby moderate periods of extreme heat. However, further research and considerable public and industry education is required before green roofs become common in Canada. Contact: | Bas A. Baskaran Bas.Baskaran@nrc.ca National Research Council (613) 990-3616 |
Partners: | - Industry Canada - National Research Council
- University of Toronto - Institute for Environmental Studies
- Environment Canada - Adaptation Impacts Research Group
- Soprema Canada Inc.
- Garland Canada Inc.
- IKO Industries Ltd.
- University of Waterloo - Residential Energy Efficiency Program
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Project Status: Complete
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation in Newfoundland Coastal Communities Consulting with community residents to identify impacts of local concern was the critical first step of this study in Conception Bay south, Newfoundland. These concerns included coastal erosion, infrastructure damage and implications for town management and development. Researchers then used historic data to evaluate past climatic impacts and to identify which parts of the coast are most sensitive to flooding and erosion. Finally, options (preventing development in areas of known vulnerability, implementing setback limits) were recommended as a proactive means of limiting future impacts. Contact: | Norm Catto ncatto@mun.ca Memorial University of Newfoundland (709) 737-3119 |
Partners: | - Memorial University
- Newfoundland and Labrador Dept. of Mines & Energy
- Natural Resources Canada
- Municipality of Conception Bay South
- Newfoundland Environmental Industry Association
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Newfoundland and Labrador Dept. of Environment and Labour
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Project Status: Complete
Municipal Infrastructure Risk Project (Across Canada) Researchers conducted interviews in six municipalities across the country to better understand the barriers to climate change adaptation at the municipal level. These interviews revealed that financial constraints, attitudes of the public and council members, and the nature of municipal politics were key factors limiting the consideration of climate change in infrastructure decisions. For example, municipalities were not comfortable undertaking long-term financial and infrastructure planning without guarantees of funds from provincial government. In addition, priorities are set, and final decisions are made by council members, many of whom may not consider climate change to be a priority issue within their three-year term of office. Indeed, lack of awareness of the importance of climate change issues among both the public and councillors, was an often-cited barrier to adaptation. Another significant constraint was insufficient municipal staff time and resources to plan for future climate change impacts. To begin to overcome these barriers, researchers recommend increasing awareness and understanding of climate change, and providing municipal staff with detailed information on potential climate change impacts on infrastructure. Improving relationships and communication between scientific researchers and municipal staff was also suggested, as were various ideas for dealing with financial barriers (e.g., funding opportunities). Contact: | Azzah Jeena ajeena@fcm.ca Federation of Canadian Municipalities (613) 241-5221 ext. 264 |
Partners: | - Federation of Canadian Municipalities
- Natural Resources Canada
- University of Ottawa
- Global Change Strategies International Inc.
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Project Status: Complete Further Research Information: Link available Full Report Location: Link available
Adaptation of Prairie Cities: The Role of Climate Researchers suggest that there is a need for more comprehensive impacts and adaptation strategies in Prairie cities. At present, there is a lack of knowledge and awareness of potential impacts and adaptation strategies, and generally poor incorporation of weather and climate information in decision-making. This results in cities on the Prairies being characterized by a high vulnerability to future climatic changes, such as increased temperatures, lower water levels, and more frequent extreme events. To decrease vulnerability, researchers recommended the implementation of no-regrets adaptation strategies, improved communication between scientists, decision-makers and the public, and increased budget flexibility to allow departments to incorporate climate change into long-term planning. For example, utility and transportation services have an excellent opportunity to account for future climate change during routine upgrades and maintenance. Through this strategy, small increases in present-day investments have great potential to reduce the need for expensive repairs in the future. Contact: | Virgina Wittrock wittrock@src.sk.ca Saskatchewan Research Council (306) 933-8122 |
Partners: | - City Climate Advisory Group (includes the Architectural Association of Saskatchewan)
- Alberta Environmental Protection
- Manitoba Conservation
- Saskatchewan Environment and Resource Management
- SaskPower
- the Cities of Regina~ Winnipeg~ Saskatoon~ Edmonton~ Brandon~ Swift Current~ Prince Albert~ Grande Prairie
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Project Status: Complete Full Report Location: Link available
Assessing Vulnerability to Sea Ice Change: An example from Igloolik, Nunavut Sea ice plays an important role in the life of Arctic coastal communities. The case study will bring together existing research on local adaptive capacity, sea ice observations, traditional knowledge, and scientific sea ice modelling to examine current and future vulnerability of the community of Igloolik to changes in climate. Contact: | William Gough gough@utsc.utoronto.ca University of Toronto (416) 287-7245 |
Partners: | - Government of Nunavut
- Igloolik Research Centre
- Igloolik Hunters' and Trappers' Association
- Municipality of Igloolik
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Project Status: In Progress
A Comparative Assessment of the Capacity of Canadian Rural Communities to Adapt to Uncertain Futures Changes in ecosystems supporting communities in coastal Newfoundland and British Columbia, central Canada and northern Saskatchewan have already occurred and climate change in conjunction with other socio-economic and political factors will continue to effect livelihoods in these rural communities. This comparative assessment will employ a human vulnerability-security research framework to assess each community's capacity to cope with and, if necessary, adapt to uncertain futures including climatic change. Contact: | Michael Brklacich Michael_brklacich@carleton.ca Carleton University (613) 520-2561 |
Partners: | - Prince Albert Model Forest Association
- Saskatchewan Research Council
- South Nation Conservation
- Town of Change Islands
- Inner Coast Natural Resource Centre
- Integrated Land Management Agency~ BC
- Environment Canada
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Project Status: In Progress Further Research Information: Link available
Promoting community sustainability through adaptive responses to socio-economic and risk assessments of the potential impacts of climate change scenarios in a natural resource-based, mid-sized Canadian Shield community: Greater Sudbury Ontario This project aims to explore how this natural resource-based community's socio-economic activities are vulnerable to current and future climate, the potential barriers to adaptation and learn how information about climate change should be structured for use by local decision-makers. The approach being developed will integrate across sectors and be based on the participation of the community. Contact: | Liette Vasseur lvasseur@laurentian.ca Laurentian University (705) 675-1151 Ext. 3404 |
Partners: | - Ontario Ministry of the Environment
- Nickel District Conservation Authority
- Greater Sudbury Chamber of Commerce
- Northern Ontario School of Medicine
- Environment Canada
- City of Greater Sudbury
- Cambrian College of Applied Arts and Technology
- Greater Sudbury EarthCare Sudbury Initiatives
- EarthTech
- Science North
- Sudbury and District Health Unit
- Centre Boréal for the Ecology and the Forest
- INCO~ Ontario Operations
- Mirarco Mining and Innovation
- Falconbridge
- Mirarco Mining and Innovation
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Project Status: In Progress
Climate and climate change vulnerability assessment of northern renewable resource based communities (NRRBC) The project will combine biological modeling and socioeconomic analysis to develop an integrated assessment approach for assessment of factors contributing to the vulnerability of renewable resource based communities in Canada. The assessment methodology will be tested on two Canadian communities. An important and relatively unique dimension of this project is that the analysis of impacts and community capacities will be undertaken at scales relevant to community decision makers (i.e. relatively high spatial resolution compared to most vulnerability assessments). Through partnership with the Model Forest program communities will be engaged in the project and examination of the results. Contact: | Tim Williamson twilliam@nrcan.gc.ca Canadian Forest Service (780) 435-7372 |
Partners: | - Canadian Model Forest Network
- Alaska Communities and Forest Environments Team~ United States Department of Agriculture
- Province of Manitoba Energy~ Science and Technology~ Energy Development Initiative~ Climate Change Branch
- Natural Resources Canada~ Canadian Forest Service
- Rural Municipality of Victoria Beach
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Project Status: In Progress
Integrated assessment of vulnerability and adaptive capacity in a northern community: Fort Resolution, Northwest Territories This project will assess vulnerability to climate change and associated impacts using a multi-scale livelihood approach and contribute to building capacity to proactively adapt to change in the Slave River Delta region. Working in collaboration with the community of Fort Resolution, the research team will identify opportunities to build adaptive capacity and strategies and options available to the community that address the risks of climate change. Contact: | Derek Armitage darmitag@wlu.ca Derek Armitage (519)884-0710 ext. 2653 |
Project Status: In Progress
ISI WIPAN - Climate: Identifying the impacts of climate change and capacity for adaptation in two Saskatchewan First Nations communities This research project will examine the integrated and interconnected impacts of climate change across various sectors in two First Nation communities in Saskatchewan. This project will use a holistic frame-work, compatible to Indigenous worldviews that emphasizes the interconnections between social, cultural and natural systems. The proposed project will develop more focused research with two communities, who have identified significant climate change concerns around impacts on water, forest ecosystems, availability of culturally important plants, and livelihood activities. Contact: | Willie Ermine wermine@firstnationsuniversity.ca First Nations University of Canada Northern Campus (306)765-3288 |
Partners: | - Shoal Lake Cree Nation
- James Smith Cree Nation
- Prince Albert Grand Council
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Project Status: In Progress
Risk Management Guidelines for Adaptation Decision Making in Municipalities Using a draft guide “Risk-based Adaptation to Climate Change: A Guide for Ontario Municipalities” developed through workshops in 2005. In this project, the draft guide will be tested in a workshop setting to test its utility in the Ontario municipal institutional context. Contact: | Mark Egener megener@allstream.net Summit Enterprises International Inc. (780) 454-8916 |
Partners: | - Grand River Conservation Authority
- Regional Municipality of Halton
- Regional Municipality of Hamilton
- Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
- Canadian Standards Association
- Ministry of Municipal Affairs and Housing
- Cataraqui Region Conservation Authority
- Conservation Halton
- City of Guelph
- Province of British Columbia~ Ministry of Water~ Land and Air Protection
- Province of Ontario~ Ministry of the Environment
- Province of Ontario~ Ministry of the Environment
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Project Status: In Progress
Adaptive Decision and Planning Tools (ADAPT) in Canadian Artic Communities Arctic communities face multiple forces of change at the same time, including climate change. The purpose of this research in the north is to develop decision-aiding tools to assist communities in planning strategically under conditions of high uncertainty. Currently there are no analytic tools that can be easily adopted by Arctic communities to work toward assessing their own vulnerability and plan to adapt to a change in climate. This project will work collaboratively with the communities of Cambridge Bay, Baker Lake and Pond Inlet to create these tools. Contact: | Hadi Dowlatabadi hadi.d@ubc.ca University of British Columbia (604)822-0008 |
Partners: | - Municipality of Cambridge Bay
- Economic Development~ Training and Education Committee for the Hamlet of Pond Inlet
- Municipality of Baker Lake
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Project Status: In Progress
Climate Change Adaptation for Land Use Planners The project will develop a toolkit for Land Use Planners to assist them in assessing potential climate change impacts and alternative land use adaptation scenarios, and in implementing climate change adaptation planning techniques. The resulting toolkit will be developed and tested with two sites in Nova Scotia. Qualitative impacts analyses will be studied at these sites, as well as in-depth risk analyses of climate change impacts and adaptations for flooding in one community, and drought in the other. Contact: | Jeffrey J. Parks bhgeo@accesswave.ca Birch Hill GeoSolutions (902)876-0099 |
Partners: | - New Brunswick Climate Change Hub
- Clean Nova Scotia
- Town of Annapolis Royal
- Municipality of the County of Kings
- Province of Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour
- Province of Nova Scotia Department of Energy
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Project Status: In Progress
Costs and cost difference assessment for impacts of permafrost degradation on community building foundations in the Northwest Territories under different climate change and adaptation scenarios This project aims to improve the understanding of the costs of climate-induced permafrost degradation to northern communities, the difference in the costs due to different rates of climate change and the timeframes when the costs may occur. Communities in the Northwest Territories will participate in the case study. A permafrost model developed to specifically address permafrost response to climate change for buildings will be used to simulate potential changes in the depth of active layers due to climate change in the future. These changes will then be translated into building foundation risks. The research team will use this information to estimate costs to adaptation with respect to infrastructure within different timeframes. Contact: | Fuqun Zhou zhou@nrcan.gc.ca Natural Resources Canada (613)947-5282 |
Partners: | - Government of Northwest Territories~ Public Works and Services
- Government of Northwest Territories Municipal and Community Affairs
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Project Status: In Progress
The Tap Runs Dry: Lessons Learned and Forgotten by Southern Ontario Communities during Past Severe Droughts and Implications for Climate Change The project will involve stakeholder consultations with Conservation Authorities and selected municipalities to seek input on historical drought impacts, drought indices, past vulnerabilities to severe drought. The team will collect and summarize the physical and socioeconomic impacts of drought for several case study communities and water sheds, document and evaluate the adaptation options used during past severe droughts for these locations and develop a vulnerability index and maps to identify locations of past severe drought and vulnerability to drought impacts in southern Ontario. Contact: | Grace Koshida grace.koshida@ec.gc.ca Adaptation and Impacts Research Group
Meteorological Service of Canada~ Environment Canada
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Partners: | - Environment Canada~ Meteorological Service of Canada
- Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority
- Conservation Ontario
- Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
- Conservation Ontario
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Project Status: In Progress
Walpole Island First Nation: Evaluation of Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Options The objectives of this project were to investigate what climate changes are occurring and are predicted to occur that may have an impact on Walpole Island's economy, ecosystems and the health of their community members. Some of their findings concluded that in the future, the community of Walpole Island could expect to see increased severe weather events that will be short in duration but increased in intensity. These events will have impacts on their agricultural industry, hunting and fishing, and ultimately affect the economic and physical health of their community members. Decreased groundwater levels, decreased lake levels and the increase of the arrival of invasive species will have an impact on their wetlands, marshes, coastal habitats and forests. This will directly affect the community of Walpole Island. Along with understanding the effects of climate change on their community, the researchers engaged the community in the project, using the opportunity to promote the message of climate change to the community and how climate change could affect their lives and livelihoods. Citizen engagement and sharing knowledge gained through the course of the project is a major outcome of this research. Contact: | David White Dave.White@wifn.org Walpole Island Heritage Centre (519) 627-1530 |
Partners: | - Resource Futures International
- Global Change Strategies International
- Community members of Walpole Island First Nation
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Project Status: Complete Full Report Location: Link available
Government Roles in Climate Change Adaptations for Urban Infrastructure The purpose of this project is to understand the roles that different levels of government play with regard to climate change adaptation for protection of urban infrastructure. This project will study City of Fredericton infrastructure projects to identify the roles of different levels of government in the management of urban infrastructure. The researchers will attempt to identify the potential for government decision makers at the local through to central level of government to consider climate change adaptation in the development and management of these services. Contact: | Nick Pryce npryce@terraingroup.com Nick Pryce
Terrain Group Inc
(902)444-7709 |
Partners: | - City of Fredericton Development Services
- New Brunswick Climate Change Public Education and Outreach Hub
- New Brunswick Environment Industry Association
- C-CAIRN Atlantic
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Project Status: In Progress
Climate-SMART (Climate-Change Sustainable Mitigation & Adaptation Risk Toolkits) A collaborative project involving the private and public sectors, with the overall objective of assisting Halifax Regional Municipality (HRM) in the mainstreaming of greenhouse gas (GHG) emission reduction and climate change impact/adaptation considerations into HRM's decision-making processes. The project will provide HRM with: an emissions management plan; statistically downscaled climate change scenarios; climate change hazard mapping; and tools to facilitate adaptation to climate change. The project is designed so that the lessons learned and the tools developed during the process can be applied to other municipalities in the future. Contact: | Rob Young ryoung@dillon.ca Dillon Consulting Limited (902)450-4000 |
Partners: | - Halifax Regional Municipality
- Environmental Management Services~ Strategic and Sustainable Resource Management~ HRM
- Nova Scotia Department of Energy
- Meteorological Service of Canada Atlantic Region
- Nova Scotia Department of Environment and Labour
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Project Status: In Progress Further Research Information: Link available
Climate Change Planning Tools for First Nations: Adapting to Climate Variability and Change This project will develop user-friendly, adaptable First Nation climate change planning tools, through participatory research and partnerships with a First Nation in Manitoba and another in Saskatchewan. The tools will focus on process and decisions for planning, as opposed to specific impacts but will use specific examples and scenarios for illustration. The tools will take the form of a series of guidebooks and will include both western and indigenous approaches and information. Contact: | Lisa Hardess lhardess@cier.ca Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources (204)956-0660 |
Partners: | - Sioux Valley Dakota Nation
- Peter Ballantyne Cree Nation
- Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Manitoba Region
- Indian and Northern Affairs Canada Manitoba Region
- Lands and Trust Services~ Saskatchewan Region
- Indian and Northern Affairs Canada~ Climate Change
- Indian and Northern Affairs Canada~ Climate Change
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Project Status: In Progress
Policies, governance and building community capacity to adapt to climate change in island and continental coastal zones. The primary objective of this project is to evaluate public policies governing coastal zones and the development and management of sanitary infrastructures and local services that take anticipated climate change into account and if the plans currently in place are appropriate. The project will also analyze government measures to determine whether the socio-economic development plans and land use and urban planning of the coastal municipalities or planning commissions take recent and anticipated climate change effects into account. Contact: | Dr. Steve Plante steve_plante@uqar.qc.ca University du Quebec à Rimouski (418)723-1986, ext 1456 |
Partners: | - Municipalité Ste-Marie/St-Raphael du Golfe du Saint Laurent
- Muncipalité de la Cote Nord du Golfe St. Laurent
- Ville de Tracadie-Sheila
- Ville de Tracadie-Sheila
- Village de Le Goulet~ NB
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Comité Zone d'intervention prioritaire Côte-Nord du Golfe
- Commission d'aménagement de la Péninsule acadienne
- Ville de Caraquet
- Province of New Brunswick~ Environment and Local Government~ Sustainable Planning
- Belledune District Planning Commission
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Project Status: In Progress
Climate Change Impacts on Winter Roads and Lake/River Ice Conditions – Effects on First Nations Communities in Northern, Central and Eastern Manitoba and their Capacity to Adapt
This project will document socio-economic impacts of changes in the winter road season and lake river ice conditions in First Nation communities. The researchers will travel to five communities across northern, central, and eastern Manitoba interested in sharing information about the socio-economic impacts of shortened and unreliable winter road seasons and degradation of river / lake ice conditions on their communities. The project team will survey individuals from various organizations including universities, governments, First Nations organizations, transportation and road construction companies, and the Northern Store to assess their capacity to deal with anticipated impacts of climate change, and to determine if they have developed adaptation strategies to deal with these impacts. Contact: | Cheryl Jerome cjerome@cier.ca Centre for Indigenous Environmental Resources Inc (204) 956- 0660 (ext. 235) |
Partners: | - Environmental Planning and Management~ Lands Directorate~ Manitoba Region
- Government of Manitoba Transportation and Government Services
- Indian and Northern Affairs Canada
- University of Winnipeg Environmental Studies Program
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Project Status: In Progress
Costing the Impacts of Climate Change in Atlantic Canada using Recent Climate-Related Events as Benchmarks This project will develop a tool for communities to use to examine the likely climate change costs in their own communities. It will develop a methodology for costing recent climate-related events and projecting these costs into the future. This methodology will be tested using the 2005 flooding event for the City of Fredericton as a case study. The research results of this project will provide Fredericton with a costing methodology and applied estimates of recent climate-related events to benchmark future climate change costs. Contact: | Michael D.Riley mdriley@nb.sympatico.ca Riley Environment Limited (506) 457- 2004 |
Partners: | - Province of New Brunswick~ Sciences and Planning Division
- City of Fredericton
- University of New Brunswick
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Project Status: In Progress
Climate Change in Northern Quebec and Nunavik: Access to Territory and Resources Future climate change at northern latitudes will affect subsistence-based activities. Shorter and warmer winters may alter the period when it is safe to use ice trails, affecting human safety and the timing at which hunting areas are accessible. This could cause socio-economic and health problems. The project seeks to examine the magnitude of the impacts, predict the rhythm of the changes and develop a set of adaptation strategies based on both traditional and scientific knowledge of climate related changes and community responses. It will provide tools that will assist northern communities in coping with the unprecedented challenges that they may experience in the face of climate change. Contact: | Dr. Martin Tremblay mtremblay@krg.ca Kativik Regional Government (819)964-2961 |
Partners: | - Nasivvik Centre
- Environnement Canada
- Department of Renewable Resources
- Makivik Corporation
- Université Laval
- Arctic Net
- Ouranos
- Ministry of Transport~ Quebec
- Naskapi Nation of Kawawachikamach
- Centre d'études nordiques
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Project Status: In Progress Further Research Information: Link available
Adapting to Climate Change in Toronto Focussing on the City of Toronto, this project will undertake: a scan and summary of climate change impacts that are possible in Toronto; a review of other municipalities which have begun climate change adaptation planning, and case studies of the most interesting and relevant programs for the City of Toronto. The research team will have meetings and workshops to engage municipal decision-makers in thinking about potential climate change impacts and possible responses to these impacts, as well as selecting priority sectors for adaptation planning. Contact: | Eva Ligeti eligeti@cleanairpartnership.org Clean Air Partnership (416)392-1220 |
Partners: | - City of Toronto~ City Manager's Office
- Toronto Atmospheric Fund
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Project Status: Complete Further Research Information: Link available
Community Planning Tools and Approaches for Protecting Freshwater Shorelines in the Thompson-Nicola-Shuswap Region of the BC Interior in Response to Climate Change This project is focused on the Thompson-Nicola-Shuswap region of the interior of British Columbia. The aim of the project is to identify and develop community planning and management tools to help adapt to the impacts of climate change upon freshwater shorelines. This project will use a consultative process, including use of community focus groups and there are plans to have a forum to engage the public Contact: | Sara Kipp fbcn@telus.net The Federation of British Columbia Naturalists (604)737-3057 |
Partners: | - Natural Resources Canada~ Geological Survey of Canada~ BC
- Fisheries and Oceans Canada
- Province of British Columbia~ Ministry of the Environment~ BC Parks
- Province of British Columbia~ Ministry of the Environment~ Southern Interior Region
- Province of British Columbia~ Ministry of the Environment. Kootenay and Okanagan Region
- Columbia Shuswap Regional District
- Thompson-Nichola Regional District Development Services
- City of Kamloops
- Thompson Rivers University
- Planning Institute of British Columbia
- Kamloops Naturalist Club
- Shuswap Naturalist Club
- Cal-Eco Consultants Ltd.
- Land and Water British Columbia Inc
- Federation of BC Naturalists
- Province of British Columbia~ Ministry of the Environment~ Water~ Air and Climate Change Branch
- Nicola Watershed Community Round Table
- City of Salmon Arm
- Forrex
- Fraser Basin Council
- Shuswap Environmental Action Society
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Project Status: In Progress Further Research Information: Link available
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