Handbook / Guide 
The BARC Guide is a comprehensive, milestone-based roadmap that helps local governments and their partners move from climate risk awareness to coordinated, long-term action. Grounded in real-world lessons from communities across Canada, it offers flexible pathways that fit municipalities of all sizes and capacities, along with updated case studies, tools, and examples to support every stage of adaptation planning—from risk assessment to implementation and monitoring. The guide also helps communities develop the business case for adaptation, provides direction on governance and implementation readiness, and includes prompts to help embed equity and reconciliation throughout the process. With clear activities, guiding questions, and practical supports, the BARC Guide equips communities to build capacity, deepen collaboration, and develop an actionable, enduring approach to climate resilience.
