What we are doing
Climate change is already being experienced in communities throughout the Canada – flooding, extreme heat, changing water levels, and increased storms are only some of the impacts facing municipalities throughout Canada. Meaningful climate change responses draw on the skill-sets of many stakeholders and decision-makers, including municipal, provincial, and federal governments, private sector specialists, industry associa-tions, planners, health professionals, and others; each stakeholder has a unique and key role to play in helping to mitigate the causes of and adapt to the effects of a changing climate.
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How we are tracking
The results each participating community can expect are: 1) local climate impact report, 2) vulnerability and risk assessment, 3) implementation ready adaptation plan, and 4) engaged network of local stakeholders or Changemakers. The crucial final step is the Lasting Legacy phase which ensures the lessons and insights gleaned from this project are shared in meaningful and engaging ways with municipalities across the country.
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What we are achieving
The Adaptation Changemakers Project is training and building agents of change for climate adaptation in communicates across Canada. The Changemakers Project is harnessing many stakeholders and decision-makers (municipal, provincial, and federal governments, private sector specialists, industry associations, planners, health professionals) to identify local climate impacts and the actions that each can take to reduce vulnerability to climate change impacts locally. Centered around building capacity to engage stakeholders, assess vulnerability and risk, and develop an implementation-ready local adaptation plan, the project will result in adaptation being integrated across both the municipality and wider community. With technical guidance from ICLEI and regional experts, participants are initiating their adaptation effort with local stakeholders, assessing their risks, and developing a local action plan.
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