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Climate Change Adaptation Planning – Experience in the Columbia Basin

Climate Change Adaptation Planning – Experience in the Columbia Basin. Stewart Cohen Environment Canada and University of British Columbia. Acknowledgements. Information/slides from Columbia Basin Trust Ingrid Liepa Jeff Zukiwsky. Contact Information: CBT Phone: 1 800 505 8998

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Climate Change Adaptation Planning – Experience in the Columbia Basin

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  1. Climate Change Adaptation Planning – Experience in the Columbia Basin Stewart Cohen Environment Canada and University of British Columbia

  2. Acknowledgements • Information/slides from Columbia Basin Trust • Ingrid Liepa • Jeff Zukiwsky Contact Information: • CBT Phone: 1 800 505 8998 • Email: adaptation@cbt.org • For more information: • www.adaptationresourcekit.squarespace.com • www.cbt.org/climatechange

  3. Communities Adapting to Climate Change Initiative (CACCI) Science Partner: Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium (PCIC) – Climate trends and projections Communities in the Columbia Basin • Technical Support Team: • Technical support to CACCI team and communities • Advisory Committee: • Strategic advice and direction • CACCI Team: • Coordinator • Community liaison • Communications/ outreach • Communicating climate science • Climate adaptation planning support

  4. Canadian Basin Stats Basin Communities: ~30 Size of CACCI communities: 1000 to 8000 Geographical area: ~100,000 km2 or 39,000 square miles Basin population: 161,000

  5. Columbia Basin Trust -- Communities Adapting to Climate Change Initiative (CACCI) CBT Advisory Committee and community teams, Castlegar, 2008 (upper), Kimberley planning workshop, 2008 (lower).

  6. Evolution of CACCI Key Success Factors: Adaptive design A supportive environment for innovation and growth Learning through prototyping

  7. CACCI Approach Phase 1 (2008/09): • Kimberley and Elkford engaged in year-long planning processes Phase 2 (2009/10): • Rossland, Castlegar and Kaslo/Rural engaged in year-long planning processes Phase 3 (2011/13): • New communities engaged in one-day workshop and supported to implement a climate adaptation project

  8. Successful Projects Completed Projects (Phase 1 & 2) • City of Kimberley – 3D visualization of climate adaptation risks and adaptation measures (with UBC CALP) • City of Castlegar –Engineering vulnerability assessment of stormwater infrastructure with focus on extreme weather (with Engineers Canada) • District of Elkford – First community in Canada to integrate adaptation into Official Community Plan (OCP)

  9. Page from website for CACCI: www.cbt.org/climatechange Right: announcement of Elkford’s climate change planning included in UNFCCC guidebook on adaptation

  10. Successful Projects Implementation Support for Phase 1 & 2 Communities Water Supply & Demand in Kaslo/Rural Interdisciplinary team spotlights potential future water shortages Model Climate Resilient Subdivision and Development Servicing (SDS) Bylaw Partnering to address common need for new engineering design standards

  11. Successful Projects New Projects • Regional District of East Kootenay- Determining future floods risks and changes to floodplain (200-year) • City of Revelstoke – Integrating climate science into watershed risk assessment • District of Sparwood – Using corporate communications strategy to build community support for climate adaptation

  12. CBT releases ‘From Dialogue to Action’ report

  13. Science “Roots” of D2A 2008-2012 T I M E Available Soon 2005-2007

  14. Community “Roots” of D2A T I M E Workshop for Local Government Nov 2007 Phase 3 Revelstoke RDEK Sparwood *Salmo, RDCK Nelson 2011-2013 Phase 1 Kimberley Elkford 2008-2009 Phase 2 Rossland Castlegar RDCK Area D & Kaslo 2009-2010

  15. Highlights of ‘From Dialogue to Action’ report • Quantitative description of climate trends and future scenarios • Qualitative (mostly) implications for hydrology, wildfire risk, geophysical risk (landslides, avalanches), infrastructure, forest health (pests) • Begin next phase: identify adaptation options and frameworks for decision-making • Scenario planning? • Risk management framework? • Vulnerability assessment?

  16. Future Directions What’s Next in 2013 and Beyond?

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