Climate Change Adaptation Planning – Experience in the Columbia Basin
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Climate Change Adaptation Planning – Experience in the
Columbia Basin
Stewart CohenEnvironment 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– Email: [email protected]
•For more information:•www.adaptationresourcekit.squarespace.com
•www.cbt.org/climatechange
Communities Adapting to Climate Change Initiative (CACCI)
CACCI Team:•Coordinator
•Community liaison
•Communications/ outreach • Communicating climate science
• Climate adaptation planning support
Advisory Committee:
•Strategic advice and direction
Technical Support Team:
•Technical support to CACCI team and communities
Science Partner:Pacific Climate Impacts
Consortium (PCIC) – Climate trends and
projections
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
Columbia Basin Trust -- Communities Adapting to Climate Change Initiative (CACCI)
CBT Advisory Committee and community teams, Castlegar, 2008 (upper), Kimberley planning workshop, 2008 (lower).
Evolution of CACCI
Key Success Factors: A.Adaptive design B.A supportive environment for innovation and growthC.Learning through prototyping
Phase 1 (2008/09):•Kimberley and Elkford engaged in year-long planning processesPhase 2 (2009/10):•Rossland, Castlegar and Kaslo/Rural engaged in year-long planning processesPhase 3 (2011/13):•New communities engaged in one-day workshop and supported to implement a climate adaptation project
CACCI Approach
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)
Page from website for CACCI: www.cbt.org/climatechange
Right: announcement of Elkford’s climate change planning included in UNFCCC guidebook on adaptation
Successful Projects
Implementation Support for Phase 1 & 2 Communities
Water Supply & Demand in Kaslo/RuralInterdisciplinary team spotlights potential future water shortages
Model Climate Resilient Subdivision and Development Servicing (SDS) BylawPartnering to address common need for new engineering design standards
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
CBT releases ‘From Dialogue to Action’ report
Science “Roots” of D2AT
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2005-2007
2008-2012
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Community “Roots” of D2AT
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Phase 1KimberleyElkford2008-2009
Phase 2RosslandCastlegarRDCK Area D& Kaslo2009-2010
Phase 3RevelstokeRDEKSparwood*Salmo, RDCKNelson2011-2013
Workshopfor LocalGovernmentNov 2007
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?
Future DirectionsWhat’s Next in 2013 and Beyond?