Transcript Experiences 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
– Email: [email protected]
•For more information:
• www.adaptationresourcekit.squar
espace.com
• www.cbt.org/climatechange
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
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 growth
C. Learning through prototyping
Phase 2:
Refinement
2009-10
Phase 1:
Piloting
2008-09
Phase 3:
Acceleration
2011-2013
CACCI Approach
Phase 1 (2008/09):
• Kimberley and Elkford engaged in yearlong 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
Compiling local
observations of
climate-related
changes &
impacts
Prioritizing risks
and developing
actions to
Providing up-to- address them
date and
“accessible”
climate science
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/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
Successful Projects
New Projects
• Regional District of East KootenayDetermining 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 D2A
TIME
2008-2012
Available Soon
2005-2007
TIME
Community “Roots” of D2A
Workshop
for Local
Government
Nov 2007
Phase 1
Kimberley
Elkford
2008-2009
Phase 2
Rossland
Castlegar
RDCK Area D
& Kaslo
2009-2010
Phase 3
Revelstoke
RDEK
Sparwood
*Salmo, RDCK
Nelson
2011-2013
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 decisionmaking
– Scenario planning?
– Risk management framework?
– Vulnerability assessment?
Future Directions
What’s Next in 2013 and Beyond?
Capture
Phase 3
learnings
Consider how
adaptation work
Think Tank
2013 &
can continue to
Feb 2013
Beyond
evolve