ReTooling for Climate Change

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Post an Event

by Lindsay Gardner, posted on 9:44 AM, March 15, 2012

Do you have an adaptation event coming up that you'd like to advertise? Contact Lindsay Gardner at the Fraser Basin Council with the details @

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Climate Insights 101

by Kelly Giesbrecht, posted on 11:13 AM, September 16, 2011

Check out this video on climate science basics, the first of four modules being developed by the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions. Future modules will address regional climate change impacts, adaptation and mitigation. Click here to access the video.

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The ReTooling for Climate Change website is a first stop for elected officials and staff of local governments, First Nations, and everyone else interested in learning about climate change adaptation. Browse these pages for some of the latest information on climate change, local impacts and adaptation planning. Search TOOLS & RESOURCES to find key material from across North America and around the globe. The idea behind the ReTooling site is to save you time in preparing your own community for climate change and integrating adaptation into local planning and decision-making.

Climate Change Challenges for Communities

The Earth’s climate is changing, and with these changes come many consequences for communities – both positive and negative. Some of the major impacts associated with climate change that cities and towns around the world will experience are increased risks of extreme weather events (such as floods and droughts), changes to natural ecological systems, and effects on human-built systems (such as transportation networks and buildings). Communities in British Columbia, across Canada and around the world can take action to prepare for and respond to climate change in two main ways:

Reduce further climate change by taking mitigation actions that reduce greenhouse gas emissions (e.g., using public transit) or increase the earth’s ability to absorb these emissions naturally (e.g., preserving or planting trees)
Plan for changes by taking adaptation actions to prepare for expected changes in the climate (e.g., sea-level rise) and become more resilient to unexpected changes (e.g., extreme weather events).

Adapting to climate change and its impacts is the focus of this ReTooling site. How ready are you?

PROGRAM PROFILE

BC Regional Adaptation Collaborative

The BC Regional Adaptation Collaborative (BC RAC), Preparing for Climate Change: Securing BC’s Water Future, is a partnership initiative with Natural Resources Canada and the Climate Action Secretariat to help BC communities adapt to climate change and its impacts. Visit the Fraser Basin Council website to learn more about the initiative and its projects.

ADAPTATION IN ACTION

Communities in British Columbia and throughout Canada are “doing” adaptation. See our Adaptation in Action page for highlights.

FEATURES

FEATURE RESOURCE

Urban Forests: A Climate Adaptation Guide (2011) provides BC communities with information on how they can use urban forests to manage some climate change impacts. Click here to access the document.

FEATURE TOOL

Want to learn more about climate change and impacts in your region? The Plan2Adapt online tool can help community stakeholders, decision-makers, planners and others engaged in adaptation to assess regional impacts and plan to adapt to climate change.