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Dan Lane, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa Co-Director ICURA Project

C-Change: Managing Adaptation to Coastal Environmental Change presentation to the Richmond County Council, October 14, 2008. Dan Lane, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa Co-Director ICURA Project. IPCC 4 th Assessment: Climate Change and Water.

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Dan Lane, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa Co-Director ICURA Project

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  1. C-Change:Managing Adaptation to Coastal Environmental Changepresentation to the Richmond County Council, October 14, 2008 Dan Lane, Telfer School of Management, University of Ottawa Co-Director ICURA Project Richmond County Council Meeting

  2. IPCC 4th Assessment:Climate Change and Water “Higher water temperatures and changes in extremes, including floods and droughts, are projected to affect water quality and exacerbate many forms of water pollution (high confidence). In addition, sea-level rise is projected to extend areas of salinisation of groundwater and estuaries, resulting in a decrease of freshwater availability for humans and ecosystems in coastal areas.” Richmond County Council Meeting

  3. Ice fields erosion Richmond County Council Meeting

  4. Mount Hood, Oregon, Late summer Richmond County Council Meeting

  5. North Carolina Beach, Winter Richmond County Council Meeting

  6. 14 October 2008 Richmond County Council Meeting Richmond County Council Meeting 6

  7. Container ship in Halifax harbour 2003 Richmond County Council Meeting

  8. Saint Johns Anglican Church, Oyster Pond NS. 2003 Richmond County Council Meeting

  9. Halifax 2003 Richmond County Council Meeting

  10. “We simply have no evidence that implementation and testing [for emergencies] has taken place. This means Canadians have no assurance that essential government operations will function during emergencies.” • Canada 2008, p.6; • CTV News, September 18, 2008 Richmond County Council Meeting

  11. We believe that use of scientific and traditional knowledge, together with better understanding of the economic value of healthy coastal ecosystems, can help change the political discourse that eventually determines societal pressures. Societal responsibility and responsiveness can only increase as we improve the flow of pertinent and useable scientific information. Richmond County Council Meeting

  12. This report offers a preliminary examination of the potential costs to the island nations of the Caribbean. …we compare an optimistic scenario and a pessimistic one. Both scenarios are based largely on the 2007 report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC). The cost of inaction, or the difference between these two scenarios, may be seen as the potential savings from acting in time to prevent the worst economic consequences of climate change. Richmond County Council Meeting

  13. Arichat Shoreline 1910 Source: http://www3.ns.sympatico.ca/j.josse/jeannesmain.htm

  14. Source: http://atlas.nrcan.gc.ca/site/english/maps/climatechange/potentialimpacts/coastalsensitivitysealevelrise

  15. C-Change: Managing Adaptation to Coastal Environmental Change • Competed with over 100 Letter-of-Intent proposals for first SSHRC sponsored IDRC-ICURA competition (November 2007) • 1 of 9 proposals chosen for invitation (April 2008) to submit final proposal (due October 22) • Ottawa (June) and Port-of-Spain (September) planning workshops • Funded award is $2 million over 4 years • Budget shared between Canada and Caribbean partners

  16. Research Process

  17. Outcomes • Local workshops • gather info, priority + feedback • Co-learning among partners • Support tools • mapping, analysis • Training • community members + academics • Contribution to Community strategic planning • DIMA links • Governance advice • linking Community to EMO, NRCan • Monitoring and Evaluation procedures

  18. Although the consequences of disasters can be similar, knowing the risks in your region can help you better prepare. Find out about risks in your region: www.GetPrepared.ca 1 800 O-Canada

  19. Conclusion • Propose Isle Madame as ICURA partner and seek Council’s support for participation • Work with Council, DIMA, EMO, community and sectors to develop a “community-based plan” • Partner with Université Sainte-Anne to encourage community out-reach and information • Encourage training • Maintain strategies and opportunities for employment and planning

  20. Merci/Thanks • Questions?

  21. ICURA Team MembersCaribbean Workshop, Sept 3-7, 2008

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