CANADA's CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLATFORM – Equipping Canadians for a Changing Climate Annual Report for April 2017 to March 2018
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CANADA'S CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLATFORM Equipping Canadians for a Changing Climate Annual Report for April 2017 to March 2018 i CANADA'S CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLATFORM – Equipping Canadians for a Changing Climate Annual Report for April 2017 to March 2018. Cat. No. M171-4E-PDF (Online) ISSN 2562-0916 Aussi disponible en français sous le titre : PLATEFORME CANADIENNE D’ADAPTATIONAUX CHANGEMENT CLIMATIQUE – Équiper les canadiens face à l’évolution du climat Rapport annuel d’avril 2017 à mars 2018. Federal Government Departments and Agencies § Engineers Canada; David Lapp LENARY EMBERS P M § Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada; § Federation of Canadian Municipalities; Alexandre LefeBvre Shannon Joseph (2017/2018) § Environment and Climate Change Canada; § Forest Products Association of Canada; § Plenary Chair – Natural Resources Laniel Bateman RoBert Laroque Canada, Lands and Minerals Sector; Chris Jennings | Don Lemmen § Fisheries and Oceans Canada; Keith § Insurance Bureau of Canada; David Lennon McGown § Plenary Vice-chair – Nova Scotia Environment; Jason Hollet § Health Canada; Carolyn Tateishi § Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction; Paul Kovacs Territorial and Provincial Governments § Indigenous and Northern Affairs Canada; Marie-Ève Neron § Mining Association of Canada; Ben § British ColumBia – Ministry of Environment Chalmers | Brendan Marshall Climate Action Secretariat; Suzanne § Infrastructure Canada; Sonya Read § Ouranos; Alain Bourque Spence § Natural Resources Canada, Canadian Forest Service; Vincent Roy | Winn Hays- § ManitoBa – ManitoBa Conservation and Observers Water Stewardship; Neil Cunningham Byl § Environment and Climate Change Canada, § New Brunswick – New Brunswick § Parks Canada; Gilles Seutin Climate Research; Marjorie Shepherd Environment and Local Government; § PuBlic Health Agency of Canada; Christina § Environment and Climate Change Canada, Darwin Curtis Lee-Fuller Canada Centre for Climate Services; Lo § Newfoundland and LaBrador – Office of § PuBlic Safety Canada; Jacqueline Randall Cheng Climate Change and Energy Efficiency; Jackie Janes § Standards Council of Canada; Michel § Natural Resources Canada, Energy Sector; Girard Lynne Monastesse Jason Randall § Northwest Territories – Environment and Natural Resources; Lisa Dyer § Transport Canada; Maxine Bilodeau § Natural Resources Canada - Mining; Photinie Koutsavlis § Nova Scotia – Nova Scotia Environment; National Indigenous Organizations Jason Hollet § Québec - Ministère du développement § AssemBly of First Nations; Kim Scott durable de l’environnement et des parcs; § Nunavut – Climate Change Secretariat; Catherine Gauthier Zoe Martos § Inuit Tapiirit Kanatami; Tonio Sadik § University of Waterloo; Jean Andrey § Ontario – Ministry of Environment and § Métis National Council; John Weinstein Climate Change; Karen Clark | James Adaptation Platform Secretariat (Natural Nowlan Private Sector and Not-for-profit Organizations Resources Canada) § Prince Edward Island – Department of § Chartered Professional Accountants of § ElizaBeth Atkinson | Don Lemmen Environment, LaBour and Justice; Canada; Gord Beal Todd Dupuis § Heather Dewar | Joanne Egan § Canadian Electricity Association; Devin § Saskatchewan – Ministry of Environment; McCarthy; § Adam GreenBerg Scott Pittendrigh | Bob Wynes § Canadian Federation of Agriculture; Drew § Yukon – Climate Change Secretariat; Black For more information or to contact individual memBers ReBecca World | Kirsten Burrows please email: [email protected] ii Taking action to adapt to current and future climate impacts will help protect Canadians from climate change risks, build resilience, reduce costs, and ensure that society thrives in a changing climate. Developing adaptatio n expertis e an d technolog y ca n furthe r contribut e to clean growth by creating jobs and spurring innovation. Adaptation is a long-term challenge, and it requires ongoing commitment to action. Government of Canada (2016) Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change. iii The Adapdation Platform 6th Annua l Report - March 2018 CANADA’S CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION PLATFORM 6TH ANNUAL REPORT (APRIL 2017 TO MARCH 2018) TABLE OF CONTENTS The Adaptation Platform ............................................................................................................................... ............................................................1 Plenary .................................................................................................................................................................................................................................2 Working Groups ..............................................................................................................................................................................................................7 Biodiversity Adaptation ..................................................................................................................................................................8 Climate Services............................................................................................................................................................................. 8 Coastal Management ..................................................................................................................................................................... 9 Economics .................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Energy .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 10 Forestry ........................................................................................................................................................................................ 11 Infrastructure and Buildings......................................................................................................................................................... 12 Mining .......................................................................................................................................................................................... 13 Other Activities ............................................................................................................................................................................................................. 14 Canada in a Changing Climate: Advancing our Knowledge for Action ........................................................................................... 14 Northern Adaptation Partnership ................................................................................................................................................. 15 Update on the Flood Mapping Committee.................................................................................................................................. 15 . iv The Adapdation Platform 6th Annual Report - March 2018 THE ADAPTATION PLATFORM The Adaptation Platform brings together representatives from national The Plenary, comprised of senior-level representatives of governments industry, Indigenous, professional and not-for-profit organizations, and national organizations, meets twice yearly. The main objective of federal, provincial and territorial governments, and researchers to Plenary is to identify critical and emerging adaptation priorities in tackle shared climate change adaptation priorities. Collaboration Canada and to support collaborative efforts in focused areas of work. between the public and private sectors, and across jurisdictions and Plenary members also generate support for adaptation action and disciplines, is essential to address the complex and cross-cutting issue disseminate adaptation knowledge within their organizations and of climate change adaptation. extended networks. Platform participants are both the users and producers of adaptation Working Groups focus efforts on shared adaptation priorities within knowledge and tools. As a result, the Platform’s work is demand- their particular subject matter area. Plenary members can nominate driven, facilitating the analysis and implementation of adaptation participants from their organizations and networks that bring the action, and directly responding to the needs of decision-makers in resources (time, money, expertise) needed to develop and carry out Canada’s public and private sectors. By providing the structure to pool working group activities. Additional members are recruited by the financial resources, knowledge, and people, the Adaptation Platform Working Group chairs or co-chairs. works to create new information and tools for adaptation and get these products to the appropriate users. Canada’s Adaptation Platform is structured around several components: a plenary body, a series of subject-matter specific working groups, a secretariat and a broad network of individuals engaged in delivering adaptation actions. Additionally, Regional Adaptation Collaboratives (including the Pan-Territorial Adaptation Partnership) are active across the country performing outreach, and enhancing regional dissemination of Platform results. Natural Resources Canada chairs the Adaptation Platform, and has committed ongoing resources to support the overall Platform, selected Working Group activities,