The Regional Municipality of Durham is developing a Community Climate Adaptation Plan to climate proof its assets. The Province of Ontario is taking action to mainstream climate adaptation into infrastructure funding and developing a risk assessment tool to support Ontario communities in their planning. In Michigan, the cities of Ann Arbor and Southfield are gradually incorporating Green Infrastructure and climate adaptation strategies into the capital improvement process.

Learning Objectives:

  1. Integrate capital planning and climate adaptation strategies.
  2. Examine how to carry out a risk analysis to identify community and regional assets that are vulnerable to climate impacts.
  3. Discover how to involve community stakeholders in developing a mitigation/adaptation plan.

SPEAKERS:

Jennifer E. Lawson, CSM
WATER QUALITY MANAGER, City of Ann Arbor, Ann Arbor, MI

Manivannan Rajendran
Project Manager, Works Department, Region of Durham, Whitby, ON

Brandy Siedlaczek, CSM
STORMWATER MANAGER, City of Southfield, Southfield, MI

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Contributor(s)

Jennifer E. Lawson, CSM