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Climate change is one of the most important social, environmental, and economic issues facing the world today. Despite growing efforts to mitigate, some impacts are inevitable and will be felt by communities across the country. In light of this reality, local governments in Canada are faced with a unique and pressing challenge to adapt to a changing climate and to protect the people, property, and resources within our communities. As the level of government closest to residents, municipalities also play a crucial role in educating the community and building support for local action.
ICLEI and the City of Hamilton joined forces to bring you the Livable Cities Forum on November 29 – 30, 2012 on the theme of Creating Adaptive and Resilient Communities. The event provided a forum for municipal practitioners and elected officials to discuss the importance of urban climate change adaptation and a platform to explore adaptation and its vital role at the local level. Panel discussions, plenaries, and interactive workshops highlighted the ways in which adaptation can be mainstreamed into everyday practices and policies, the innovative action being taken by Canadian municipalities, and the benefits and opportunities that come from community engagement and partnerships.
For an overview of the 2012 Livable Cities Forum, check out the "Key Findings and Outcomes" Report.
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To find out more about keynotes, plenaries, and sessions please download the full program below.
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Creating Adaptive and Resilient Communities: Our New Reality
Megan Meaney, Director, ICLEI Canada
Dr. Jennifer Hirsch, Community Development and Sustainability Specialist, Chicago, IL
Communicating the Climate Perils of the Future
Dr. Gordon McBean, Director, Research and External Relations, Centre for Environment and Sustainability, Western University; Director, Policy Studies, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction; and Chair, Ontario Regional Climate Change Consortium
Climate Communications and Behaviour Change: Building a Sense of Tension, Efficacy and Benefits
Cara Pike, Director, Social Capital Project
Science to Action: Providing a Research Foundation for Adapting to Climate Extremes
Paul Kovacs, Executive Director, Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
Building A Culture of Resilience: Insurance Action in Canada
Mary Lou O'Reilly, Senior Vice-President, Issues Management and Communications, Insurance Bureau of Canada
Climate and the Bottom Line: Economic and Fiscal Resilience for Municipalities
David Thompson, Policy Director, Sustainable Communities, Sustainable Prosperity
Advancing Urban Solutions Through Collective Action
Stewart Chisholm, Program Director, Evergreen CityWorks
Engaging the Masses About Stuff That Matters
Susan Hall, Vice President, LURA Consulting
Three Different Sustainable Neighbourhood Retrofit Action Plans (SNAPs)
Sonya Meek, Manager, Watershed Planning, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Justyna Braithwaite, SNAP Project Coordinator, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
The Toronto Region's WeatherWise Partnership
Dave MacLeod, Senior Environmental Specialist, Toronto Environment Office
Engaging Business for Urban Resilience and Sustainability
Sandi Stride, President and CEO, Sustainable Hamilton
City of Fredericton - Green Matters
Michael Baldwin, Manager, Corporate Affairs and Government Relations, City of Fredericton
Joyce McLean, Director Strategic Issues, Office of the President, Toronto Hydro
Adapting Municipal Infrastructure to a Changing climate: The Engineering Perspective
David Lapp, Manager, Professional Practice, Engineers Canada
Developing a Decision Making Framework for Climate Adaptation - PIEVC Building Case Study
Sean Capstick, Principal Golder Associates
Jeremy Carkner, Manager, Morrison Hershfield Limited
Green Buildings: Mitigating & Adapting to Climate Change
Thomas Mueller, President & CEO, Canada Green Building Council
Adaptive Initiatives for Managing the Trends in Climate Change and Rainfall Events- Public Works
Nahed Ghbn, Senior Project Manager, Water and Wastewater Division, Public Works, City of Hamilton
Changing Climate, Changing Communities: ICLEI's Adaptation Methodology
Holly Vaughan, Project Assistant, ICLEI Canada
Land Use Planning Tools for Local Adaptation to Climate Change
Gregory Richardson, Policy Analyst, climate Change and Health Office, Health Canada
Building Resilient Watersheds - An Adaptation Framework
Hazel Breton, Manager Water Resources Engineering, Hamilton Conservation Authority
Assessing Vulnerability to Climate Change: Peel Region
Louise Aubin, Manager, Environmental Health, Peel Public Health
Integrating Adaptation into Business and Financial Planning
Sarah Clayton, Senior Economist, Regional Municipality of Durham
Adaptation: Municipal Responsibilities in a Changing Climate
Travis J. Allan, Partner, J.D. Zizzo Allan LLP
The Climate Change Adaptation Project: The Business Case of Adaptation
Jason Thistlethwaite, Director, Climate Change Adaptation Project: Canada, University of Waterloo
James Geuzebroek, Vice President, Communications, Insurance Bureau of Canada
Climate Change Here in Our Own Backyard
Hazel Breton, Manager Water Resources Engineering, Hamilton Conservation Authority
Climate Change and Ontario Wine: The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly
Kerrie Pickering, Project Manager, Cool Climate Oenology and Viticulture Institute, Brock University
Adapting to Climate Change at Ontario's Largest Mountain Resort
Lindsay Ayers, Manager, Environment and Planning Services, Blue Mountains Resort
The State of Adaptation Planning in Canada
Dr. Kevin Hanna, Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Environmental Studies, Wilfred Laurier University
Bridging the Divide Through Collaboration
Pam Kertland, Manager, Adaptation Tools Programming, Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Division, Natural Resources Canada
Building Capacity for Resiliency Through Regional Co-operation
Sarah Webb, Climate Action Program Manager, Capital Regional District
Communication Challenges: Research and Design
Gerorge McKibbon, Environmental Planner, McKibbon Wakefield Inc.
LiDAR - Mapping the Livable City
Steve Young, Climate Action Analyst, City of Victoria
Cracking the Climate Action Nut: Accelerating Innovation & Managing Change
Angela Danyluk, Senior Environmental Officer, Municipal Corporation of Delta
Heat- Related Illness and Environmental Heat Monitoring in Eastern Ontario
Dr. Geof Hall, Queen's University and Kingston Public Health
Helping Integrate Climate Science into Municipal Policy in Québec
Caroline Larrivée, Program Coordinator, Ouranos
Open Data: A City of Edmonton Approach
Ashley Casovan, Strategic Coordinator, City of Edmonton
Climate Change Risks and Adaptation for Smaller Communities
Robert McLemen, Associate Professor, Department of Geography, Wilfred Laurier University
A Strategic Team Approach to Building Resiliency and Protecting Lake Huron
Alec Scott, Water and Planning Manager, Ausable Bayfield Conservation Authority
Alternative Land Use Services (ALUS) Community Led, Farmer Delivered Agricultural Climate Adaptation
Brian Gilvesy, ALUS Chair, Norfolk ALUS Pilot Project and Proprietor, Y U Ranch
Huntsville's Story, So Far: Our Journey from Planning to Implementing Sustainability
Rebecca Francis, Sustainability Coordinator, Town of Huntsville
Climate Change Adaptation Planning in Newfoundland and Labrador
Kimberly Bittermann, Policy Analyst & Climate Change Adaptation Coordinator, Department of Environment and Conservation, Province of Newfoundland and Labrador
Reconceptualizing Biodiversity: TRCA's Evolving Approach to Urban Landscape Ecology
Meaghan Eastwood, Terrestrial Ecologist, Research and Development Section, Ecology Division, Toronto and Region Conservation Authority
Living Landscape - Greater Sudbury's Biodiversity Action Plan
Stephen Monet, Manager Environmental Planning Initiatives, City of Greater Sudbury
The Oak Ridges Moraine - From Provincial Regulation to Local "On-the-ground" Application
Kim Gavine, Executive Director, Oak Ridges Moraine Foundation
Engaging Municipalities in Natural Heritage Systems Planning
Joshua Wise, Greenway Program Coordinator, Ontario Nature
So Now What? An Introduction to Communicating Climate Change
Nick Weigeldt, Project Assistant, ICLEI Canada
Engaging Communities on Climate Change with Visual Learning Tools
Stephen Sheppard, Director, Collaborative for Advanced Landscape Planning, University of British Columbia
Jennifer Good, Associate Professor, Faculty of Social Sciences Brock University
Enough Talk...Let's See Action on Climate Change
David Dilks, President, LURA Consulting
Holly Vaughan, Project Assistant, ICLEI Canada
Accelerating Adaptation in Canadian Communities
Kevin Behan, Director of Research, Clean Air Partnership
Annette Morand, Community Adaptation Coordinator, OCCIAR
Taking Stock and Diving In: Vignettes from Surrey's Adaptation Planning Process
Maggie Baynham, Sustainability Planning Technician, City of Surrey, BC
Community Water Efficiency Programming: City of Guelph's Perspective
Wayne Galliher, Water Conservation Project Manager, City of Guelph
Out of the Storm (ppt) and Video Presentation (wmv)
Mayor Delbert Shewfelt, Goderich, Ontario
Chip Wilson, Public Works Manager, Town of Goderich
Thunder Bay Flood Disaster 2012
Councillor Rebecca Johnson, Thunder Bay, Ontario
Councillor Terry Whitehead, Hamilton, Ontario
Jay Storfer, Policy Analyst, Climate Change and Health Office, Health Canada
From Response Planning to Adaptation - The City of Windsor's Heat Strategy
Averil Parent, Environment and Sustainability Coordinator, City of Windsor
Safoura Moazami, Health Promotion Consultant, Toronto Public Health
Diana Hamilton, Senior Architect, Delcan
Integrating Action on Climate Change Adaptation and Mitigation
Muni Ahlawat, Program Officer, Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Jonathan Connor, Project Coordinator, ICLEI Canada
Case Study: Adaptation and Mitigation in Delta, BC
Angela Danyluk, Senior Environmental Officer, Municipal Corporation of Delta
Adaptation and Mitigation Planning
Mark Boysen, Sustainability Coordinator (Special Projects), District of Saanich Planning Department
Building Community Resilience Through Partnerships
Michael Sullivan, Principal, Sullivan & Associates
Tamsin Mills, Climate Change Adaptation Planner, City of Vancouver
Mainstreaming Climate Change Adaptation into Official Plans...By Yourself, Without a Budget
Stev Andis and Barb Hodgins, Senior Planners, Town of Ajax
Tower Renewal - Adaptation Demands on Apartment Buildings
Eleanor McAteer, Project Director, Mayor's Tower Renewal, City of Toronto
One Municipality's Story: How Ajax is Adapting to Climate Change
Mayor Steve Parish, Ajax, Ontario
Living on the Edge: Delta's Story of Climate Action and Response
Mayor Lois Jackson, Delta, British Columbia
We’d like to extend a special thanks to the Livable Cities Steering Committee!
