Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities Program

Emergency Planning Secretariat

Lifelines in the Fraser Estuary: Taking Care of Each Other for a Climate Resilient Future

$1,791,265

$2,304,265

This project will develop priority adaptation actions and address climate risks from sea level rise, flooding and erosion to local essential services across the Fraser River Estuary. This work will increase the capacity, knowledge and engagement of communities to take coordinated short- and long-term adaptation action and will be driven by collaboration with First Nations and local governments.

British Columbia

ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability (Management) Inc.

British Columbia Southern Coastal Regional Climate Adaptations Collaborative

$1,557,900

$2,249,900

This project will address regional climate risks related to flooding, extreme weather and sea level rise within the southern coast of British Columbia by co-developing a climate adaptation action plan and a short-term implementation plan. This work will also include protecting species at risk, enhancing local biodiversity and addressing regional health concerns.

British Columbia

Skidegate Band Council on behalf of Indigenous Coastal Climate Coalition

Indigenous Coastal Climate Coalition – British Columbia Coastal Resilience

$1,500,000

$1,884,000

This project will facilitate collaboration among the Indigenous Coastal Climate Coalition’s (ICCC) First Nations members to identify and prioritize adaptation actions and pathways to develop an integrated regional adaptation plan for British Columbia’s coastal First Nations. The ICCC will support First Nations with integrating Indigenous knowledge into regional climate change adaptation as well as prioritizing and securing future funding for climate adaptation projects.

British Columbia

Vancouver Fraser Port Authority

Port of Vancouver Climate Adaptation Planning Project

$1,427,125

$2,818,825

This project will develop a climate adaptation plan for the Port of Vancouver that builds on substantial regional and port authority efforts to respond to climate change risks to port infrastructure and operations. It will consider social, economic and environmental dimensions and support the implementation of adaptation actions that increase the long-term resilience of port operations, regional supply chains, natural systems and neighbouring coastal communities.

British Columbia

Regional District of Nanaimo

Regional District of Nanaimo Coastal Climate Adaptation Strategy

$310,750

$578,750

This project will leverage previous modelling research of coastal flood hazards and risk assessments to support coastal climate resilience planning in the Regional District of Nanaimo. It will create an inclusive and collaborative resilience strategy for coastal climate change adaptation and preparedness by working with various levels of government, First Nations, shoreline property owners, businesses, and community members.

British Columbia

Halalt First Nation

Chemainus Watershed Initiative, Lower Watershed and Estuary Restoration Field Program

$250,000

$270,000

This project will reduce climate change risks to communities, cultural sites and ecosystems in the Chemainus watershed by developing a regional watershed and estuary restoration plan that is informed by western science and Indigenous knowledge. A multidisciplinary team of experts, including members of impacted First Nations communities, provincial and municipal government, and industry representatives will collaborate on enhancing regional flood and drought resilience and increase community capacity to implement adaptation actions.

British Columbia

CLIMAtlantic Inc.

Making Adaptation Count: Implementing Adaptation Pathways across the East Coast

$1,600,000

$3,534,679

This project will complete six case studies located across all four Atlantic Provinces and Îles-de-la-Madeleine, Quebec, by piloting the use of adaptation pathways approaches in planned or ongoing adaptation initiatives. The adaptation pathways approach will support the development and implementation of iterative and flexible actions that can respond to future changes and avoid decisions that lock in unsustainable actions.

Atlantic region

Commission de services régionaux Péninsule acadienne

Regional Adaptation Plan for the Acadian Peninsula

$1,403,672

$1,942,872

This project will develop a regional adaptation plan and provide climate change adaptation knowledge and skills for Acadian Peninsula communities by updating the erosion and flood risk zones, developing nature-based and hybrid solutions, and supporting municipal decision-makers with tools and resources to effectively implement inclusive adaptation measures.

New Brunswick

Government of Prince Edward Island

Development of Shoreline Management Plans to Increase Climate Resilience in Prince Edward Island

$1,100,000

$2,269,630

This project will develop shoreline management plans (SMPs) to reduce key climate change risks, including flooding, erosion, nature-based challenges and increased storm severity, for three littoral cell areas on Prince Edward Island. Each SMP will provide a detailed action plan and policy recommendations to address the sustainable management of the coastal zone and improving climate resiliency of coastal communities in Prince Edward Island.

Prince Edward Island

Clean Nova Scotia Foundation

Adapting Nova Scotia’s Shared Coastal Parks

$999,992

$1,329,264

This project will undertake climate change risks and vulnerability assessments for three coastal park regions in Nova Scotia and work with local organizations to conceptualize climate change adaptation, which could inform future planning in parks. This work will include detailed site plans that prioritize nature-based solutions as well as knowledge sharing and capacity building for the coastal parks sector.

Nova Scotia

Canadian Red Cross Society

Community-led Inclusive Resiliency: Climate Adaptation on Newfoundland and Labrador’s Southwest Coast

$889,720

$1,246,772

This project will take a whole-of-society and all-hazards approach to address physical, social and economic vulnerabilities to climate change risks in Newfoundland. It will develop and implement integrated community-led adaptation and disaster risk management plans and actions, integrating social and economic considerations as well as the unique circumstances of individuals and communities.

Newfoundland and Labrador

Atlantic Infrastructure Management Network

Coastal Resiliency Through Long-Term Service Delivery Planning

$880,872

$1,174,494

This project will bring together groups of municipalities (cohorts) in each Atlantic province to collaborate on regional-scale adaptation planning that can be put into action. Each municipal cohort will leverage municipal asset management and planning processes to integrate long-term climate change adaptation into plans, policies, regulations and actions.

Atlantic region

Passamaquoddy Recognition Group Inc.

Indigenous-led Climate Change Adaptation in the Passamaquoddy Bay

$800,000

$1,310,601

This project will coordinate adaptation actions between the Peskotomuhkati Nation at Skutik and partners in the Passamaquoddy Bay region to increase resilience to future climate change risks. This work will identify actions to protect archaeological sites of cultural, spiritual and historical importance from sea level rise and erosion and develop policies and regional land-use plans that incorporate Indigenous knowledge and future climate change risks to protect residential and municipal shorelines.

New Brunswick

Conservation Ontario

Adaptation to Coastal Hazards across the Great Lakes Region

$3,100,000

$4,964,917

This project will develop regional coastal resilience plans by working collaboratively with a broad range of stakeholders, including governments, Indigenous communities, businesses and experts, for three pilot project regions within the Great Lakes (Lake Huron, Lake Ontario, and Lake Superior). Each coastal resilience plan will identify adaptation actions, building on baseline science and risk assessments, to address climate change risks in these communities.

Ontario

Zuzek Inc.

Pelee Coastal Climate Resilience and Adaptation Action Plan

$1,000,000

$1,486,997

This project will develop a coastal climate resilience and adaptation action plan in Point Pelee Peninsula in southwestern Ontario, a coastal community that is at risk from flooding, erosion and loss of coastal wetlands. Through the leadership of a multi-stakeholder Coastal Resilience Committee, this project will conduct a vulnerability assessment to future climate change impacts and co-develop integrated regional resilience plans and adaptation actions that are equitable, sustainable and transformative.

Ontario

Mushkegowuk Council

Hudson Bay and James Bay Coastal Community Climate Resilience Plan

$750,000

$1,130,000

This project will develop regional coastal climate adaptation plans for local Indigenous communities within James Bay and southern Hudson Bay to address future climate change risks, such as flooding, permafrost degradation and extreme weather events. It will build a regional network to facilitate sharing of adaptation information, technical expertise and experience, weaving together Indigenous knowledge and western science.

Ontario

Centre d’initiation à la recherche et d’aide au développement durable

Resilience to Climate Change Using the Adaptation Pathways Approach in the Gaspé Peninsula

$977,032

$1,328,324

This project will operationalize climate change adaptation for Gaspé Peninsula communities by adopting a pathways approach designed to provide a focal point for transformational adaptation led by community-based priorities. It will integrate health and environmental co-benefits into socio-economic development projects to allow communities to become more resilient in response to climate change risks, contributing to the overall well-being of these communities in a way that protects the environment.

Quebec

Association des professionnels en développement économique du Québec

Adaptation to Climate Change for Main Economic Sectors of Quebec Coastal Communities

$832,575

$1,193,037

This project will conduct a vulnerability assessment of the negative impacts of climate change on the coastal communities in Bas-St-Laurent, Côte-Nord and Gaspésie–Îles-de-la-Madeleine as well as the commercial fishing, tourism and construction sectors by exploring short- and long-term prospective scenarios. It will develop potential adaptation actions for these coastal communities and three economic sectors to improve their climate and economic resilience.

Quebec

Région de biosphère Manicouagan-Uapishka

Adaptive Management of Climate Vulnerabilities for Coastal Communities in the Manicouagan RCM.

$599,152

$818,527

This project will adopt a participatory and iterative approach for the development of a regional adaptation plan and thematic action plans to address climate change risks in Manicouagan Regional County Municipality (RCM) coastal communities. This project responds directly to a need identified by the Manicouagan RCM during the revision of its regional land use and development plan, which asks municipalities to integrate adaptation actions into their policies and plans relating to public health and safety constraints linked to climate change.

Quebec

Government of Northwest Territories

Integrated Climate Resilience for Coastal Communities in the Northwest Territories

$2,679,037

$3,938,037

This project will develop tools, guidance and a structured approach to support Tuktoyaktuk, Sachs Harbour, Ulukhaktok, and Paulatuk communities in implementing climate change adaptation actions. This project will work with community residents, rightsholders and other stakeholders to develop collaborative and proactive adaptation strategies, tools and networks that will guide actions to reduce long-term climate change risks.

Northwest Territories

Université du Québec à Rimouski

Coastal Adaptation Strategies in Nunavut

$2,285,370

$3,135,442

This project will develop tools, resources and guidance to support the development of locally accepted coastal climate change adaptation strategies and actions in Nunavut. This project will work with the remote communities of Kugluktuk and Ausuittuq (Grise Fiord) to prioritize climate risks and co-develop potential adaptation actions while considering future climate change conditions and Inuit knowledge.

Nunavut

Climate Risk Institute

A Coastal Communities Adaptation Toolkit for Canada

$1,999,575

$2,666,115

This project will develop a national-scale Coastal Communities Adaptation Toolkit to increase the climate resilience of coastal communities by providing guidance and coordinated access to resources to support adaptation actions. It will be structured as an adaptation decision-making framework that considers the distinct needs of

Canada

Aspen Global Change Institute

Global Leading Practices to Advance Coastal Adaptation in Canadian Communities

$173,885

$173,885

This project will share global leading practices from the United States, New Zealand/Australia, Latin America and Caribbean, and Asia related to regional-scale and integrated adaptation actions to inform solutions to sea level rise and related climate change challenges identified by Canadian practitioners.

Canada