Priorities
The following provincial priorities have been developed collaboratively by those involved in the Climate Change Adaptation Collaborative, and were agreed upon at the December 4, 2014, provincial conference:
- Maintain a network and support partnership to advance climate change adaptation in the province.
- Ensure that appropriate research, data and tools are shared among collaborative partners and widely across sectors.
- Support education and communication approaches focused on climate change adaptation.
- Encourage the development and updating of policies and regulations that incorporate climate change adaptation.
- Encourage and support mainstreaming of planning at all levels to account for climate change adaptation and the need to include economic, social, cultural, and ecological values.
- Promote green infrastructure as a viable option for adaptation.
- Promote the incorporation of climate change considerations in all projects and activities and support funding options that account for adaptation.