2023 EVENTS
Idea Exchange: NRCan Funding – Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities
NRCan recently launched its new Climate-Resilient Coastal Communities (CRCC) funding program! On Thursday October 19, 2023 from 1-4pm (ADT) we hosted an Idea Exchange to discuss project ideas.
Idea Exchange & Discussion: NRCan’s Climate Change Adaptation Program
Join CLIMAtlantic on August 10, 2023 at 3pm (ADT) to explore ideas, potential projects and collaborators for funding proposals for Climate Change Adaptation Program from Natural Resources Canada (NRCan)!
Since there are separate processes and timelines for Indigenous and non-Indigenous applicants, this online workshop provided tailored facilitated networking and collaboration opportunities for each.
Advancing Adaptation Actions in Atlantic Canada
WHEN: Wednesday May 24, 2023
WHERE: Crowne Plaza Moncton, 1005 Main Street, Moncton, NB and online
This one-day, hybrid conference showcased implemented adaptation work from across Atlantic Canada, novel approaches to adaptation, examples of how people have overcome barriers and obstacles, approaches to broaden the conversation, and recent and ongoing work to include nature in adaptation work.
View the agenda here!
Preparing for change – weathering the Fionas of tomorrow
Virtual
When: Tuesday March 21, 2023
On Tuesday, March 21st, CLIMAtlantic launched our Coastal Adaptation Toolkit (CAT), an online toolkit which provides Atlantic rural coastal communities and property owners with adaptation options to address the impacts from climate change.
CLIMAtlantic also launched our short documentary, Together We Will Adapt. Atlantic Canada increasingly feels the impacts from climate change. This 12-min short documentary highlights some adaptation actions from the region.
Climate Change Adaptation – Evaluating our Work
Virtual
When: Thursday March 2, 2023
This event built foundational knowledge about evaluation and how it can be utilized to monitor and improve adaptation work. Patricia King (Executive Vice President, Insights) and Sabrina Anderson (Qualitative Manager, Insights) of Dig Insights led the session. There were presentations on evaluation basics, breakout group discussions, and case study examples from Dig Insights’ work with organizations such as CLIMAtlantic, ClimateSense, and Government of Prince Edward Island on evaluation of climate adaptation training, programs, service delivery, etc.
Atlantic Canada Flood Mapping Conference
Natural Resources Canada partnered with CLIMAtlantic to host the first Atlantic Canada Flood Mapping Conference
Halifax, Nova Scotia (Virtual & in-person)
When: October 5 and 6, 2022
The Atlantic Canada Flood Mapping Conference aimed to address some of the key challenges concerning flood hazard mapping methodologies applied in the Atlantic provinces. The event hosted presentations from both flood mapping practitioners and flood map users followed by interactive discussions to facilitate knowledge sharing across academia, government, non-profit organizations, Indigenous communities, and consultants.
The targeted outcome was to bring more clarity for local stakeholders across the flood mapping framework, as well as highlight best practices in the region.
