Managing Municipal Infrastructure in a Changing Climate Workbook

Communities across the country are becoming increasingly concerned about how global climate change affects them at the local level. In Atlantic Canada, regional partnerships of the federal and provincial governments, professional associations and local governments are conducting research and developing tools to assist communities in planning for and adapting to changes caused by global climate change.

In Newfoundland and Labrador, as part of a Regional Adaptation Collaborative (through Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solution Association), the Newfoundland and Labrador Department of Environment and Conservation has partnered with Municipalities Newfoundland and Labrador, the Professional Municipal Administrators Association and Memorial University to develop a document to help municipalities assess their vulnerability to climate change. The 7 Steps to Assess Climate Change Vulnerability in Your Community is extensive and covers a range of topics.

This workbook, Managing Municipal Infrastructure in a Changing Climate, focuses specifically on climate change and municipal infrastructure, and is designed to complement 7 Steps to Assess Climate Change Vulnerability in Your Community.