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Title: Municipal Preparedness for Climate Change in Nova Scotia: Evaluating Municipal Capacity to Respond to Climate Change through Adaptation
Keywords: Community Assessment
Project Need: Planning for climate adaptation by municipalities will require revision of existing and/or development of new policy and regulations. An ACAS study in 2010 identified what might be relevant to...
Project Benefits: The work builds on the previous work carried out on municipal policies. As such it contributes to the building of knowledge on policies and regulations in Nova Scotia. The case studies will provide...
Type: project profile

Title: Municipality of the District of Lunenburg: A Case Study in Climate Change Adaptation
Keywords: Community Assessment
Project Need: The Municipality of the District of Lunenburg is one of 13 Nova Scotia municipalities that has participated in the Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions (ACAS) initiative. It was recognized that...
Project Benefits: The information and findings of the studies will be useful to the Municipality of the District of Lunenburg in the development of its Municipal Climate Change Action Plan and in building adaptive...
Type: project profile

Title: Inventory of the Physical Infrastructure at Risk of Flooding due to Climate Change-Induced Sea Level Incursion in Three Nova Scotian ACAS Communities
Keywords: infrastructure, Community Assessment
Project Need: Development of climate adaptation strategies, and subsequent decisions on which are the best options to pursue, require a quantifiable understanding of the infrastructure that is at risk due to...
Project Benefits: The project will contribute to the development of methodology and approaches by which impacts on infrastructure can be assessed by municipalities in Nova Scotia. The analyses will contribute to...
Type: project profile

Title: Vulnerability of the Nova Scotia Coastline to Erosion
Keywords: Erosion
Project Need: Nova Scotia’s coastline is extremely variable, and will respond differently to changes in climate- induced factors such as wind, wave, flooding, storm surge and sea level rise. For planning...
Project Benefits: The project will assist in the identification of coastal erosion issues that are important for planning by coastal communities in Nova Scotia The work will help reach goals and targets as outlined...
Type: project profile

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