Subvention de soutien au personnel - MRC des Sources
Type of initiative
Sector
Climate Change Adaptation
Project value$72,670
Project Type
Climate Change Staff Grants
Grant amount$58,137
Program type
MCIP
Municipality
,
Status
Fully Disbursed
Population
0
Project timeline
2019 - 2022
Project number
16253
Description
The grant recipient will implement initiatives that will increase the municipality’s capacity to adapt to climate change. The first phase consists in developing a climate change adaptation plan for the municipality. These plans identify climate change impacts, risks, and associated adaptation strategies or actions associated with the region, community, neighbourhood, or asset group. The second phase consists in implementing operational and institutional changes within the municipality in order to help ensure adaptation to climate change once the grant period ends. The final phase consists in completing the groundwork leading to the implementation of the climate change adaptation measures; the grant recipient will be required to put the planned measures into action during the grant period. In Year 1, the Recipient plans to:• Assess the impacts of the current climate on the municipalities in the region• Conduct an analysis of the potential impacts of climate change as well as land vulnerability studies• Classify and prioritize the levels of risk associated with climate changeIn Year 2, the Recipient plans to:• Forecast and prioritize risk management resources• Adopt a climate change adaptation plan and disseminate it to the community