Adapting to Climate Change

Learning Network Webinar

June 22, 2010Kristin Aasen

Castlegar project

Priorities: Infrastructure water resources food & local agriculture

2 parallel processes: Consultant team Community working groups

Castlegar update (since Feb)

Online local observations survey Presence at community events

(festivals, seed exchange, City facilities)

Develop workplan for vulnerability and risk assessment

Castlegar project continued

Impact mapping (youth forum, public works staff, community groups)

Vulnerability & risk assessment for water

Climate data from PCIC

Impact mapping

Water resources

Main concerns are questions of water quantity

How will demand increase with higher overall temperatures?

How will the water levels decrease with changing demands for flood control and hydropower?

Food & local agriculture

How can we take advantage of a longer growing season?

What crops might be suitable in this new climate?

What are the unknowns? pests? soils? costs?

Infrastructure: stormwater

Next steps

Follow up on vulnerability assessments findings

Action planning

Fall 10: Final community feedback on priorities

Kristin AasenAdapting to

Climate Change Coordinator

kaasen@castlegar.

ca 250.365.8955

THANK YOU