Canada’s coastal communities face unique challenges in addressing climate change including sea-level rise, erosion and storm surges that are increasing in severity and frequency. These communities are increasingly in need of adaptation measures to strengthen their long term resilience. However, in most cases adaptation measures need to be tailored to the specific needs of individual communities, which can vary greatly even within the same geographic region. This begs the question: how can federal, provincial/territorial and regional organizations best support coastal climate change adaptation at a local level? In addition, how can successful adaptation measures in an individual community be scaled up, so similar communities can learn from and/or implement the measures? This panel will advance a discussion on how to ensure the rapid sharing of relevant knowledge and evidence across Canada to bolster the ability of coastal communities to adapt to a changing climate.
