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To: Sustainable Maritimes (sust-mar) From: Kyle McKenzie <kyle.mckenzie@dal.ca> Tip: if your message doesn't reach sust-mar, you probably sent it with html coding. Use your "Format" pull-down menu to switch to plain text format. ____________________________________________________________________________ Adaptation of Atlantic Canadian Communities to Climate Change (C-CIARN Atlantic's Third Regional Workshop) Are you concerned about how climate change may impact the Atlantic Provinces? Should we be planning strategies now to adapt to these changes? The Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network will be hosting a free two-day workshop on this topic on June 12 and 13 in Charlottetown and I encourage you to attend. Unlike many other recent climate change workshops, this one will not debate the causes of climate change or what we can do to prevent it, but instead focus on what Atlantic Canada communities can do to adapt to the potential impacts of climate change. Atlantic Canada may be particularly hard hit by rising sea level, extreme weather events, and coastal erosion as a result of climate change. Freshwater resources may become scarcer and agriculture may experience drought. Exotic pests may bring new diseases. Traditional lifestyles may be threatened. Because resource based economies are likely to be harder hit than industrial economies, the Atlantic Provinces may suffer proportionately more economic hardship than central Canada. This two-day workshop will bring together researchers, policy makers, and stakeholders from throughout the Atlantic Region to discuss the potential impacts of climate change on Atlantic Canada and explore adaptation strategies. Researchers will present examples of climate change vulnerabilities and adaptation opportunities, with focus on communities, municipalities, infrastructure, and transportation systems. Other presentations will include the economics of adaptation and funding opportunities. Stakeholders will respond to these presentations in the context of how they see adaptation fitting into their areas of responsibility. Workshop participants will then participate in a project planning exercise to learn how to plan adaptation projects. A public lecture the night before the workshop (June 11) will bring participants up to speed on the vulnerability of Atlantic Canada to climate change impacts. A walking tour the evening of June 12 will highlight some of the areas of downtown Charlottetown that are vulnerable to sea level rise and storm surges. More information is available on the web at http://www.dal.ca/~cciarn/workshop3.html. If you intend to attend, please fill out the on line form by Wednesday June 4th, in order to avoid the registration fee. Travel and accommodation assistance may be available to those who require it. Feel free to contact me with any questions you may have. Kyle McKenzie, Atlantic Regional Coordinator Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network 1312 Robie Street, Halifax, N.S., B3H 3J5 902-494-6355 (t), 902-494-3728 (f) http://atlantic.c-ciarn.ca ____________________________________________________________________________ If a friend forwarded this email to you, please consider joining sust-mar yourself. Just send 'subscribe sust-mar' to mailto:majordomo@chebucto.ca
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