The Municipality understands that the infrastructure it maintains and the services it delivers are being strained by the changing climate. To prepare for the climate hazards projected to impact the community in the future and build resilience, the Municipality is seeking to conduct a community-wide Climate Risk Assessment and develop a Climate Adaptation Plan that will support focusing efforts to reduce climate risk.
The RM of Taché Municipal Climate Adaptation Plan project will include five activities:
Initiate the Project and Establish a Climate Action Working Group: The objective of this activity is to kick off the project and establish a permanent Climate Action Working Group to champion and support the Project. The deliverables will include kick-off meeting notes and Project Kick-off Communications to municipality council and staff.
Understand the Community Context and Climate Hazards: This activity will review background documents and summarize the climate hazards the community will experience in the future. The deliverables will be an info sheet summarizing the climate hazards that is intended for non-technical audiences to support organizational and public understanding and buy-in for climate adaptation, and an appendix providing a technical summary of the climate hazards.
Engage the Community Network: Strong network connections support strong climate planning. The objective of this activity is to engage with the network around the Municipality to introduce the climate adaptation planning project, assess the levels of understanding and interests of Indigenous neighbors and residents, the public and key stakeholders, and gather additional information to support creating the plan. The deliverables will include public engagement materials for community pop-ups, online surveys and an appendix summarizing engagement findings.
Conduct a community-wide Climate Risk Assessment: This activity will consider how the projected climate hazards will impact core assets and services provided by the Municipality and summarize the climate risks in order of magnitude. The deliverables will include a risk assessment framework, a climate risk info sheet that clearly summarizes climate risks for non-technical audiences, and an appendix that summarizes the results of the risk assessment.
Develop a Climate Adaptation Plan: This activity will develop a Climate Adaptation Plan that identifies actions to reduce climate risks. The deliverables will include a plan with prioritized adaptation actions that captures available information on funding sources, internal resources, project dependencies, and other information that will support implementation. Appendices from previous activities will be incorporated. Project management tools to support implementation, such as an action tracker that also supports reporting, will be developed.
