Tracks & Sessions
Note: Adaptation Canada 2020 is a wrap! Thanks to all who made this event a success. This page is for information only.
For an overview of all three conference days, see the Program Schedule.
This is our exciting preliminary program line-up for Adaptation Canada 2020! Enjoy a choice of over 60 panels & workshops across eight tracks. We'll have more on sessions and speakers as we finalize the program. Watch for updates!
| Track 1: Financing Resilience | Track 2: Showcasing Solutions |
| Track 3: Ecological Resilience | Track 4: Professional Practice and Capacity-Building |
| Track 5: Raising Awareness and Broadening Engagement | Track 6: Addressing Climate Change Inequities |
| Track 7: Health | Track 8: Youth |
Track 1: Financing Resilience
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
Advancing Collaboration and Innovation in Climate Adaptation through Cost Sharing (Workshop)
Assessing British Columbia’s Climate Risks and Building a Business Case for Resilience (Oral presentations)
- “Assessing Climate Risks at the Provincial Scale – The BC Example”
- “The Costs and Benefits of Climate Impacts and Adaptation in Canada: Demonstrating the Business Case for Resilience”
Changing Climate, Changing Finance: Tools and Approaches for Financing Resilience (Workshop)
Strengthening Climate Resilience in the Private Sector (Oral presentations)
- “Metrotown Masterplan: Private Sector Leadership in Climate Resilient Community Development”
- “A Small Business Disaster Resilience Study with Implications for Adaptation Planning across Geographies and Sectors”
Cities Paving the Way to Climate Change Adaptation: Implementing the Task Force on Climate-related Financial Disclosure Recommendations (Workshop)
Measuring the Cost of Adaptation: Adding Up the Bill and Passing the Cheque (Workshop)
The Upside of Climate Change Impacts: New Markets for Adaptation Goods and Services (Oral presentation)
Funding and Financing Opportunities for Green Infrastructure
Track 2: Showcasing Solutions
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
Should I stay or should I go?: Navigating buyouts, relocation and reinvestment for flood mitigation and disaster risk reduction
Adapting to Changing Permafrost and Sea-ice Conditions in Canada’s North (Oral presentation)
- “TOONIKTOYOK: Inuit-led Research on Climate Change Risks and Hunting Costs”
- “Hamlet of Tuktoyaktuk – the Acceleration of Coastal Change”
Coastal Adaptation in Metro Vancouver (Oral presentations)
- “Sea Level Rise Doesn’t Stop at Municipal Boundaries: Collaborative, Multi-sectoral Adaptation Planning on Vancouver’s North Shore”
- “The University of British Columbia’s Living Breakwaters Project: A Multi-layered approach to coastal adaptation”
Addressing Flood Risk in Communities and Regions (Oral presentations)
- “Freedom Space for Rivers: An Economical Approach to Sustainable Management in a Changing Climate”
- “Adaptation to Flooding in Mi’kma’ki”
- “Dawson Creek Flood Mitigation: The Shift to Informed Decision Making”
Adapting to climate change : A transversal matter in electricity utility companies (Oral presentation)
Building Adaptive, Resilient Housing: Lessons from the Field
Exploring opportunities and barriers to natural/nature-based adaptation in Maritime Canada (Oral presentations)
The Climate Atlas of Canada: Science, Storytelling, and the Future of Adaptation (Workshop)
Track 3: Ecological Resilience
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
Adaptation through Regionalizing Green Infrastructure (Workshop)
Canadian-Style Forestry in the 21st Century: Raising Our Game (Oral presentation)
Protecting our Water Resources in a Changing Climate (Oral presentations)
- “Kikawinaw Askiy: Source Water Protection Planning at Okanese First Nation, Treaty 4, Saskatchewan”
- “Collaborative Drought Planning in the Semi-arid Okanagan Region”
Resilient Urban Forests and Green Spaces (Oral presentations)
- “Climate Change and Urban Greenspace: Forecasting Change, Planning for Adaptation, and Managing Disturbance Risk”
- “How are natural forests in and around cities supporting climate change adaptation? A social-ecological analysis along an urban-rural gradient in Metro Vancouver, Canada”
Integrating Natural Elements into Creative Building Practices (Oral presentations)
- “Blue-Green Connected Roofs: How much better does a “blue-green connected” roof perform to reduce heating/cooling loads and manage storm water?”
- “Adaptation through Amphibiation”
From North to South: Climate Change Implications for Fisheries (Oral presentations)
- “Co-producing Solutions to the Impacts of Climate Change on Canada’s Undersea Forests”
- “SmartICE: Supporting Sustainable Winter Fisheries for Nunavut Communities under Changing Climate”
Climate-smart Conservation Planning and Management: When and where is resistance futile? (Workshop)
Tackling Invasive Species in a Changing Climate (Oral presentations)
- “Invasion Risk from Vessel Traffic in Marine Protected Areas under Current and Future Climate Conditions”
- “Best Practices for Managing Invasive Species in the Metro Vancouver Region – Tools for Prevention, Management & Education”
Track 4: Professional Practice and Capacity-Building
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
Assessing Climate Risk in the Transportation Sector (Oral presentations)
- “Climate Risk Assessments for Transportation Assets: Lessons Learned and Recommended Practices”
- “Integrating Climate Risk Knowledge into Practice at the Maryland Department of Transportation”
Engaging Agricultural Stakeholders to Foster Actions on Adaptation (Workshop)
Designing Resilient Infrastructure and Building System Resiliency (Oral presentations)
- “The First Nations Infrastructure Resilience Toolkit: Integrating Climate Risks into Asset Management”
- “Building System-Wide Resilience and Capacity: Lessons Learned from a Flood Resilience Assessment in Ontario”
Building Next Level Adaptation: Achieving Optimal Use of Climate Information in Planning and Design (Workshop).
Mining Association of Canada: Development of Climate Change Best Practices (Workshop)
Introducing Canada’s Climate Data Portal: helping Canadians access and understand climate data and information to reduce the risks from climate change (Workshop)
Adaptation in Practice: Capacity building for planners, engineers, forestry, and landscape architecture professionals (Workshop)
Competencies: A Catalyst for Adaptation Capacity Building (Workshop)
Track 5: Raising Awareness and Broadening Engagement
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
Creative Practices for Communicating Climate Change and Getting Buy-in (Workshop)
First Nations Community Engagement on Adaptation (Oral presentations)
- "Calling on the Collective Skills of Aboriginal Peoples”
- “Fire with Fire: Braiding Indigenous and Scientific Knowledges of Fire Management using Participatory Video Method to Enhance Climate Change Resilience”
Case Studies of Adaptation Planning in First Nations Communities (Oral presentations)
- “Tsleil-Waututh Nation’s Community Climate Change Resiliency Planning – Vulnerability Assessment”
- “Files Hills Qu’Appelle Tribal Council Climate Adaptation Strategy”
- “Ahead of the Curve: Leading the Way in Indigenous Community Resiliency”
Building a Climate Adaptation Strategy for BC Through Engagement (Workshop)
Sharing Knowledge, Building Networks to Address a Changing Prairie Climate (Workshop)
Transboundary Collaboration on Landscape Resilience (Oral presentation
- “Working Together Across Boundaries for a Resilient Cascadia: A bi-national biodiversity climate adaptation strategy and a novel tool to support collaborative conservation in a rapidly changing landscape”
- “BC and US State Transboundary Collaboration”
Multimedia Community Engagement for Sea Level Rise Adaptation (Workshop)
Arts, Games, and Creative Insights into Community Engagement (Oral presentations)
- “Engagement and Games: Serious Gaming for Climate Adaptation”
- “Enhancing Public Awareness through the Arts in Sustainable Development Goals and Climate Adaptation”
- “Communicating about Climate Change in the Canadian Provincial North: Insights into Promoting Community Engagement”
Track 6: Addressing Climate Change Inequities
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
First Nations Coastal Vulnerability Study: Learning from Community Experiences (Oral presentations)
- “Introduction to the Coastal Vulnerability Studies and Climate Adaptation Program”
- “Coastal Vulnerability Study Community Context – Old Massett”
- “Coastal Vulnerability Study Community Context – Nisga’a Village of Laxgalt’sap”
Inuit-led Adaptation in Canada’s Arctic (Oral presentations)
- “Inuit Adaptation: A Legacy of Engaging with Climate Change”
- “NUNAMIN ILLIHAKVIA: An Inuit-Led Climate Change Adaptation Initiative”
Lessons from Adaptation in the Global South (Oral presentations)
- “Canada’s Research Contributions to Climate Adaptation in the Global South”
- “Climate Change Adaptation for Fisheries: Transferable lessons from capacity-limited fishing communities in the Caribbean”
Driving Canadian Action for Addressing Climate Change Displacement (Workshop)
Addressing Food Security in Vulnerable Communities (Oral presentations)
- “Climate Change Induced Vulnerability of Lobster Fishing Communities”
- “Collaborative Research in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region (Western Canadian Arctic): Building the Evidence-base for an Inuit Food Security Strategy”
Including Social Equity in Adaptation Action (Workshop)
Exploring the Gender Dimensions of Adaptation: Sharing Insights from Canadian and International Research (Workshop)
Overcoming Adaptation Inertia in Small Communities? The interplay of local governance, educational and resource limitations, and innovation and experimentation (Workshop)
Track 7: Health
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
Impacts of Climate Change on Mental Health (Oral presentations)
- “Ka pimthatek pakthehnamoowin / A Journey of Hope in St. Theresa Point First Nation”
- “Navigating Mental Health Care in a Changing Climate”
Systems-level Resilience Building: Lessons from Canada’s Health Sector (Oral presentation)
Navigating Climate Grief: The Conversation That Is Needed Now (Workshop)
Extreme Heat Impacts on Vulnerable Populations: A BC Case Study (Workshop)
Empowering Action on Health, Infectious Diseases and Climate Change (Oral presentation)
Working Towards Resilient Indigenous Food Systems
- “Adapting to a Warming Climate: Gardening Opportunities and Strategies in Subarctic Ontario, Canada”
- “Tłı̨chǫ Dǫtaàts’eedı (Tłı̨chǫ Sharing Food Amongst the People)”
Health and Equity in a Changing Climate: Understanding Vulnerability to the Health Impacts of Climate Change (Workshop)
Protecting community and ecosystem health in Indigenous communities
- "Climate Change & Health in Fort William First Nation: Planning for the Future, Today"
- "Resisting Pollinator Decline in Mi'kma'ki"
Track 8: Youth
PRELIMINARY PROGRAM WORKSHOPS AND PRESENTATIONS
Identifying Supports to Youth Climate Action through Social Innovation and Creative Action (Oral presentation)
Building Resilience in Indigenous communities: Youth Stepping Up to Lead Before the Storm (Workshop)
Northern Youth Engagement through Filmmaking (Oral presentations)
- “Nuna Tariuq Silalu Film Project”
- “Pangnirtung Youth Tackle Climate Change: On-the-land knowledge exchange, monitoring, and filmmaking promoting adaptation and well-being”
Steering the Mentorship: The Why and How of Youth Engagement for Climate Action (Workshop)
Youth and Resilience: Stories of Resilience and Youth Engagement (Workshop)
Fostering Environmental Empathy and Youth Involvement
Effectively Understanding, Framing and Responding to Climate Change: Perspectives from Senior University Students