From Flooding to Fire: How the Town of Canmore is preparing for climate change

The Town of Canmore utilized the Climate Resilience Express tool to identify climate risks and prioritize adaptation actions following 2013 flooding. This process resulted in a Climate Resilience Action Plan that integrates adaptation priorities into municipal budget cycles and includes a flood risk assessment of the Bow River.

• The Town of Canmore used the Climate Resilience Express tool to streamline its adaptation planning, allowing staff and stakeholders to identify concrete next steps for municipal planning and budget cycles.
• Climate projections for the Bow Valley Corridor in Alberta indicate a trend toward drier summers, increased winter rain, earlier snowmelt, and a higher frequency of extreme weather events.
• The development of the Climate Resilience Action Plan, triggered by the 2013 floods, has led to specific implementations such as a flood risk assessment of the Bow River and the inclusion of adaptation priorities in budget planning.
• The Climate Resilience Express tool, developed by All One Sky in partnership with the Municipal Climate Change Action Centre, Alberta Biodiversity Monitoring Institute and the Miistakis Institute, is designed to facilitate a one-day workshop to identify and prioritize climate risks and opportunities.

APA

Rooban,, A. (2019). From Flooding to Fire: How the Town of Canmore is preparing for climate change. International Institute for Sustainable Development. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/flooding-fire-how-town-canmore-preparing-climate-change

Chicago

Rooban,, Anne. From Flooding to Fire: How the Town of Canmore is preparing for climate change. International Institute for Sustainable Development, 2019. https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/flooding-fire-how-town-canmore-preparing-climate-change.

Wikipedia

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BibTeX

@techreport{rooban2019from, author = {Rooban,, Anne}, title = {{From Flooding to Fire: How the Town of Canmore is preparing for climate change}}, institution = {International Institute for Sustainable Development}, year = {2019}, month = mar, url = {https://www.iisd.org/publications/brief/flooding-fire-how-town-canmore-preparing-climate-change}, urldate = {2026-08-17}, note = {Indexed by Climate Insights Directory} }