Current Projects
Promoting Adaptation to Climate Change in the Professional Planning Community
In July 2007, the Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP) launched a Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Program funded by Natural Resources Canada (NRCan), in cooperation with NRCan’s Earth Sciences Sector, “Enhancing Resilience in a Changing Climate” Program.
CIP’s climate change program is made up of the following five components:
- A National Policy Framework: Development of a CIP policy on climate change
The policy was drafted based on input from a focus group comprising some 20 CIP members and 5 NRCan Scientists, who participated in a facilitated workshop in November 2007. Initial drafts of the policy were reviewed and revised by the focus group participants and the program’s Steering Committee before being submitted to CIP Council in February 2008. CIP Council formally received the policy and approved its distribution to CIP’s Affiliate organizations, members and stakeholders for comments and feedback. Click here for the draft Policy Paper. Comments on the policy are encouraged and should be directed to: Reception (reception@cip-icu.ca) - Continuous Professional Learning (CPL) Opportunities: Development of climate change educational modules for practicing planners and to be incorporated into university planning program curricula.
- Research Fellowships and Studio Project Awards: Awarding of ten $5,000 Fellowship and five $2,500 Studio Project Awards to planning students for climate change research projects.
- Community Capacity for Adaptation:
Two teams of two planners each traveled to the Nunavut communities of Hall River and Clyde Beach to assist with the development of climate change plans. - Northern Symposium Seed funding of $25,000 in support of a unique symposium entitled “Planning for Climate Change: Weathering Uncertainty”, to be held in Iqaluit, Nunavut, from July 20 to 23, 2008. Click here for more information.