The City of St. Catharines' Climate Adaptation Plan outlines a variety of climate action goals to address the local impacts of climate change on municipal operations and services.
Moving towards a climate resilient future requires attainable action and monitoring progress. Review the six climate action goals outlined in the Climate Adaptation Plan:
The five key milestones for climate adaptation planning are:
The city has completed the first three key milestones and is working on the fourth, implementation of the plan. To demonstrate progress a 2023 Climate Adaptation Progress Report was created and will be updated annually.
The Climate Adaptation Plan highlights four common areas where we can expect to see the impacts of climate change in our city. Review each area and find out how this will affect our municipal operations and services.
Increase in heat |
Increase in temperature and heat will have the following climate impacts in St. Catharines:
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Increase in precipitation |
The top climate impacts resulting from an increase in precipitation, include:
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Increase in heavy precipitation events |
Some of the top climate impacts of increased heavy precipitation events are:
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Increase in extreme weather events |
Here are the top climate impacts of extreme events:
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