Adaptation policies must be built around the local communities facing climate change

By Rachida Bouhid, PhD StudentDepartment of Strategy, Social Responsibility, and Environment, Université du Québec à Montréal (UQAM)

Municipal governments are at the forefront of climate adaptation, developing plans and responding when disasters strike. But even though local governments are limited to their municipal boundaries, events like floods, wildfires, extreme heat and drought are not, often affecting numerous communities at once.

Adapting to a changing climate requires greater co-operation and co-ordination across different orders of government. While Canada has made palpable progress in terms of climate adaptation, a fundamental governance problem remains.

Local governments maintain around 60…

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