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Northern Climate ExChange WhiteCAP Draft Plan • Does the adaptation enhance the resources (financial, physical, knowledge) available for action? • Does the adaptation enhance or build partnerships? • Does the action increase the community’s resilience? 6.1.1 Hazards Hazards are expected to be exacerbated by climate change in the Whitehorse region. Challenges for which the community is currently poorly prepared include increases to local forest fire risk, flood risk and the impact of snow, ice and wind on vulnerable infrastructure. Even a modest increase in forest fire risk is anticipated to negatively affect the community. Table 6.1.1 Suggested Adaptations for Hazards Adaptations Addresses Incorporate fire considerations in all subdivision planning and zoning (such as no dead ends, fire breaks, aspen plantings, access to water and other holistic planning issues) Increase densification of City to reduce vulnerability to hazards Pass consequences of climate change on to other decision making groups involved in planning, design, engineering and establishing standards for subdivision development, road construction and infrastructure Integrate climate change risk and impact into emergency planning Allow fire department greater latitude for proactive responses Incorporate climate into infrastructure development currently in planning stages Consider fuel abatement and fuel mitigation (produces biomass) Require a second strategy for community based disaster response, equates to a residential fire strategy Enhance building codes: Consider biomass heating to maintain air quality and reduce the risk structural fire 28 H.1 - 4 H.6 Fit Win-win Community Capacity Priority H M M Medium H.2 L M L Low All H’s H H H High All H’s H H H High H.1 - 4 H L H Medium H.1 H.2 H.6 - 8 H.1 H.2 H.4 H.1 - 4 H.6 H M H High M M L Medium H H H High H.8 L H M Medium Continue education around responsible fire safety H.1 H M H High
Northern Climate ExChange WhiteCAP Draft Plan Table 6.1.1 Suggested Adaptations for Hazards Adaptations Addresses Create a strategy for harvesting salvage wood, such as from insect damage, as both an opportunity and a control measure Ensure fire safety is incorporated into residential planning: for example, densification can be buffered better than rural residential development FireSmart vulnerable infrastructure Create zoning that reflects potential future changes in the landscape Climate change education and training for safety sector Ensure critical buildings have back-up power for lighting/heating in case of emergencies Maintain green spaces and/or strategic agriculture to reduce fire risk Investigate and assess catastrophic flood scenarios Encourage/support redundant emergency systems on both sides of the river (to prepare against loss of bridge) Fit Win-win Community Capacity Priority H.2 H.5 H.4 L L L Low H.1 - 3 L M M Medium All H’s H H H High All H’s H H H High All H’s H M H High H.2 H.6 H.1 H.2 M M L Medium L M M Medium H.7 M H H High H.7 L M H Medium 29
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