Municipality Climate Adaptation Case Study Report

Project/Activity Description Comments on
Relevance/Usage
Windsor, August 5, 2011
Shore Zone Characterization
and Coastal Change Analysis
(Dr. Danika van Proosdij,
SMU; Dan Utting, NS DNR)
Analysis and Mitigation of
Dyke Vulnerability within
ACAS Target Community
Areas of the Upper Bay of
Fundy (Dr. Danika van
Proosdij, SMU)
Construction and Analysis of
Flood Risk Maps for Select
Coastal Communities in Nova
Scotia (Dr. Tim Webster,
AGRG)
Climate Scenario
Development for ACAS
vulnerability in Windsor-West
Hants area.
Project Objectives: To
improve understanding of
historical and future rates of
coastal erosion and
sedimentation; Assess
probable impacts of climate
change-induced coastal
change on infrastructure,
socio-economic and natural
assets.
Project Objectives: To
provide analysis of best
practices for dykeland
management; conduct GIS
assessment of individual dyke
vulnerability; determine new
critical elevations and
engineering modification for
dykes; assess current and
potential future management
practices; recommend
mitigation strategies and
coastal engineering practices
to protect foreshore marsh.
Project Objectives: Collect
high resolution terrain
information (using LiDAR) for
coastal areas including
Wolfville-Windsor area of
Minas Basin; develop flood
risk maps and other products
to assess climate change
impacts on coastal flooding of
infrastructure and other socioeconomic
assets.
Project Objectives: To
provide: background on
end of the project.
Report not yet available, so it
is difficult to assess its
relevance and utility. We
anticipate it will be extremely
helpful for future planning.
GIS data received June 24,
2011, but report not yet
available.
Report is lengthy and highly
technical in nature, making it
somewhat difficult to identify
what is relevant. The GIS
data was received and
downloaded in January 2012,
but only a preliminary review
has been done as yet. The
data should be useful;
however, it appears likely that
we do not have capacity inhouse
to interpret report, or
analyze and use the GIS data,
and will require consultants or
other outside expertise to
assist.
Report is highly technical in
nature, making it somewhat
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