Lunenburg Part 1 - Introduction and Background August 30.pdf

Broadening land use planning in the Municipality, perhaps by first targeting the most vulnerable
coastal areas, will increase the municipality’s capacity to adapt to climate change impacts. The
information supplied through the ACAS projects will support such an adaptation action. Private
land owners need information and support for adaptation actions too. Private land interests are
strong along Lunenburg District’s coastline. The Municipality should identify opportunities for
partnerships with land owner groups, or organizations that work with land owners, to develop
coordinated responses to flooding and erosion.
The potential vulnerability of coastal roads in the Municipality will require coordination with
provincial transportation planners and managers to identify at risk routes and a strategy for
maintenance and protection or other necessary actions that could include closure or
realignment.
The results of the ACAS projects presented in this report provide the Municipality of the District
of Lunenburg with some supportive information it needs to understand: the extent of coastal
climate change impacts, notably inundation and storm surge flooding; the infrastructure and land
uses at risk; the flood risk to significant structures and spaces in the community; the
vulnerabilities of the population to the impacts; and the existing capacity of local government to
manage the impacts, to protect people and property from harm, and to ensure that natural
environmental processes and structures are resilient and can adapt to the pending changes.
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