Discover our library of collected resources — designed to support Indigenous communities working to build resilience in the face of climate change.
Climate Adaptation Resources
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- Adaptation Planning Guides
- Funding Sources and Collaboration
- Education and Awareness
- Hazards
- More Resources: Health, Jurisdictional Control, Orphaned and Abandoned Mines
Reach out if you have anything you would like to add to the library. This is meant to be a collaborative space that we build together.
NEW!!
Check out these recently added resources – reports written by SVS Planning staff in collaboration with the Canadian Climate Institute:
This report outlines how governments of all orders can help address the Indigenous housing gap by investing in energy-efficient, climate-resilient homes that support Indigenous well-being.
SVS’s report, written as part of Close to home: How to build more housing in a changing climate. Canadian Climate Institute
Climate Adaptation Resource Library
ADAPTATION PLANNING GUIDES
FUNDING SOURCES AND COLLABORATION
EDUCATION AND AWARENESS
HAZARDS
HEAT WAVES
ICE AND PERMAFROST
CHILDREN’S ACTIVITY BOOK
For BC Communities: Check out this very cute and informative activity book for children!
MORE RESOURCES
ORPHANED AND ABANDONED MINES
Climate Adaptation Projects
Environment Climate Change Canada
Climate Adaptation Report
As part of their involvement in and reporting for the Great Lakes Water Quality Agreement, Environment and Climate Change Canada (ECCC) wanted to highlight First Nations–led environmental stewardship projects that aligned with the GLWQA objectives. ECCC hired SVS to review Great Lakes environmental stewardship projects and initiatives led by First Nations in the last five years, and then to write project profiles highlighting some of the work that has been and is being done.
SVS made recommendations for next steps ECCC could take to follow up with Indigenous Climate Leadership initiatives. These included strategic actions for continued relationship building where ECCC could convene the Nations to continue to talk about stewardship opportunities. We drafted profiles that showcased the Nation, summarized past and current projects, and included the Nation’s hopes for the future. After these were reviewed by the First Nation community contacts, the final profiles were presented to ECCC. The profiles are for use by ECCC in their final reporting and for sharing with First Nations and other Great Lakes partners. They will help to facilitate knowledge-sharing among Great Lakes First Nations that will help coordinate environmental efforts.
Peguis First Nation
Climate Vulnerability & Integrated Emergency Response Plan
Shared Value Solutions supported Peguis First Nation to complete the first phase of a climate change vulnerability and emergency response and preparedness planning project funded through the First Nations Adapt Program. Our team assisted Peguis First Nation in collecting, analyzing, and interpreting climate data, weaving western scientific and Indigenous Knowledge on climate change. The team also supported Peguis in community engagement to understand community vulnerabilities to climate change and develop adaptation actions that will inform better planning to prevent, mitigate, and respond to emergencies.
Our Lands and Planning Team
“We bring a climate adaptation lens to all of our Planning services — including Land Use, Community, and Emergency Preparedness.”
Jeremy Shute, Senior Planner