Project: Climate Change Adaptation Community of Practice
www.ccadaptation.ca
The Climate Change Adaptation Community of Practice (CACC) is facilitated and maintained by the Ontario Centre for Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Resources (OCCIAR). OCCIAR was selected by the Council of the Federation to develop and oversee the Climate Change Adaptation Community of Practice. At its 2007 annual summer meeting, the Council of the Federation agreed to make climate change a priority.
The CoP grew out of a 2008 summit on climate change adaptation that was attended by provincial, territorial and federal government representatives, as well as members of the Canadian scientific, academic, and engineering communities. The summit recommended the creation of a CoP where researchers and practitioners could generate ideas and share knowledge on climate change adaptation.
The CoP is an interactive online community that brings people together to discuss the latest research and thinking around climate change adaptation in Canada and internationally. CoPs are about the quality of conversations and knowledge sharing that they foster. The users of the CoP are comprised mainly of government officials, researchers, experts, and other practitioners working on climate change adaptation.