Climate Change Adaptation
The City of Sault Ste. Marie completed a two-year (2018 - 2020) project called the Northern Climate Change Network (NCCN) led by the Climate Risk Institute (CRI) which worked with five northern Ontario municipalities to advance their climate change adaptation planning and risk assessment efforts. The CRI in partnership with the City held two workshops (one in September 2019 and one in January 2020) to identity and assess risks in Sault Ste. Marie associated to climate change.
As an end product of the risk assessment process, the CRI presented the City with the
Sault Ste. Marie Community Climate Change Risk Assessment report, which was completed in February 2020. A variety of climate risks emerged as a high priority, in particular those associated with infrastructure damage (e.g., road washouts, loss of utility services and flooding). It is recommended that this document be viewed as the initial stage of developing a climate change adaptation plan. Risks identified in the report are recommended to be used to prioritize climate change vulnerabilities within the City and assist in the development of adaptation strategies. The report is available online at:
Climate Risk Report.