Communications on climate change adaptation: The case of the Ville de Montréal’s heat wave campaign for seniors

This project aims to evaluate the heat wave awareness campaign by the municipal government of Montréal targeting seniors who are vulnerable to heat, in order to determine its ability to reach them and to encourage them to follow the recommended adaptation behaviours.

QClim’Eau

The QClim’Eau initiative is the fruit of a long-standing collaboration between the ministère de l’Environnement, de la Lutte contre les changements climatiques, de la Faune et des Parcs (MELCCFP) and the Ouranos Consortium to leverage cutting-edge scientific expertise on hydroclimatology issues and to coordinate advances in the field. 
 

Experimentation on a prospective approach to accelerating transformational adaptation to climate change

This project aims to study the benefits of a prospective, collaborative approach within two supramunicipal bodies in Quebec that are engaged in a collective adaptation process, to see if it can promote broad-based engagement in a more transformational, systemic kind of adaptation.

Adaptation and resilience: Using GBA+ to understand and address the new challenges of homelessness in the face of climate change in Quebec

This project aims to support the implementation of targeted climate adaptation strategies for populations experiencing homelessness, based on gender-based analysis with an intersectional approach (GBA+) and participatory action research methods.

Collaborative governance in Outaouais: Living lab-based action research on the co-production of climate change adaptation strategies and administrative leadership

This project is a real-life case study on participatory governance being used in municipal settings to address climate change challenges at a regional scale.  The goal is to have public, community and private organizations and residents coordinate their adaptation efforts.

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