Hi Gil,

Here are a couple of documents for the Halifax area in Nova Scotia, Canada. Lots of adaptation strategies. particularly in response to sea level rise, are being developed for the area and the province as a whole.

There are many more documents as well that can be accessed through a quick Google search.

Regards,

Jeff

And another.

Zeppel, H. (2012). Local adaptation responses in climate change planning in coastal Queensland. Australasian Journal of Regional Studies, 18(3), 341-361. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/22690/

http://www.anzrsai.org/page/publications/ajrs/ajrs-abstracts/vol18-no-3/

Zeppel, H. (2013). Local planning for climate adaptation in coastal Queensland. Queensland Coastal Conference 2013: Castles in the Sand, Townsville, 2-4 October 2013. http://eprints.usq.edu.au/24318/

http://www.qldcoastalconference.org.au/2013/pdf/ZeppelH.pdf

Climate Adaptation decision support Tool for Local Governments: CATLoG

http://www.nccarf.edu.au/publications/climate-adaptation-decision-support-tool-local-governments

Hi Gil,

Please see below a list of publications related to CC adaptation at a municipal level (adaptation related to disaster preparedness, knowledge and capacity building and ecosystems based adaptation). Hope they would be helpful!

J. Hardoy, I. Hernandez, J. A. Pacheco, and G. Sierra. 2014. Institutionalizing climate change adaptation at municipal and state level in Chetumal and Quintana Roo, Mexico. Environment and Urbanization. 26(1): 1–17.

M. K. van Aalsta, T. Cannonb, I. Burtonc. 2008. Community level adaptation to climate change: The potential role of participatory community risk assessment. Global Environmental Change. 18: 165–179.

J. Laukkonen, P. K. Blanco, J. Lenhart, M. Keiner, B. Cavric, C. Kinuthia-Njenga. 2009. Combining climate change adaptation and mitigation measures at the local level. Habitat International. 33: 287–292

L. Otto Næss, G. Bang, S. Eriksen, J. Vevatne. 2005. Institutional adaptation to climate change: Flood responses at the municipal level in Norway Global Environmental Change. 15 (2): 125–138

W. Neil Adgera, N. W. Arnella, E. L. Tompkinsa. 2005. Successful adaptation to climate change across scales. Global Environmental Change 15: 77–86

L. Pasquini, R.M. Cowling, R. and G. Ziervogel. 2013. Facing the heat: Barriers to mainstreaming climate change adaptation in local government in the Western Cape Province, South Africa . Habitat International. 40: 225-232

Hi Gil

here is an article we wrote on this topic (free download from

http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11027-011-9301-2

cheers, Tom

Hi Gil,

my colleagues Anna Taylor and Anton Cartwright in Cape Town have worked on this. Have a look at the Urban adaptation initiative in www.weADAPT.org. http://weadapt.org/knowledge-base/urban-adaptation-to-climate-change/governing-climate-risks-in-cape-town

in recent years many publications on efforts to adapt to CC on municipal level happened.  Here are some references. In case required I should be able to provide some of the publications.

Lars Otto Næss; Guri Bang; Siri Eriksen; Jonas Vevatne

Institutional adaptation to climate change: Flood responses at the municipal level in Norway

Elsevier

Global Environmental Change

Year:2005

Month:

Day:

Volume:15

Issue:2

Carlsson-Kanyama, Annika; Carlsen, Henrik; Dreborg, Karl-Henrik

Barriers in municipal climate change adaptation: Results from case studies using backcasting

Elsevier

Futures

Year:2013

Month:05

Day:

Volume:49

Issue:

First page:9

Last page:21

Hardoy, J.; Hernandez, I.; Pacheco, J. A.; Sierra, G.

Institutionalizing climate change adaptation at municipal and state level in Chetumal and Quintana Roo, Mexico

Sage Publications

Environment and Urbanization

Year:2014

Month:04

Day:01

Volume:26

Issue:1

First page:69

Last page:85

Fünfgeld, Hartmut

Facilitating local climate change adaptation through transnational municipal networks

Elsevier

Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability

Year:2015

Month:02

Day:

Volume:12

Issue:

First page:67

Last page:73

Pruneau, Diane; Kerry, Jackie; Blain, Sylvie; Evichnevetski, Evgueni; Deguire, Paul; Barbier, Pierre-Yves; Freiman, Viktor; Therrien, Jimmy; Langis, Joanne; Lang, Mathieu

Competencies Demonstrated by Municipal Employees During Adaptation to Climate Change: A Pilot Study

Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)

The Journal of Environmental Education

Year:2013

Month:01

Day:

Volume:44

Issue:4

First page:217

Last page:231

Pasquini, Lorena; Ziervogel, Gina; Cowling, Richard M.; Shearing, Clifford

What enables local governments to mainstream climate change adaptation? Lessons learned from two municipal case studies in the Western Cape, South Africa

Informa UK (Taylor & Francis)

Climate and Development

Year:2015

Month:01

Day:

Volume:7

Issue:1

First page:60

Last page:70

Mukheibir, P.; Ziervogel, G.

Developing a Municipal Adaptation Plan (MAP) for climate change: the city of Cape Town

Sage Publications

Environment and Urbanization

Year:2007

Month:04

Day:01

Volume:19

Issue:1

First page:143

Last page:158

Graham, Alexandra; Mitchell, Carrie L.

The role of boundary organizations in climate change adaptation from the perspective of municipal practitioners

Springer-Verlag

Climatic Change

Year:2016

Month:12

Day:

Volume:139

Issue:3-4

First page:381

Last page:395

Climate of Hope: How Cities, Businesses, and Citizens Can Save the Planet

Book by Michael R. Bloomberg

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B_qt6Tlp2EDNMlZjQnh5RnRPUkU/view