Canadian Great Lakes Coastal Resilience Framework

Background

Environment and Climate Change Canada has provided funding to the Coastal Zone Canada Association (CZCA) to lead the development of a Coastal Resilience Framework for the Canadian Great Lakes. The CZCA have contracted Zuzek Inc., Dr. Lawrence Hildebrand, World Maritime University, and Linda Mortsch, University of Waterloo to assist with the framework development. This initiative will require an ‘all of society approach’ to develop and implement the framework to increase the resilience of our coastal communities, beaches, wetlands, and nearshore ecosystem. In short, the framework must be developed by everyone, for everyone, and implemented by everyone with lands, rights, jurisdiction, and interest along the Great Lakes coast. Further information on the scope of the framework, goals and outcomes, partners, and resources is provided below.

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Resilience Definition for the Framework

The capacity of social, economic, environmental, and physical systems in coastal areas to cope with a hazardous event, trend, or disturbance, responding and reorganizing in ways that maintain their essential function, identity, and structure, while also building capacity for learning, innovative and equitable adaptation, and transformation.

Think Tank Members

Bev Rose, DFO Neil Fisher, DFO Lisa Fowler, DFO
Luca Cargnelli, ECCC Jody McKenna, ECCC Jocelyn Sherwood, ECCC
Heather Braun, ECCC Greg Mayne, ECCC Mary Bellissimo, ECCC
Julia KohHatchAyyoub, ECCC Mary-Ann Wilson, NRCan Kelsea Walker, NRCan
Lindsay Rodger, PC Scott Parker, PC Steve Marklevitz, MNRF
Mitch Baldwin, MNRF Ngan Diep, MECP Pamala Lamba, MECP
Greg Wilson, MECP Bonnie Fox, CO Mark Peacock, Lower Thames Valley CA
Bridget Brown, GLSLC Phillipe Murphy-Rheaume, GLSLC Joanna Eyquem, Intact
Tracy Eso, Intact Larry Hildebrand, CZCA Linda Mortsch, CZCA
Pete Zuzek, CZCA Susan Hall, LURA James Knott, LURA
Janette Anderson, Citizen

Downloads

Oct. 13, 2022 – Think Tank Meeting:

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Nov. 17, 2022 – Think Tank Meeting:

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Dec. 15, 2022 – Think Tank Meeting:

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Jan. 19, 2023 – Think Tank Meeting:

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Feb. 16, 2023 – Think Tank Meeting:

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March 23, 2023 – Think Tank Meeting:

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Questions or Comments?

Contact the Lead Consultant:  Pete Zuzek, Zuzek Inc.

905-719-8980

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