Reason for Survey
MEA has recently formed a new committee on the topic of Climate Change with a mandate to:
• Share of knowledge and respond to rising questions regarding Mitigation, Adaptation and Resiliency with respect to climate change with a municipal lens.
• Consolidate knowledge and provide unity on the topic of climate change
More specifically the Committee developed the following objectives:
• Conduct a membership survey to:
- Assess the status quo with respect to Climate Change
- Assess MEA membership needs when it comes to knowledge on climate change
- Collate references that other municipalities have found to be helpful
- Consolidate efforts by municipalities to consider climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience
• Recommend best practices on Climate Change to be used in the MCEA process (Companion Guide)
• Conduct literature scan to consolidate existing resources on climate change
• Share of knowledge and respond to rising questions regarding Mitigation, Adaptation and Resiliency with respect to climate change with a municipal lens.
• Consolidate knowledge and provide unity on the topic of climate change
More specifically the Committee developed the following objectives:
• Conduct a membership survey to:
- Assess the status quo with respect to Climate Change
- Assess MEA membership needs when it comes to knowledge on climate change
- Collate references that other municipalities have found to be helpful
- Consolidate efforts by municipalities to consider climate change mitigation, adaptation and resilience
• Recommend best practices on Climate Change to be used in the MCEA process (Companion Guide)
• Conduct literature scan to consolidate existing resources on climate change