Climate Change – Actions
We acknowledge that there are actions under other themes that are linked climate change, energy efficiency and renewable energy, and the actions below are linked to many other themes. This list was compiled through an eight-month engagement process, without filtering anything out. They are classified into categories, identified as being a legally mandated action or not, and prioritized as “easy to implement” and having a high impact (on the goal for the theme) if implemented. There is space provided to list the leading actions that have been identified, the time lines of when the actions can be achieved and updates on their progress.
Abbreviations
LG Local government, municipal government
GNB Provincial government
GOC Government of Canada
DFO Fisheries and Oceans Canada
GSSC Greater Shediac Sewerage Commission
CWS Canadian Wildlife Service
SERSC South East Regional Service Commission
SLR Sea level rise zone
RCBE Rural Community of Beaubassin-est
| Actions | Category | Government mandate | Easy to implement | High overall impact | Actively engaged | Timeline | Progress |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Build houses on pillars as adaptation to sea level rise. | Action | SERSC | |||||
| Clean water courses of barriers and debris to reduce a risk of flooding. | Action | SBWA |  | SBWA | on-going | on-going | |
| Implement a residential program (with incentives) to reduce flooding (rain gardens, swales, etc.) and to control flooding and erosion. | Action | GNB, LG, SBWA | | | SBWA | 2020 | on-going |
| Implement a wetland demonstration project to reduce run-off and flooding. | Action | ||||||
| Provide rain barrels to the public, provide incentives to use them (bulk purchase?). | Action | | |||||
| Replant buffer zones along wetlands and streams. | Action | | | Vision H2O SBWA | |||
| Restore dunes, install sand fences on dunes, plant X-mas trees, etc. to control erosion. | Action | | | Vision H2O | |||
| Display flood scenarios publicly. | Communication | GNB,SERSC, LG | | SERSC | on-going | on-going | |
| Assess all development proposals against sea level rise scenarios. | Evaluation | SERSC | | | SERSC | on-going | on-going |
| Assess sewage and stormwater infrastructure to vulnerability from sea level rise and storm surges. | Evaluation | GSSC | | | GSSC | on-going | on-going |
| Provide incentives for homeowners to reduce sewage backup (backflow valve program). | Funding | LG | | ||||
| Adapt new developments so they are resilient to climate change impacts. | Regulation | LG, SERSC | | SERSC | implemented | implemented | |
| Adopt zoning regulations that reduce impact of climate change on infrastructure and people. | Regulation | LG, SERSC | | | SERSC | implemented | implemented |
| Implement development guidelines that prohibit building in the sea level rise zone | Regulation | SERSC, LG | | | SERSC | on-going | regulated |
| Develop a regional climate change adaptation plan. | Strategy | Shediac, Cap-Acadie, CRBe | | | Completed | Already in place | |
| Develop an emergency plan. | Strategy | LG | | | Shediac, Cap-Acadie, CRBE | already in place | |
| Recognize and strategically work towards and plan for retreating from the coast | Strategy | GNB, LG | | ||||
| Implement a program to reduce impermeable surfaces: Introduce regulation that reduces the percentage of impermeable surfaces permitted and requires developers to commit to zero runoff. | Regulation | LG | | | |||
| Require developers (residential, commercial) to have zero additional runoff from developed land (no increase in peak flow). | Regulation | LG | |