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Sea Level Rise Adaptation Primer;A toolkit to build adaptive capacity on Canada’s Coasts
Kari Tyler, Climate Action Secretariat, BC Ministry of EnvironmentWarming Oceans and Rising Tides: Coastal Adaptation in
Northwest BCOctober 21, 2015 | Prince Rupert
• Sea levels have risen ~ 20cm since 1901, faster than at any time during the last 2000 years.
• The future rate of sea level rise will very likely exceed that observed during 1971–2010
• “We are committed to climate change, and effects will persist for many centuries even if emissions of CO2 stop.”
BC Sea Level Projections for 2100
Location Relative SLR (m)Global SLR = 1m
Prince Rupert 0.95Queen Charlotte City 0.79
Bella Bella 0.78Port Hardy 0.76
Campbell River 0.62Tofino 0.75
Vancouver 0.89Richmond 1.20
(Thomson, Bornhold and Mazzotti, 2008)
Sea Level Rise Adaptation Strategies
Protect Accomodate Retreat Avoid
Sea level rise adaptation will be unique for each coastal
community
Information
Gathering
Public Education
& Communit
y Engageme
nt
Adaptation Tools
Monitoring &
Evaluation
Climate Change Adaptation Framework
There are many options to adapt to SLR!• Sea walls, dykes• Scour protection• Dune building, Beach nourishment
Protect
• Flood Construction Levels• Wet flood proofing, floatable or elevated homes• Flood storage areas
Accommodate
• Land use restrictions, Zoning• Land acquisition, Land trust• Transfer of development rights
Avoid
• Easements• Land acquisition• Wetland restoration
Retreat
A Regional Adaptation
Collaborative
FLOOD ADAPTATION IN DELTA:
Sara BarronGlenis CaneteJeff CarmichaelDavid FlandersSara Muir OwenEllen PondStephen SheppardKristi Tatebe
Collaborative for Advanced
Landscape Planning
Value of Land & Buildings Agricultural Land Area Road & Dike Length
Hold the Line
Hold the Line
Hold the Line
?
Beppu Japan
Samphire Hoe, UK
Hold the Line
Value of Land & Buildings Agricultural Land Area Road & Dike Length
Managed Retreat
Managed Retreat
Managed Retreat
Managed Retreat
Managed Retreat
Value of Land & Buildings Agricultural Land Area Road & Dike Length
Build Up
Build Up
Adaptation Tools
• Planning Tools• Regulatory Tools• Land use change or
Restriction Tools• Structural Tools• Non-Structural
(soft-armouring) Tools
Planning Tools
• Objectives & Policies• Coastal Hazard
Mapping• Risk Management• Emergency Planning
and Preparedness
Regulatory Tools
• Subdivision Regulation• Building Regulation• Regulation of Land Use• Development Permit
Land Use Tools
• Land Acquisition• Transfer of
Development Potential• Easements and
Covenants• Land Trusts• Foreshore Tenure
Structural Tools
• Scour Protection• Structural Elevation• Dikes• Other Hard Protection• Wet Floodproofing
Non-Structural
• Coastal Wetland Creation
• Dune Building• Beach Nourishment
Hybrid Techniques
• Living Shorelines• Green Shores
Sea Level Rise Primer; Supporting Materials Available
Download the primer from ReTooling BC website
Additional tools available (email request):- Powerpoint slide deck that can be modified for
your own presentations- Fact Sheets - Summary notes
