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Climate Change and Adaptive Capacity in Tweed: Profiling Resources Ellen Wall and Katia Marzall University of Guelph C-CIARN Agriculture Presentation for CRRF Conference Tweed, Ontario October 2004

Adaptive Capacity and Climate Change in Rural Canada PURPOSE Assess adaptive capacity in rural communities for meeting climate and weather risks.

Southern Ontario Projected Conditions (21 st century) Greater climate variability in general Warmer wetter winters Hotter drier summers Increased extreme events (extended droughts, violent storms, hot spells)

Might result in increased pressure on: Human health (heat,smog,new infectious disease) Services infrastructure (1 in 100 yr floods come more often) Water quantity/quality; health of forests and managed ecosystems Economic opportunities; Insurance

Adaptive capacity for climate change The ability of a system to adjust to climate change (including climate variability and extremes), to moderate potential damages, to take advantage of opportunities, or to cope with the consequences. (McCarthy et al 2001)

Adaptive Capacity depends in part on resources available Social resources Human resources Institutional resources Natural resources Economic resources

Why Social Resources? Fewer people left stranded or uncared for; Networks between communities get the word out and assistance in; People who care about their community will ensure it recovers.

Why Human Resources? Response to climate impacts is enhanced with residents who have: -strong skills and ingenuity -good physical and mental health

Why Institutional resources? The quality of utilities infrastructure affects severity of impact. Political connections may enhance community access to assistance. Effective communications services guarantee faster response from within and without.

Why Natural Resources? Better quality/higher quantity of affected resources mean greater ability to withstand climate impacts

Why Economic Resources? Greater financial assets mean more ability to recover from material loss. Diverse employment opportunities provide more options if climate affects particular type of occupation.

SocialHumanInstitutionalNaturalEconomic Community attachment Voluntary involvement Number of community events School availability measure Dependency ratio Years of schooling completed Elected representation Age and condition of utilities Number of emergency programs available Community health and services measure Radio/tv/ares Frequency of water contamination Frequency of water shortage Quality/quantity assessment of surface water Job diversity Employment rates Income level Home ownership Local business ownership

Tweed Profile

Social Resources (From Household Survey, 2001) percentage of residents volunteering score: 0=0% - 10=100% Tweed = 8

Human Resources 25 year trends in dependency ratio (dependent’s age= 0-15 & >64 ; adult pop. age = 15-64) score: 10 -DR = 50 and stationary trend 7 - DR 50 and decreasing trend 5 - DR 50 and stationary trend 3 - DR > 65 - <100 and increasing trend 0 - DR = >100 and increasing trend Tweed = 3

Institutional Resources Community health and services availability compared to other rural Canada sites (hospital, ambulance, emergency, doctors, nurses, homecare visits, social workers, public health nurse, food bank, youth/women’s/senior’s drop-in centres, from NRE report, 2003) score: 10=all services available within 30 min drive 0= no services available Tweed = 10

Natural Resources Frequency of water contamination (Diverse reports on water management for southeastern Ontario/Hastings County/Deloro mine and Tweed Annual Report 2003 ) score: 0= no water availability 2.5= water availability/high potential for contamination 5= water availability/ low potential for contamination 10= water availability/no potential for contamination Tweed = 2.5

Economic Resources Local business ownership (from Tweed - Business Retention and Expansion Survey Report, 2004) score: 0= no local ownership of business 10= 100% local ownership of business Tweed = 8

Summary ResourceAverage scoreDesignation Social8.5strong Human4.5weak-moderate Institutional6.6moderate Natural5.8moderate Economic6.4moderate

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