Climate Change Adaptation Guidebook for Forest-Based Communities

This guidebook was developed to empower residents of small forest-based communities to develop a Community Climate Change Adaptation plan. It describes a flexible step-by-step process, explains key concepts, and includes links to resources and examples from across Canada. Using this guidebook will help you understand which climate changes are likely to happen in your region, how those changes could affect the places and things valued by residents and stakeholders, and how your community can realistically deal with these changes. There is no need to hire an outside facilitator as part of this process—no one understands small communities better than the people who live there. Preparing a Community Climate Change Adaptation plan will not necessarily prevent climate change from impacting your community, but having science-based, realistic plans in place is the best and most cost-effective way for small communities to prepare.