April 28, 2014
CONTEXT The increase in the frequency and intensity of extreme weather events presents a serious threat to the profitability and sustainability of the private business…
Knowledge MobilizationJanuary 31, 2014
CONTEXT The Peel Climate Change Strategy (PCCS) released in 2011 identified the need for a vulnerability risk assessment of infrastructure and natural heritage in the…
Adaptation and MitigationJanuary 27, 2014
CONTEXT In Ontario, rainfall intensity-duration-frequency (IDF) statistics are used extensively in water management. Given the anticipated impacts of climate change on extreme rainfall, there is…
Case Studies Climate InformationMay 28, 2012
CONTEXT The physical impacts of climate change are increasingly associated with significant private and public sector costs which have wide-ranging effects across sectors. As part…
Adaptation and MitigationMarch 27, 2012
CONTEXT In 2011, the Region of Peel released the Peel Climate Change Strategy (PCCS) which was developed in partnership with the cities of Brampton and…
Adaptation and Mitigation Case Studies