1. Climate Change Action Plan Town of Yarmouth Fall - 2007 Town of Yarmouth – September 27

2. Town of Yarmouth Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions Project The Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions Association (ACASA) is a non-profit organization formed to coordinate project management and planning for climate change adaptation initiatives in Atlantic Canada. ACASA is supported through the Regional Adaptation Collaborative (RAC), a joint undertaking between the Atlantic provinces, Natural Resources Canada and regional municipalities and other partners. As a requirement for the 2010 – 2015 Gas Tax Agreement, municipalities will be required to prepare and submit to Service Nova Scotia and Municipal Relations a Municipal Climate Change Action Plan (MCCAP). The MCCAP will focus on climate change adaptation, and will describe how municipalities plan to respond to impacts associated with climate change.

3. Tantramar/ Amherst Oxford Minas Basin Halifax Lunenburg Yarmouth Nova Scotia ACAS Sites In Nova Scotia there are six (6) ACAS sites: In Yarmouth the ACAS project focused upon storm surge and sea-level rise implications.

4. Climate Change Action Plan LiDAR September 16, 2008

5. Our Climate is Changing Climate Change is real, it is happening and NS is being affected. It is affecting our communities, people, property, infrastructure, public health and safety, and our economy.

6. Nova Scotia ESTIMATED STORM DAMAGE COSTS Hurricane Juan, 2003 – 100 million Meat Cove, Oct. 2010 – 7.2 million Central Nova, Dec. 2010 – 13 million Southwest Nova, Nov. 2010 – 5.6 million

7. Step One: Build a Team Step Two: Identify Impacts Step Three: Affected Locations Step Four: Affected Facilities & Infrastructure Step Five (a): Social Implications Step Five (b): Economic Implications Step Six: Environmental Impacts Step Seven: Priorities for Action Step-by-Step Planning Framework Purpose of this planning exercise: Start the process of understanding how climate change will impact and affect Nova Scotia’s municipalities.

8. Summary of MCCAP Process • Establishment of a Climate Change Action Plan Committee with Terms of Reference. • The committee has reviewed Steps 2 – 6 of Provincial Guide. • Next steps: Further development of the plan and initiating public information sessions.

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12. Climate Change Action Plan Predicted Higher High Water Large Tide (HHWLT) is 2.85m CGVD28 HRM’S ground floor elevation a minimum of 2.5m above the ordinary high-water mark. Projected Relative Sea-Level Rise by 2100: Minimum: 1.0m Maximum: 1.73m Projected worst case scenario 6.03m CGVD28.

13. Climate Change Action Plan Moving Towards Adaptation:

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