Have your say on the draft climate resiliency strategy
Last year Ottawa experienced an ice storm, wildfire smoke, a tornado, and torrential rain. Following that, we’ve just had one of the warmest winters on record. To help us prepare for our already changing climate, the City has developed a draft climate resiliency strategy, Climate Ready Ottawa.
Climate Ready Ottawa identifies actions to address the top risks facing Ottawa and prepare for a much warmer, wetter and unpredictable climate. It builds on work to identify Ottawa’s future climate and top climate risks.
This is a long-term strategy that will help us build a resilient city by 2050. It expands on many initiatives already underway with new policies, programs and projects. We will create a short-term implementation plan that will start with the most important priorities.
We need your help shaping the final version of Climate Ready Ottawa. Help us identify which actions the City should start with to make it easier for Ottawans to prepare for climate change.
How to have your say
Visit engage.ottawa/climate-resiliency to:
Read background information
Share your feedback in the survey
Find out how to share your feedback at an in-person or virtual open house
Open house dates and locations
Tuesday April 23, 6:30 – 8:30 pm, City Hall – Jean Pigott Place
Thursday April 25, 6:30 – 8:30, Nepean Sportsplex
Sunday April 28, 10 am - noon, Ray Friel Recreation Complex
Tuesday April 30, 6:30 – 8 pm, Zoom
All sessions will include:
An overview of Climate Ready Ottawa and it’s five themes:
Resilient communities
Resilient buildings, transportation and water systems
Natural environment and parklands
Extreme weather preparedness and response
Cross-cutting actions that deal with more than one of the themes above
A review of how your feedback has been incorporated so far
An opportunity to share your feedback and ask questions to the Climate Ready Ottawa team