Climate Change Table Talks
Climate Change and Resiliency’s Department-led Working Group
The City of Ottawa is bringing together key organizations to better coordinate climate action across the community. The network is guided by the priorities in the City’s Climate Change Master Plan and the commitments made in its recent audit response report.
What this group does
Identifies new opportunities for partnership across organizations to support shared climate priorities
Aligns efforts to reduce duplication and increase high-impact collaboration
Purpose
This group helps coordinate community-wide climate action by:
Focusing on high-impact opportunities
Strengthening collaboration across sectors
Supporting projects aligned with the Climate Change Master Plan
This work helps ensure that local action contributes to long term climate solutions – both in reducing emissions (mitigation) and preparing for climate impacts (adaptation).
Scope
This working group focuses on improving how climate action is coordinated across Ottawa.
It brings together City staff and external partners to align efforts in three priority areas:
Adaptation & resilience – preparing communities for climate impacts such as heat, flooding, and extreme weather
Mitigation – reducing our environmental impact through community greenhouse gas emissions reductions across sectors
Community partnerships – strengthening collaboration, coordination, and access across programs and organizations
The group does not deliver programs directly. Instead, it helps identify shared priorities, clarify roles, and support coordinated action, especially in areas where the City cannot act alone.
Who Is Involved?
Members of the department-led working group include:
City of Ottawa climate staff
Community Organizations
Industry partners
Academic Institutions
Staying informed
We are committed to transparency.
A summary of each meeting will be shared on this page
Key updates, priorities, and outcomes will be posted regularly
Documents such as the Terms of Reference and shared commitments will be available here
