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Ottawa’s climate is changing. Overall Ottawa will become much warmer and wetter over the coming decades, with more extreme heat days, intense rainfall and extreme weather events like severe winds, floods or winter storms. The City is developing a Climate Resiliency Strategy to guide how Ottawa can prepare for and respond to the anticipated impacts of changing climate conditions.
Taking action on climate change requires reducing greenhouse gas emissions while also ensuring Ottawa is prepared for the impacts of a changing climate. Energy Evolution is the City’s strategy to reach zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The Climate Resiliency Strategy focuses on getting Ottawa ready for a changing climate. Learn more about Energy Evolution and what you can do to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions.
What will Ottawa’s climate look like in the future and what are the risks?
Overall Ottawa will become much warmer over the coming decades, with more intense rainfall and more extreme weather events. Find out more about how we expect Ottawa’s climate to change and the impacts this will have:
To develop a strategy that values the perspectives and unique circumstances residents of Ottawa have, we need your input. You can get involved in the following ways:
Share your ideas for how we can all prepare for the impacts of climate change (coming soon)
Check out the Resource Hub (coming soon) for more information that supports individual and community preparedness for climate change
Subscribe to the climate change e-newsletter to receive updates on the Climate Resiliency Strategy and other climate change initiatives.
Ottawa’s climate is changing. Overall Ottawa will become much warmer and wetter over the coming decades, with more extreme heat days, intense rainfall and extreme weather events like severe winds, floods or winter storms. The City is developing a Climate Resiliency Strategy to guide how Ottawa can prepare for and respond to the anticipated impacts of changing climate conditions.
Taking action on climate change requires reducing greenhouse gas emissions while also ensuring Ottawa is prepared for the impacts of a changing climate. Energy Evolution is the City’s strategy to reach zero greenhouse gas emissions by 2050. The Climate Resiliency Strategy focuses on getting Ottawa ready for a changing climate. Learn more about Energy Evolution and what you can do to reduce your greenhouse gas emissions.
What will Ottawa’s climate look like in the future and what are the risks?
Overall Ottawa will become much warmer over the coming decades, with more intense rainfall and more extreme weather events. Find out more about how we expect Ottawa’s climate to change and the impacts this will have:
To develop a strategy that values the perspectives and unique circumstances residents of Ottawa have, we need your input. You can get involved in the following ways:
Are you an Ottawa resident? We want to hear from you! Complete the survey to let us know what climate impacts you are most concerned about, how climate change is affecting you and how we can help you prepare for the future.
Your input will help us assess how Ottawa is vulnerable to climate change and will be used to develop a strategy that meets the needs of everyone in Ottawa.
We will be providing summaries of the feedback from the surveys so that other organizations can use it to inform their work. A summary of the responses to date can be found in the Interim What We Heard Report.
Are you a business, organization or institution in Ottawa? We want to hear from you! Complete the survey to let us know what climate impacts you are most concerned about, how climate change is affecting your business, organization or institution, and how we can help you prepare for the future.
Your input will help us assess how Ottawa is vulnerable to climate change and will be used to develop a strategy that meets the needs of everyone in Ottawa.
This survey is for representatives of businesses, organizations or institutions in Ottawa. If you are a resident and would like to participate in surveys related to the Climate Resiliency Strategy, please complete the resident survey.
We will be providing summaries of the feedback from the surveys so that other organizations can use it to inform their work. A summary of the responses to date can be found in the Interim What We Heard Report.
Climate Resiliency Strategy has finished this stage
Completed in 2020
To better understand how Ottawa’s climate will change, the City, in partnership with the National Capital Commission and Environment and Climate Change Canada, worked with climate scientists to develop detailed projections for the National Capital Region until 2100.
Phase 2: Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment
Climate Resiliency Strategy has finished this stage
Completed in 2022
The City undertook a Climate Vulnerability and Risk Assessment to identify the top climate risks facing Ottawa. Forty priority risks were identified that require action in the next one to three years. These include risks related to higher temperatures and more precipitation, as well as extreme weather like flooding, severe winds and freezing rain.
Phase 3: Developing the Climate Resiliency Strategy
Climate Resiliency Strategy is currently at this stage
Planned completion 2024
The Climate Resiliency Strategy is currently being developed. It will identify a series of actions that minimize Ottawa’s vulnerability to the effects of climate change and strengthen our ability to respond and recover from climactic events when they occur.