Resource: Join a climate adaptation community of practice

Are you interested in connecting with local leaders, experts, and municipal practitioners to learn and share ways your community can build long-term climate resilience? Join a Community of Practice for free to access practical tools, engage in knowledge sharing, and benefit from peer support related to climate adaptation topics. 

Why join a Community of Practice?

By joining a Community of Practice, you can:  

• Access planned group training and professional development opportunities 

• Network with other municipal staff and elected officials who are leading climate adaptation initiatives in their community 

• Exchange knowledge, resources and best practices on climate adaptation topics 

• Learn from climate change, adaptation planning, and Reconciliation subject matter experts   

• Discover new tools, resources, and additional training activities available to support your community’s climate adaptation activities 

Which Community of Practice can support you?

Apply to participate in the Community of Practice that best meets your needs: 

The Climate-Ready Plans and Processes Community of Practice will focus on helping your municipality integrate fair and inclusive climate resilience in its plans, processes, and management systems, like asset management planning. This network is for communities who require support to develop their climate risk assessments, adaptation plans and strategies. This group will begin meeting March 2025. Read the Terms of Reference. 

The Adaptation in Action Community of Practice will focus on helping your municipality with the design, implementation, analysis and scaling up of municipal adaptation initiatives. This group will begin meeting February 2025. Read the Terms of Reference. 

Who should participate?

Any municipal staff or elected official who is leading or involved with climate adaptation activities is invited to participate.  

To maintain an active and dynamic membership, we recommend 1-3 members per municipality join the same Community of Practice. Members may also invite additional colleagues to attend individual meetings focused on their work directly.  

Apply to join  

Each potential member will need to complete the registration form by 5:00 pm ET January 24, 2025.

Questions?  

Please contact Felix Vandergrift with questions about the Climate-Ready Plans and Processes Community of Practice and Émilie Campbell-Renaud with questions about the Adaptation in Action Community of Practice.