2010 CIP Conference
"As the earth's average temperature has risen, the change has begun to play havoc with the climate, and because CO2 stays in the atmosphere for several thousand years, the effects will only build as more CO2 gets poured into Mother Nature's operating system. So as we enter the Energy-Climate Era, we are leaving an era in which whatever effects we were having on the climate and environment were perceived to be manageable and reversible - acid rain, ozone depletion, conventional pollution, for instance - and entering an era in which our effects on the climate and earth's natural systems are becoming potentially unmanageable and irreversible" Thomas L. Friedman's book Hot, Flat and Crowded, 2008.
The CIP Climate Change + Communities Conference will bring together planning professionals from Canada and other countries to address the transnational planning issues of climate change. There will be a series of keynote presentations throughout the conference as well as dozens of concurrent sessions. The aim is to create a forum for detailed discussion, case studies and information that will build on an overall conference content so that attendees are able to take away solid, useful and applicable information to address the effects of climate change on communities and community planning. Conference presentations will be organized around four streams:
- Climate Change and the Natural Environment
- Climate Change and the Built Environment
- Climate Change and the Social Environment
- Climate Change and the Economy
Climate change is happening now and will influence planning for the foreseeable future. What is the latest science telling us? What strategies are available to adapt to changing conditions? This conference teams the Canadian Institute of Planners, the Global Planners Network, the Commonwealth Association of Planners and others from across the Canada, the United States and the developing world to explore ideas, experiences and solutions. Through presentations and workshops, participants will share their experiences in working in climate change adaptation programs, develop creative strategies, acquire the tools for action, and learn how to measure success.This multi-disciplinary, international conference will provide essential information on the science and theory of climate change as it relates to planning practice.