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When it comes to climate change solutions, we typically focus on two categories: climate mitigation and climate adaptation. Climate mitigation is to tackle the root cause of climate change by reducing greenhouse gas emissions, while climate adaptation is to take adaptive measures to increase our societal resilience to the changing climate. In short, the former deals with the cause and the latter tackles the result.
provides province-wide information about coastal erosion, coastal floods, and inland floods with consideration of climate change, so that the general public can use the information to support their decision making towards property investment and protection. has been used by more than 7,000 people since it was launched in March 2024. It helped raise public awareness of climate change and encourage people to take immediate climate actions. Prince Edward Island is the first province in Canada to offer such a comprehensive platform for climate hazard information distribution. Similar platforms can also be developed for other provinces and territories in Canada to support community-based adaptation measures.
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