Small and Rural Communities Climate Action Guidebook
Small and Rural Communities Climate Action Guidebook
Making up a major portion of Canada’s population, small and rural communities are in the unique position of being able to make significant contributions to national, provincial and territorial greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction targets. However, with limited financial and staffing resources, small and rural communities can face unique challenges when developing, implementing and delivering climate initiatives. Also, much of the conversation around local climate planning centers on the urban experience, leaving small and rural communities with few guides or tools to help them reduce emissions.
The Small and Rural Communities Climate Action Guidebook, developed by ICLEI Canada and the Federation of Canada Municipalities (FCM) for the Partners for Climate Protection (PCP) program, is a direct response to the climate planning challenges faced by small and rural communities, offering local decision makers case studies and advice tailored to their experience.
Designed for municipal staff and decision makers in small and rural communities tasked with developing local climate initiatives or reducing GHG emissions, the guidebook can help municipalities:
- Develop realistic climate action policies
- Engage and collaborate with the public
- Build a GHG inventory baseline and data library
- Generate municipal revenue and local economic and well-being benefits through climate action
- Identify sector-specific climate challenges and identify solutions to overcome them
Learn more and download the guide on the PCP website.
Webinar Recording
The Small and Rural Communities Climate Action Guidebook offers local decision-makers case studies and advice tailored to their experience. The guidebook was developed as a direct response to the climate planning challenges faced by small and rural communities. In this webinar, participants went through each section of the guidebook, identified key highlights and takeaways from it, and had an opportunity for peer-to-peer engagement and learning.
The Partners for Climate Protection program is a partnership between ICLEI Canada – Local Governments for Sustainability and the Federation of Canadian Municipalities.
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