To make effective decisions about adapting to climate change (including flood management), municipalities, provincial/federal levels of government and the private sector need relevant, timely and reliable climate data. Canada’s Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance recommended the establishment of a Canadian Centre for Climate Information and Analytics (C3IA) as an authoritative source of climate information and decision analysis.

Canadian Water Network, with support from IBC, undertook a study on how to best frame the new C3IA so that it will be useful for, and used by, municipal decision makers. The study commenced with a series of group meetings and one-on-one discussions with expert advisors on key areas of overlapping interest. The findings that emerged from this process were then used to shape the study’s preliminary recommendations, which were then validated with municipal decision makers using a questionnaire.