Plan2Adapt

Communities across British Columbia are already experiencing the effects of human-induced climate change. But climate change impacts like sea-level rise, increasing storm intensity and water scarcity (or abundance) don't affect every region of the province in the same way. There is a real need to understand the nature of climate change in each region so that those involved in community planning and development are better equipped to adapt their plans to meet these changing conditions.

The Pacific Climate Impact Consortium's Plan2Adapt tool generates maps, plots and data describing projected future climate conditions for British Columbia using:

• data provided by the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
• global climate model (GCM) and emissions scenarios for North America
• more than 15 GCMs from the IPCC Fourth Assessment Report (AR4)

Plan2Adapt is a tool designed to help you assess climate change in your region through the generation of high-resolution maps, graphs and data tables based on a standard set of climate model projections. In addition to viewing this information online, you can download these data for further analysis, reporting and presentation. It is similar to the Regional Analysis Tool and uses the same data to generate its output. With a simpler user interface and fewer configurable options Plan2Adapt is designed to serve the needs of those involved in local/regional community planning.

After exploring the projected climate changes for your region, you may also want to visit Retooling for Climate Change, a website for examining climate change impacts in preparation for adaptation in BC.

Tool Quick Start

Choose your desired settings from the form below and click 'Continue'. You should see a summary table overview for the region you selected. From there you can explore each climate change variable individually via its corresponding menu tab on the left. At any time you may choose a different region, time period or time of year by revisiting the 'Settings' tab. Additional explanatory notes are provided under the 'Notes' tab.