Adapting to Climate Change: A Risk Management Guide for Utilities

2017 – Canadian Electricity Association

The unavoidable impacts associated with climate change and weather extremes have the potential to adversely affect infrastructure, including electricity infrastructure. It is thus imperative that organizations in the business of generating electricity have the tools and resources they need to effectively anticipate, plan for, and respond to climate-related risks.

The purpose of this guidance document is to support the creation of practical, useful climate change adaptation management plans and to ensure a consistent approach across the sector. This risk-based framework will define the characteristics and key considerations of adaptation planning. It will take an approach similar to the International Organization for Standardization’s (ISO) management system standards by providing a framework that allows users to flesh out the details in a utility-specific manner.

Keywords: CanadaInfrastructureEnergy

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