Cast of Co-applicants, Collaborators, Research
Associates, and Partners
Dan Lane, Telfer School of Management,
University of Ottawa, Co-Director (Canada)
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 International
Community-University
Research Alliance (ICURA):
 Storm
surge and sea level rise
 Enhance
community preparedness
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Gibsons
Isle Madame
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Charlottetown, P.E.I.
urban centre, infrastructure at/below sea level
Isle Madame, Nova Scotia
flooding, salinisation of water supply, aging
population
Gibsons, British Columbia
unknown supply of water from aquifers,
growing demand and population
Iqaluit, Nunavut
centre of region, changing Arctic climate
impacts
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Community
University
Joint
Establish alliances
Develop academic
alliances
Identify
vulnerabilities
Strengthen
institutional
arrangements
Collaborate on
global research
Mobilize knowledge
and innovation
Establish long-term
linkages
Develop new
curricula
Build capacity
Prepare community
action plans
Develop impact
scenarios and
prepare adaptation
action plans
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Canadian Co-applicants Team:
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Sue Nichols (UNB, Geomatics & Geodesy)
Don Forbes (MUN, NRCan, BIO)
Philippe Crabbé (UOttawa, Economics)
Ralph Matthews (UBC, Sociology)
Dan Lane (UOttawa, Management)
Canadian Administration Team:
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Colleen Mercer Clarke (Dalhousie, C-FOAM)
John Clarke (Environment Can(ret’d), C-FOAM)
Kaitlin Fahey (UOttawa, Dalhousie, C-FOAM/OMRN)
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Geomatics Researcher-responsible for obtaining Canadian sites geographic information;
lead in developing GIS platform, assistance on the use and management of data, and
with Caribbean Geomatics Researcher, develop geomatics guidelines to support similar
projects
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Community Champion – Charlottetown, P.E.I.
Examine use of Voluntary Geographic Information (VGI), local/traditional knowledge,
community source for threats, vulnerability, and adaptation strategies
Research common platforms to collect/manage community data: GoogleEarth,Bing
Publish papers with Team and Caribbean Geomatics Researcher in the nongeomatics community; provide workshops, seminars, presentations
Research Associates Team (UNB) HQP:
 Titus Tienaah – Master’s candidate (VGI, platforms)
 James Mtamakaya – Doctoral candidate (VGI, guidelines)
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Geographic modeller and Climate researcher- modeling geographic information on
Canadian sites water level; lead in updating existing data including LIDAR in selected
locations
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Community Champion – Iqaluit, Nunavut
Team Contributor on the development of community geographic models for
Charlottetown (with Sue Nichols), liaison with development of geographic models of
the Canadian and Caribbean sites
Prepare primary publications in applications of Geographic Information Systems (GIS)
for environmental, physical and social descriptions for coastal communities
Research Associates Team (MUN) HPQ:
 Scott Hatcher - MUN M.Sc. candidate, on-site in Iqaluit, NT (water levels)
 Applied Geomatics Research Group (AGRG) student of the Nova Scotia Community
College with Dr. Tim Webster (AGRG) (LIDAR updates)
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Economist and Climate researcher - modeling community profile dynamics using
Systems Dynamics (SD) modelling, developing community vulnerability indicators, storm
surge threat potential, and adaptive capacity measures; link expertise to Canadian and
Caribbean communities.
Team Leader on Climate Change discussions through the United Nations Framework
Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) and including on-going involvement with
the IPCC (as past committee member) with Don Forbes
 Team Leader in Systems Dynamics and simulation modelling (draft Stella model), the
Systems Approach to complex coastal environmental analysis and implementation of
Checkland’s Soft Systems Methodology (SSM)
 Team Critic in Community Vulnerability Indicators in the face of environmental
change
 Prepare primary publications in applications of Systems Dynamics, the Systems
Approach, Soft Systems Methodologies related to coastal communities and
environmental change
Research Associates Team (UOttawa) HPQ:
 Yuan Liu – Economics Doctoral candidate (System Dynamics modelling, Stella)
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Sociologue and Climate researcher-social status and community perceptions modeling
re threat of coastal environmental change emphasis on adaptive capacity, risk profiles,
and institutional arrangements
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Community Champion – Gibsons, British Columbia
Team Leader development of “social maps” - social description of communities in
the Canadian sites, liaison with the Caribbean sites
Operationalize issues of climate change and interpretation of community problems
and priorities including develop framework of capacity of conventions to deal with
environmental challenges including surveying
Prepare primary publications on applications of social maps and community
institutional arrangements; comparison and contrast of Canadian and Caribbean
communities, and their social data availabilities and uses
Research Associates Team (UBC) HPQ:
 Nathan Vadeboncoeur – Sociology Doctoral candidate (Institutional arrangements,
adaptive capacity)
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Management Scientist and Decision Modeller – multicriteria decision making methodologies with
multiple participants, development of operational evaluation models of community risk profiles,
simulation and sensitivity analyses, and measures of community vulnerabilities; ranking of
alternative adaptation strategies
Community Champion – Isle Madame, Cape Breton
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Team Leader on the formulation of Multicriteria Decision Making framework for the formulation
and ranking of adaptation strategies; modelling storm and SLR impacts
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Team Contributor to development of the Community Profile indicators based on the 4 ICSP
Pillars for use in spatial displays and for modelling storm impacts from historical data for use in
anticipating storm impacts on the Community Profile;
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Modelling of multiple participants and their priorities, and the development and on the
Community Profile
Research Associates Team (UOttawa) HPQ:
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Maxx Hartt– M.Sc. Systems Science candidate (Spatial, System Dynamics modelling,
Charlottetown storm impacts model)
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Sahar Pakdel– M.Sc. Systems Science candidate (Spatial, System Dynamics modelling, Isle
Madame storm impacts model)
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Hooman Mostofi– M.Sc. Systems Science candidate (MP- MCDM, AHP)
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Heidi Braun– Geography Doctoral candidate (Community Dynamics) with Rob McLeman
(UOttawa – Geography) – [in development]
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Dimension
Sub-categories
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Environmental
Topography, Land and Marine
Use, Natural Resources,
Climate
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Economic
Employment, Industry,
Property, Occupation,
Revenues, Earnings, Public
Works, Built Environment
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Social
Population, Health, Education,
Communications, Community
Dynamics, Governance
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Cultural
Places, Groups, Events,
Language
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C-Change Community Action Teams
Community partners in Canadian communities
Community meetings to date (CZCA and
Charlottetown; Isle Madame)
Community meetings pending:
◦ Charlottetown and Isle Madame Community
presentations (Spring 2011)
◦ Iqaluit, NT – LPA Meeting (July 2011)
◦ Gibsons, BC – Summer 2011
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Budget planning and tracking
Work planning and tracking
◦ Integration meeting with Caribbean team (Spring 2011)
◦ Charlottetown and Isle Madame Community
presentations (Spring 2011)
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C-Change Reports – posting to Website
◦ Quarterly Reports
◦ IDRC Milestones Reports (Jan 2011)
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Outcomes
Deliverables
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Creation/Communication
of Knowledge
Website and social network; Newsletters
Working papers; Community workshop reports
Publications
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Co-Learning
Data depository and Metadata record
Developed software, examples
Training for use
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Decision Support Tools
Case studies of local problem analysis
Developed software, examples
Training for use
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Monitoring & Evaluation
Community indices
Developed indices and use
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Training
Training manuals; Working papers
Community workshop reports; Publications
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Community Adaptation
Action Plans
CAAP Documents delivered with Community
assistance; Example cases
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Governance Institutional
Advice
International case studies
Publications
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Website
Social Network
Spatial Mapping Analyses (and updates)
C-CATs – Community liaison groups
Community Workshops
Graduate students research (thesis work and
conference presentations)
Conferences Work
Publications
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© All photos: Donald MacLellan
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Website:
www.coastalchange.ca
Facebook Site:
www.facebook.com/coastalchange
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