Case Study

Climate Resilience Strategies for Destination Canada

Climate impact assessments, resilience benchmarking, adaptation planning, and tourism risk intelligence for four tourism corridors in Canada

Climate Resilience Strategies for Destination Canada

Project Showcase

Key outputs, maps, and deliverables from this project.

Destination Resilience Scorecard

Implemented a participatory resilience assessment process involving destination organizations, tourism operators, businesses, and community stakeholders across all four corridors. The scorecard translated climate risks into measurable resilience indicators and actionable adaptation priorities.

Climate Risk Assessments

Developed corridor-wide climate risk assessments and tourism-specific indicators, including Cycling Suitability, Winter Tourism Reliability, Wildfire Exposure, and Flood Risk, using historical observations and future climate projections.

Climate Adaptation Roadmap

Converted climate risk findings into actionable adaptation strategies through stakeholder workshops, resulting in validated adaptation priorities integrated directly into tourism development strategies.

Risklayer developed Climate Impact Assessments and Strategic Resilience Roadmaps for four of Canada's iconic tourism corridors. The project combined climate science, geospatial risk analytics, stakeholder engagement, and resilience planning to help destinations understand climate-related risks and develop actionable adaptation strategies.

Project Highlights

  • Climate risk assessments across multiple tourism corridors using CMIP6 climate projections and GIS-based hazard modelling.
  • Development of a Destination Resilience Scorecard evaluating governance, infrastructure, socio-economic, cultural, and environmental resilience.
  • Creation of corridor-specific Climate Resilience Roadmaps with validated adaptation priorities and implementation pathways.
  • Integration of climate risk and resilience data into Destination Canada’s tourism data infrastructure and dashboard ecosystem.
  • Stakeholder engagement process involving destination organizations, tourism operators, Indigenous partners, and government agencies.

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