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Description: W12-Proceedings
Abstract Climate Change Adaptation Strategy City of London, Canada
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The City of London is proposing to present at the Weftec 2012 Conference: London's Two-phased Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Phase 1 completion that included the following studies: “Updated Rainfall Intensity Duration Frequency Curves (IDF) for the City of London under changing climate” – (Study #1) and “Vulnerability of Infrastructure under Climate Change” (Study #2)City of London is a municipality located in Southwestern Ontario on the Thames River with a population of 350,000. The Thames River has experienced several extreme floods since records were taken in 1791. The floods of 1883 caused extensive damage to homes and businesses and killed 17 people, prompting the City to construct a series of protective dykes. The floods of 1937 were the most severe in the City's history. River waters rose 7 metres, topping dykes and leading to the destruction of 1,100 homes and the death of 5 people. Following the 1937 and 1947 floods, the City constructed three new dams along the Thames River to protect the community. A series of protective dykes and dams, completed in the 1950s, have since saved London from major flooding. Together, the dykes and dams have proven to be reasonably effective flood protection measures. Although the Thames River flooded its banks in 1977, 1986, 1997 and 2000, no water breached the dykes during these events.However, in the beginning of 2007, a University of Western Ontario (UWO) research team published a report of the Assessment of Risk and Vulnerability to Changing Climatic Conditions within the Thames River Watershed study. This study concluded that “climate change is expected to intensify flooding in the (river) basin, thus bringing flows in higher magnitude with more frequent occurrence.”In November 6, 2007, the Environment Canada also released another study, “Climate Change and Extreme Rainfall-related Flooding Risk in Ontario” that identified “due to the changing climate, future heavy rainfall and high/low-flow events could significantly increase in the 21st century.”To act upon these studies' findings, the City's Engineering and Environmental Services Department/Stormwater Management (SWM) Unit developed London's Two-phase Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (Water Resources Component) and in December 2007, City's Council approved the implementation of this two-phase Climate Change Adaptation Strategy that included: Phase 1 - Short-term Strategy and Phase 2 - Long Term Strategy. These strategies are developed to ensure adequate protection of the people of London under extreme rainfall events through evaluation and thedevelopment of suitable measures to deal with the effects today and in the future.
The City of London is proposing to present at the Weftec 2012 Conference: London's Two-phased Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Phase 1 completion that included the following studies: “Updated Rainfall Intensity Duration Frequency Curves (IDF) for the City of London under changing climate” – (Study #1) and “Vulnerability of Infrastructure under Climate...
SourceProceedings of the Water Environment Federation
Document typeConference Paper
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Print publication date Sep, 2012
ISSN1938-6478
DOI10.2175/193864712811709111
Volume / Issue2012 / 11
Content sourceWEFTEC
Copyright2012
Word count416

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Abstract Climate Change Adaptation Strategy City of London, Canada
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The City of London is proposing to present at the Weftec 2012 Conference: London's Two-phased Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Phase 1 completion that included the following studies: “Updated Rainfall Intensity Duration Frequency Curves (IDF) for the City of London under changing climate” – (Study #1) and “Vulnerability of Infrastructure under Climate Change” (Study #2)City of London is a municipality located in Southwestern Ontario on the Thames River with a population of 350,000. The Thames River has experienced several extreme floods since records were taken in 1791. The floods of 1883 caused extensive damage to homes and businesses and killed 17 people, prompting the City to construct a series of protective dykes. The floods of 1937 were the most severe in the City's history. River waters rose 7 metres, topping dykes and leading to the destruction of 1,100 homes and the death of 5 people. Following the 1937 and 1947 floods, the City constructed three new dams along the Thames River to protect the community. A series of protective dykes and dams, completed in the 1950s, have since saved London from major flooding. Together, the dykes and dams have proven to be reasonably effective flood protection measures. Although the Thames River flooded its banks in 1977, 1986, 1997 and 2000, no water breached the dykes during these events.However, in the beginning of 2007, a University of Western Ontario (UWO) research team published a report of the Assessment of Risk and Vulnerability to Changing Climatic Conditions within the Thames River Watershed study. This study concluded that “climate change is expected to intensify flooding in the (river) basin, thus bringing flows in higher magnitude with more frequent occurrence.”In November 6, 2007, the Environment Canada also released another study, “Climate Change and Extreme Rainfall-related Flooding Risk in Ontario” that identified “due to the changing climate, future heavy rainfall and high/low-flow events could significantly increase in the 21st century.”To act upon these studies' findings, the City's Engineering and Environmental Services Department/Stormwater Management (SWM) Unit developed London's Two-phase Climate Change Adaptation Strategy (Water Resources Component) and in December 2007, City's Council approved the implementation of this two-phase Climate Change Adaptation Strategy that included: Phase 1 - Short-term Strategy and Phase 2 - Long Term Strategy. These strategies are developed to ensure adequate protection of the people of London under extreme rainfall events through evaluation and thedevelopment of suitable measures to deal with the effects today and in the future.
The City of London is proposing to present at the Weftec 2012 Conference: London's Two-phased Climate Change Adaptation Strategy and Phase 1 completion that included the following studies: “Updated Rainfall Intensity Duration Frequency Curves (IDF) for the City of London under changing climate” – (Study #1) and “Vulnerability of Infrastructure under Climate...
SourceProceedings of the Water Environment Federation
Document typeConference Paper
PublisherWater Environment Federation
Print publication date Sep, 2012
ISSN1938-6478
DOI10.2175/193864712811709111
Volume / Issue2012 / 11
Content sourceWEFTEC
Copyright2012
Word count416

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