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t .‘ .a WATERLOO all)!!!” ' wane-day, May 28,2014 ' 3 r ' 1 ~0s" .‘ ‘ -' ‘0: n” l_ a ' ' i. V . Adju’éting to the new n”"‘6""rm‘ a ‘ 'l ' Experts warn councillors and staff to begin planning for and adaptingto climate change BY hut-5 Maison warmest for both hemispheres since meas- ; y t . v if 1*}: '4 ' 7 N‘gbri’fflflesfu/f “AW‘F‘ urements started in [850.” Moghal added. . . ‘ ' ' ‘ ' v , ,1.»th liven if greenhouse gas emissions were to - ' , ‘53?“ 0C3] envminnierital experts are urging stop today. the impacts on the planet â€" l I r J,_ , ‘ p ”9 . a “'5 â€" I the (Iity of Waterloo to begin focusing including droughts, floods and more dam- ~ I ..- i’. ' '_' ‘ -‘ ‘ (-55 ~ . _.' '1 . ’ on climate change adaptation as part aging storms â€" will continue for years to if W” ’ , . " 5 ‘t‘~‘~ ‘ olits loiig term infrastructure planning. come, meaning cities like Waterloo will need ‘ - . ' , “i" a . [airiah Moghal, a Phl) t’andidate from to develop plans for future adaptation in ‘ ' ' ‘ the University ol Waterloo's department ol order to remain competitive, I V geography and envtronniental manage lti December, councillors unanimously ~ , * merit, and lawn l'histlt-thwaite, Illrl‘t‘lUl oi approved 19 strategies to help reduce the the (innate (.hange Adaptation l’roieet at city's total corporate greenhouse gas emis- [lVi', told iotint ii and stall sion levels to six per cent during a retent council meet below the 20] l baseline by ing that greenhouse gas entry 2021. l'he strategies int‘lude siiin reduction ellorts alone more than $4 million in are likely no longer enough to spending to implement “)2 print-it Waterloo lroni the energy and writer savrng potential llllpilt‘ls iii a warm measures .it (ll\ owned l.l(‘lll - ingplariet ties " I'lie I ll\ needs an adapta ”its will help the (ll) int-e1 non strategy, and adaptation _ 3} its promise to help (Zliniate Local emmwaming polhkiamandmffatthealyofwmrbo to mkodimate change needs to be integrated into .. , 5. ,‘ f . 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