Integrating climate change adaptation into decision support tools
Summary of the presentation
One of the challenges in addressing climate change in large organizations is integrating it into existing processes and analysis methods. This webinar provides a summary of best practices for integrating climate change adaptation into seven decision support tools:
A market analysis
An assessment of physical risks
Calculation of climate value-at-risk
A cost-benefit analysis
Infrastructure degradation curves
A climate reserve
A service reliability assessment
The best practices identified are particularly relevant for organizations offering essential services or managing infrastructure that is sensitive to climate hazards, such as telecommunications and electricity providers, as well as ministries and crown corporations.
Learning objectives:
Structure your thinking on the integration of climate change adaptation into the management processes of an organization
Make use of best practices to better understand how decision support tools can include elements related to climate change adaptation
Identify potential gaps between your current organizational practices and those that should be implemented
Speakers
Kristelle is a senior advisor at Groupe AGÉCO. Since 2020, she has led and carried out sectoral strategic studies and planning to foster the adoption of practices that contribute to the vitality and resilience of nature, society and the Quebec economy. In 2024, Kristelle coordinated the work of the Groupe d’experts en adaptation aux changements climatiques (panel of experts on climate change adaptation). Since 2022, she has also coordinated the CASCADES project for Ouranos, which focuses on the socio-economic and ecosystem consequences of water shortages in Quebec.
Before joining Groupe AGÉCO, Kristelle worked for nearly 10 years at the Conference Board of Canada. She has a master’s degree in economics from the University of Warwick in the United Kingdom and a bachelor’s degree in business administration from HEC Montréal. She also sits on the Board of Directors of the organization Workshops for Biodiversity.
Julien leverages his nearly 10 years of experience in circular economies and life cycle analysis to support organizations in the design of practical, rigorous strategies that are adapted to their operational challenges. With a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering from Concordia University and a master’s degree in chemical engineering from Polytechnique Montréal, Julien joined Groupe AGÉCO in 2022 as a senior corporate responsibility analyst. Before joining Groupe AGÉCO, he worked for six years as a project manager and then a researcher at CTTÉI, where he developed expertise in circular economies.
In these positions, Julien carried out many projects relating to circular economies, life cycle analysis and carbon budgets. He has worked in a variety of sectors such as packaging, manufacturing, agri-food, finance and waste management.
