Step 3: Adapt

For any assessments that indicate that there is a climate change vulnerability or risk to the project, policy, permit or site, the Climate Adaptation Knowledge Exchange (www.CAKEx.org) can help identify ways to minimize or ameliorate that risk or vulnerability. The CAKE database is designed to identify examples of adaptation strategies for conditions that match your findings from the Checklist. To conduct a targeted search for case study examples and other resources:

1. Open www.CAKEx.org

2. From the green left-hand navigation bar select RESOURCE > CASE STUDIES

3. In the blue right-hand navigation bar select the CLIMATE CHANGE & IMPACTS that match the identified issues from STEP 2 (consider doing these one at a time or in combinations that interact). Also select the SECTOR, REGION, and HABITAT that best describe the project, policy or site being considered with the Checklist.

4. Browse the results of this focused search to glean ideas regarding how others have addressed challenges similar to what you have identified in STEP 2.

5. If you do not find any suitable results, consider expanding the scope of the search by adding RESOURCE TYPES (DOCUMENTS, TOOLS) in the blue right hand navigation bar.