Climate Change Assessment In Brampton

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Climate change assessment in Brampton, Canada
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Introduction
Brampton is referred to as the flower city in Canada and is popular for its quality open,
natural and built spaces involving innovative programs. It is among the rapidly growing
communities in Canada, within the greater Toronto region, it is third largest. This city gains from
a wealthiest, diverse multicultural population representing distinct ethnicities. Increased
population growth alongside quick urbanization, has brought environmental effects and threats to
the remaining natural regions and ecosystems. Getting a balance between controlling growth and
resources together with safeguarding the natural heritage system is a crucial element of forming
whole, healthy and liveable communities (Ashmore & Dodson, 2017).
Rainfall patterns along with temperature generally follow a north-south trend within the
peel locality; and it is seen that human activities, elevation of the area together with the
topography affects the pattern. Brampton region is seen to be hotter throughout the year, because
of the adjustments to seasonal precipitation trends, increased rainstorms alongside intense heat
waves. Urbanization tend to be the primary aggressive agent on natural environment in
Brampton, though mass extraction together with agricultural production are as well key. Climate
change will hence mingle with these agents to raise and worsen effects on natural environment.
The natural water bodies and terrestrial settings reviewed in this paper are firmly connected, and
change in climate will have complicated impacts on them.
Problem statement: This paper reviews the natural systems within Brampton and how
they respond to climate change. It also addresses strategies and plans placed to curb climate
change within this region. This assessment was conducted to identify and prioritize action in
reducing vulnerability and in turn increase resiliency of natural systems within Brampton. The
diagram, below depicts a vivid picture of the place (Davidson et al., 2016)

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Ecosystems are already affected by climate change, and is ascertained to further dispute
the future integrity of ecosystems obtained on earth. Lots of doubts remain regarding the size of
adjustment and whether thresholds of habitat stability, suitability or species tolerances will be
crossed (George & Stratford, 2016). A bigger portion will rely on natural system resiliency, in

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other words, the adaptive capability to adjust with climate aggressors which are anticipated to
influence fundamental physical; and chemical processes which controls ecological dynamics as
well as biological limits (Ashmore & Dodson, 2017). Even in an unchanged condition, it is
crucial to know that the band width of adaptive capability varies amongst and within natural
settings. Such creates a point of diminished ecological structure as well as duty, thus reduced
inseparable resilience of natural environment, because of sequential impacts of land use
alteration and man based effects (McGregor, 2012).
Main areas of interest according to the purpose of this examination are aquatic,
groundwater along with terrestrial ecosystems obtained in temperate ecoregions of the lake
basin. Greater seasonal air temperatures alongside intense heat connected with climate change
are anticipated to raise rates of vaporisation, especially during months of summer. Conformably,
the quantity of water penetrating in the earth surface will possibly be decreased during summer,
and change through the whole year as future precipitation patterns shifts, which are briefed in the
succeeding sections.
Methodology:
An overall approach was seen as an iterative and evidence-based method for understanding the
meteorological, biophysical as well as human factors which affect the impacts of climate change.
This approach also helps in determining effects alongside opportunities for natural systems in
Brampton. The project was managed by a Core Advisory Team (CAT) which represent the
technical personnel, having greater skills in vulnerability assessment. A number of organizations
were indulged in CAT like the ministry of natural resources and forestry, peel region, Ontario
centre for climate impact and adaptation research and the University of Waterloo.