
Forum Friday: Climate Change Adaptation Practice Guide For Planners
Webinar Series

Friday, March 7, 2025
Event Details
Join this webinar to discover the new Climate Change Adaptation Practice Guideāa guide that supports professional planners and individuals from related fields with climate change adaptation work. Co-created by the Ontario Professional Planners Institute (OPPI) and Climate Risk Institute (CRI) with support from the Ontario Resource Centre for Climate Adaptation (ORCCA), this new resource is designed to help advance climate change adaptation, engage new audiences, and raise awareness about the importance of climate change adaptation in professional practice, whether in planning or other fields.
Host

Biography
Ryan Des Roches is the Registrar & Director, Special Projects. Ryan is a professional educator by training and has previous experience in public, post-secondary, international and adult learning institutions. Joining OPPI in 2014 as the Education Manager, he took over as Registrar in late 2020 and at the start of 2024 he became Director, Special Projects. In addition to his professional interests, Ryan is an avid Montreal Canadiens fan, cyclist, dad, and Mandalorian. This is the Way.
Speaker

ICLEI Canada
Biography
As Project Manager with the Ontario Resource Centre for Climate Adaptation, Aynsley leads the team on a variety of climate adaptation and resilience initiatives. She is an experienced leader and facilitator who expertly manages projects, and helps to develop partnerships while supporting the resource centre across a range of different adaptation programs and efforts.