Come together with industry peers to learn, share, progress, and strengthen asset management in Atlantic Canada. The Annual AIM Conference is the place to get up-to-date knowledge and grow your network. Attending the conference sets you up to create a bigger impact in your community when you return home.

Don’t miss the 2025 conference from August 20 to 22 in Dartmouth, Nova Scotia.

Building Resilient Communities for All: An Introduction to Equity in Climate Planning

Facilitated by: Elissama Menezes, Climate Equity Specialist, and Addie Burkam, AIM Network. 

When: September 22nd HRM NS

September 25th, Gander NL

September 29th, Moncton NB

 This foundational workshop introduces participants to the principles of climate equity and explains why integrating equity into climate adaptation and infrastructure planning is crucial for creating resilient, inclusive communities. Rooted in real-world examples, this session will help unpack complexity while creating space for discussion, reflection, and planning. Participants will investigate how social inequities shape climate vulnerability—and how municipalities can begin addressing these dynamics in practical, grounded ways.

This session is ideal for:

• Municipal and government staff working in climate adaptation, planning, public works, or community development

• Elected officials looking to lead on equity and resilience in their communities

• Staff new to climate or equity work who want a supportive space to start building understanding

• Communities interested in beginning or strengthening their climate resilience planning with a people-first approach

Whether your community has a strong asset management foundation or is early in your planning journey, this session offers a welcoming and actionable entry point.

Participants will:

• Build shared understanding of inequity and vulnerability in the context of climate risk

• Learn about equity-informed approaches to public engagement, municipal decision-making, and service delivery

• Identify initial equity considerations and community dynamics relevant to their own context

• Begin identifying vulnerable groups within your community and a strategy for addressing the issues they face.

• Participants will have access to one-on-one support after the workshop to further develop the strategies

• Leave with practical resources (case studies, toolkits, templates) and ideas 

This workshop is delivered through the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal
Fund and the Government of Canada.

Closing the Gaps: Embedding Equity into Climate Policy and Infrastructure Decisions

Facilitated by Elissama Menezes, Climate Equity Specialist, and Addie Burkam, AIM Network.

When and where: September 23rd HRM, NS

September 26th, Gander NL

September 30th, Moncton NB

Purpose:  This workshop aims to move from equity conversations to equity-informed climate policy and action. Building on foundational concepts, participants will reflect on how climate-related policies can unintentionally exacerbate inequities—and how to design policies that mitigate this effect. Together, we’ll dig into the intersection of climate risk, infrastructure systems, and systemic exclusion with practical strategies to make climate action more just, equitable, and effective. 

Who Should Attend:  
This session is best suited for:

• Those who have completed a previous LLCA or MAMP workshop, ideally completed the Introduction to Climate Equity Workshop and are ready to go deeper

• Municipal or government staff who are currently working on policies, bylaws, asset management, or infrastructure plans

• Community planners, policy advisors, CAOs, or engineers involved in capital planning or decision-making

• Staff developing projects for adaptation funding

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  Outcomes or Deliverables:  
  Participants will:

• Identify how current policies or service structures may disproportionately affect vulnerable groups

• Review and reflect on their own municipal documents (e.g., policies, land use plans) through an equity lens

• Explore examples of equity-informed policy shifts

• Develop a draft Climate Equity Roadmap and Action Plan for your community.

• One on-one support following the workshop will be provided to assist in completing your deliverables

• Leave with tools and frameworks to support implementation

This project is carried out with funding from the Federation of Canadian Municipalities’ Green Municipal Fund and the Government of Canada.