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Many municipalities in the Great Lakes and elsewhere in Canada have developed climate change mitigation strategies designed to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. However, most of these municipalities have not yet begun to develop plans to reduce the impacts of climate change that is already underway and is unavoidable. The City of Toronto is one of the first cities in Canada to develop a comprehensive climate change adaptation plan, as a result of a lengthy and thoughtful process.