Oasis Program: Climate Risk Analyses for Heat and Heavy Rain in Quebec

Quebec's Ministry of the Environment, the Fight against Climate Change, Wildlife and Parks produced geospatial polygons identifying areas most sensitive to heavy rains and heat waves. The data was created under component 2 of the Oasis program to support financial assistance for green infrastructure development. The methodology adapts an existing framework for analyzing vulnerability to climate change.

Use Cases

• Prioritizing green infrastructure investments based on identified high-risk zones for heat and flooding.
• Assessing community vulnerability to climate hazards using the adapted vulnerability analysis methodology.
• Visualizing climate risk exposure on an interactive map for public communication and stakeholder engagement.

Strengths

• Data is available in multiple geospatial formats (GEOJSON, SHP) for compatibility with various GIS tools.
• The methodology is explicitly based on an adaptation of a published climate change vulnerability analysis framework.
• The dataset is published under a permissive CC-BY-4.0 license.

Limitations

• Column-level documentation is absent; field semantics must be inferred after download.
• Row count and spatial resolution are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• The description metadata is limited; actual data quality requires manual inspection after download.

Provenance

Source

Government and Municipalities of Québec | Gouvernement et municipalités du Québec

Collection Method

Developed using an adaptation of a methodology for analyzing vulnerability to climate change.

Freshness

Last updated 2026-06-12 14:31:10.869483; freshness should be verified.

Geography

Likely focuses on the Montreal agglomeration and other areas within Quebec, Canada.