Download or read book Understanding and Adapting to Climate Change a Canadian Perspective Foundation Paper Climate Science Impacts and Adaptation Canada s National Implementation Strategy written by Canadian Climate Program Board and published by . This book was released on 1998 with total page 31 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation written by Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Program (Canada) and published by Canadian Government Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 204 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This report provides an overview of research in the field of climate change impacts & adaptation over the past five years as it relates to Canada. It begins with a chapter that introduces key concepts in climate change impacts & adaptation research, and discusses current directions in understanding vulnerability, scenarios, and costing. This is followed by seven chapters that each focus on sectors of key importance to Canada: water resources, agriculture, forestry, coastal zone, fisheries, transportation, and human health & well-being. For each sector, the report reviews the potential impacts of climate change along with options available for Canadians to adapt to those impacts. Knowledge gaps and research needs are also identified.
Download or read book Climate Change and Canada s National Park System written by Roger Suffling and published by Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations. This book was released on 2000 with total page 222 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change, Atlantic parks, great lakes, prairie parks, Western conrdillera parks, pacific parks, arctic parks, ecodistrict, climat normals, temperature, precipitation, cross cutting, vegetation formations, water level.
Download or read book Canada s Perspective on Climate Change written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 28 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Adaptation Policy Frameworks for Climate Change written by Ian Burton and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2004-11-15 with total page 268 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Adaptation is a process by which individuals, communities and countries seek to cope with the consequences of climate change. The process of adaptation is not new; the idea of incorporating future climate risk into policy-making is. While our understanding of climate change and its potential impacts has become clearer, the availability of practical guidance on adaptation has not kept pace. The development of the Adaptation Policy Framework (APF) is intended to help provide the rapidly evolving process of adaptation policy-making with a much-needed roadmap. Ultimately, the purpose of the APF is to support adaptation processes to protect - and enhance - human well-being in the face of climate change. This volume will be invaluable for everyone working on climate change adaptation and policy-making.
Download or read book From Impacts to Adaptation written by and published by Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations. This book was released on 2008 with total page 448 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Discusses current and future risks and opportunities that climate change presents to Canada, with a focus on human and managed systems. Based on analysis of existing knowledge.
Download or read book A Compendium of Canadian Initiatives written by National Climate Change Secretariat (Canada) and published by . This book was released on 2000 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This compendium reviews climate change initiatives by all levels of government across Canada. Summaries of projects are grouped into the following categories, which parallel Canada's National Implementation Strategy on Climate Change and First National Climate Change Business Plan: encouraging action, promoting technology development & innovation, enhancing awareness & understanding, governments leading by example, and investing in knowledge & building the foundation. The summaries include name of contact person and electronic address (e-mail and/or Web site) for further information.
Download or read book Global Climate Change Impacts in the United States written by U.S. Global Change Research Program and published by Cambridge University Press. This book was released on 2009-08-24 with total page 193 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Summarizes the science of climate change and impacts on the United States, for the public and policymakers.
Download or read book Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation written by Donald Stanley Lemmen and published by Canadian Government Publishing. This book was released on 2004 with total page 44 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:
Download or read book Preparing for Climate Change written by and published by . This book was released on 2022 with total page 40 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "People living in Canada are already witnessing and experiencing devastating impacts of climate change. Canada's climate is warming two times faster than the global average, and three times faster in the North. Across the country, the impacts of climate change are already affecting our communities, economy and environment. The National Adaptation Strategy is an opportunity to establish a clear framework for action to achieve climate resilience. This discussion paper allows us to hear from you and people across Canada about what you think should be the priority actions over the next five years to prepare for climate change. This will inform the outcome of the National Adaptation Strategy which will be released by the end of the year. The proposed principles and objectives in this discussion paper represent the result of conversations to date with experts, government officials, and Indigenous representatives"--Overview, page 1.
Download or read book The Canada Country Study written by and published by . This book was released on 1997 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This study provides "another important piece of knowledge on how climate change could impact our communities across the country. Not only does it alert Canadians to what scientists expect will happen, it suggests ways in which Canadians can adapt to change climate. The Study also provides a critical perspective for charting Canada's future. The Canada Study helps us understand how to capitalize on economic opportunities and enhance our social well-being as we face this challenge."
Download or read book Socioeconomic Impacts and Adaptive Responses to Climate Change written by Grant Hauer and published by Canadian Forest Service, Northern Forestry Centre. This book was released on 2001 with total page 72 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of social science analysis of climate change is to assist policy makers in understanding the expected flows of benefits and costs of policy options over time and to improve our understanding of the human dimensions of the climate change issue. This report deals with socioeconomic criteria for assessment and with the development of methods and approaches for obtaining a better understanding of the socioeconomic impacts and adaptive responses to climate change in Canada's forest sector. Policy makers responding to the climate change issue must deal with many complex issues and unique circumstances. These issues and circumstances also have a bearing on methodologies for undertaking analysis of the future impacts of climate change. Climate change and the effects of climate change on human society spans multiple scales, which leads to the need to consider feedback's and interactions between environmental and human systems, between political systems and between different parts or segments of economies. The implications are that dynamic general or partial equilibrium models integrated with ecosystem response models will be required in order to understand the implications of climate change for land use change, future ecosystem distributions and the supply of timber from Canada's forests. In addition to affecting future timber supply and future commercial forest areas, climate change will influence the benefits Canadians receive from non-market benefits such as outdoor recreation. Currently there is limited analysis of the effects of climate change on non-market values and this area requires more work. Another factor influencing climate change analysis is that the issue spans unusually long time frames for policy analysis and economic analysis. This raises questions about suitable discount rates and accounting for social welfare of future generations. Finally, there is significant uncertainty in long term predictions of climate change and in how the integrated human/biological system will respond over time. Decision analysis, safe minimum standards, precautionary principles and maximin criterion provide some way to incorporate uncertainty into decision making. In terms of integrated assessment models, systematic consideration for the diversity of opinions and results from scientific studies regarding future climate and ecosystems shifts is required.
Download or read book Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation written by and published by . This book was released on 2002 with total page 16 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Our climate is changing. The rate of change and the nature of the resulting impacts will vary over time and across the country, affecting all aspects of our life. It is clear that in conjunction with efforts to reduce greenhouse gas emissions, it will also be necessary to adapt to the impacts of a changing climate. Understanding what climate change will mean for Canada is one step in that process. "Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: A Canadian Perspective" provides a review of the recent Canadian impacts and adaptation research (post-1997) and also highlights results from research funded by the Impacts and Adaptation component of the Climate Change Action Fund. The report provides information on various sectors such as water resources, agriculture, forestry, fisheries, coastal zone and health, as well as general information on impacts and adaptation, advances in research techniques and the remaining knowledge gaps. This report concerns the Water Resources.
Download or read book Canada s Top Climate Change Risks written by The Expert Panel on Climate Change Risks and Adaptation Potential and published by Council of Canadian Academies. This book was released on 2019-07-04 with total page 88 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Canada’s Top Climate Change Risks identifies the top risk areas based on the extent and likelihood of the potential damage, and rates the risk areas according to society’s ability to adapt and reduce negative outcomes. These 12 major areas of risk are: agriculture and food, coastal communities, ecosystems, fisheries, forestry, geopolitical dynamics, governance and capacity, human health and wellness, Indigenous ways of life, northern communities, physical infrastructure, and water. The report describes an approach to inform federal risk prioritization and adaptation responses. The Panel outlines a multi-layered method of prioritizing adaptation measures based on an understanding of the risk, adaptation potential, and federal roles and responsibilities.
Download or read book Canada s Perspective on Climate Change written by Canada. Environment Canada and published by . This book was released on 2001 with total page 24 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Climate change, human health, warming, greenhouse effect, agriculture, farming, water resources, fishing, forests, ecosystems, wildlife, conservation, mitigation, adaptation.
Download or read book Adapting to Climate Change written by Gregory R. A. Richardson and published by . This book was released on 2010 with total page 42 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The impacts of changing climate are already evident in Canada and globally. Scientific understanding of climate change indicates that Canada will experience significant shifts in weather patterns over the period of a single generation, a trend that will likely continue for several centuries. Communities of all sizes will face many new risks and opportunities. Managing the impacts of a changing climate will require developing local strategies.
Download or read book Science Impacts and Adaptation written by Canadian Climate Program Board and published by . This book was released on 1999 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The objectives of this paper are to lay out recommendations for a climate monitoring, research, impacts studies, and adaptation program. It presents information on the current state of the climate system science enterprise in Canada and proposes measures that will provide Canada with a solid scientific basis for addressing the climate change issue. Chapter 2 explains why the potential impacts of climate change in Canada have stimulated concern & the need for action. Chapter 3 elaborates on the links between this paper and others that focus predominantly on measures to reduce emissions or enhance sinks. Chapter 4 discusses the types of impacts expected and adaptation as the other principal response action, and sets out arguments for building a program to study climate change impacts & to develop appropriate adaptation options & strategies. Chapter 5 details elements of a program to provide the climate system science needed to reduce scientific uncertainties and inform mitigation/adaptation initiatives & decision-making processes. Chapter 6 provides recommendations on communication of science and some of the key messages. The final chapter makes specific recommendations on climate system science, impacts, & adaptation, based on the material in chapters 3-6.
