Canada’s Top Climate Change Risks

Canada’s Top Climate Change Risks
Author: The Expert Panel on Climate Change Risks and Adaptation Potential
Publisher: Council of Canadian Academies
Total Pages: 88
Release: 2019-07-04
Genre: Science
ISBN: 1926522672

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.

Climate Change and Canada's National Park System

Climate Change and Canada's National Park System
Author: Roger Suffling
Publisher: Canadian Museum of Civilization/Musee Canadien Des Civilisations
Total Pages: 222
Release: 2000
Genre: Business & Economics
ISBN:

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.

Handbook of Climate Change Impacts on River Basin Management

Handbook of Climate Change Impacts on River Basin Management
Author: Saeid Eslamian
Publisher: CRC Press
Total Pages: 431
Release: 2024-08-26
Genre: Technology & Engineering
ISBN: 1040020402

Climate change not only involves rising temperatures but it can also alter the hydro-meteorological parameters of a region and the corresponding changes emerging in the various biotic or abiotic environmental features. One of the results of climate change has been the impact on the sediment yield and its transport. These changes have implications for various other environmental components, particularly soils, water bodies, water quality, land productivity, sedimentation processes, glacier dynamics, and risk management strategies to name a few. This volume presents a diverse collection of case studies from researchers across the globe examining the impacts of climate change on river basin management in various geographical, hydrological, and socioeconomic contexts. The case studies yield important insights that can inform strategies to build resilience and adapt river basins to a changing climate.

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Publisher: Food & Agriculture Org.
Total Pages: 120
Release:
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ISBN: 9251392226

Responding to Global Climate Change in Canada's Arctic

Responding to Global Climate Change in Canada's Arctic
Author: Barrie Maxwell
Publisher: Downsview, Ont. : Environment Canada
Total Pages: 108
Release: 1997
Genre: Nature
ISBN:

This volume describes current understanding of the impacts that climate change and variability will have on all aspects of the Northwest Territories/Nunavut physical & biological environment and its socio-economic activities, and of existing or potential adaptation options. The initial sections review the region's socio-economic context, ecozones, and climate, and describe various scenarios of climate change as determined from global climate change models. Section D assesses impacts of and adaptation to climate change in the physical environment (hydrology, permafrost, sea ice, sea level & coastal processes, freshwater ice), in terrestrial & marine ecosystems, and in such socio-economic sectors as oil & gas, transportation, construction, tourism, forestry, and fisheries. The final section discusses opportunities for further research.