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Adapting to Climate Change: A Risk Based Guide for Local Governments
This guide helps local governments identify, assess and communicate climate change risks.
Organization: Government of Canada: Natural Resources CanadaAquatic Climate Change Science
This webpage provides high-level information on regional climate models being developed for Canada’s three coasts.
Organization: Government of Canada: Fisheries and Oceans CanadaCanada in a Changing Climate: Sector Perspectives on Impacts and Adaptation
This document provides sector-based information on climate change risks and opportunities, actions addressing these risks, key vulnerabilities and the potential for adaptations in a Canadian context.
Organization: Government of Canada: Natural Resources CanadaClimate Change and Public Health Fact Sheets
This webpage provides links to fact sheets on climate change and human health. It also provides overarching information on how climate change may affect different regions of Canada and the health of people living in those regions.
Organization: Government of Canada: Health CanadaClimate Change Impacts on the Health of Canadians
This report provides a comprehensive overview of the impacts of climate change on human health in Canada.
Organization: Government of Canada: Health CanadaClimate Data and Scenarios for Canada: Synthesis of Recent Observation and Modelling results
This document provides an overview of historical climate observations as well as future climate projections in Canada. It builds on and is consistent with the Fifth Assessment report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC).
Organization: Government of Canada: Environment and Climate Change Canada – Climate Research DivisionClimate Lens: General Guidance
This is a directive intended to be applied to infrastructure design to identify opportunities for reducing greenhouse gases and to ensure the infrastructure is resilient and prepared for potential climate impacts.
Organization: Government of Canada: Infrastructure Canada
Climate Risks and Adaptation Practices for the Canadian Transportation Sector 2016
This document provides a synthesis of the impacts of climate variability and change on the transportation sector in Canada. It also offers adaptation options that can be applied in each province.
Organization: Government of Canada: Transport Canada, Government of Canada: Natural Resources CanadaFederal Flood Mapping Guidelines Series
These are a series of evergreen guidelines that will help advance flood mapping activities across Canada. The publication of these documents will contribute to better addressing overland flooding – Canada’s costliest hazard – by strengthening flood mapping across the country.
Organization: Natural Resources Canada – Public Safety CanadaLand Use Planning Tools for Local Adaptation to Climate Change
This document includes information, decision-support tools and other resources to help planners and local decision makers take effective adaptation action.
Organization: Government of Canada: Natural Resources CanadaPermafrost
Canada-wide maps of permafrost contains datasets and maps across Canada. Historical data are available in grid and image format.
Organization: Government of Canada: Natural Resources CanadaPredictions and Scenarios
This webpage provides links to information on the impacts of climate change on ecosystems, fisheries, oceans and other aquatic environments. The page also has links that provide information on aquatic climate science.
Organization: Government of Canada: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
