What's New?
Adaptation Fund 2012- 2013
2011-08-12
NS Environment is now calling for proposals for the 2012-2013 Climate Change Adaptation Fund. Click here for the fund description and application form.
Conference 'Climate Change: Getting Ready'
2012-02-03
Results of the Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions (ACAS) program in Nova Scotia will be presented and discussed in Halifax, March 5-6, 2012.
Quick Links
Other Organizations
Below is a large but by no means complete list of many websites devoted or related to climate change adaptation. Many links are courtesy of Natural Resource Canada’s Climate Change Impact and Adaptation Division.
Environment Canada
- Adaptation and Impacts Research Group: Conducts research on the impacts of weather, climate and air quality on human health and safety, economic prosperity and environmental quality.
- Northern Ecosystem Initiative: Supports projects that address science and capacity-building needs throughout the Canadian North.
- Canadian Climate Change Scenarios Network (CCCSN): Environment Canada’s interface for distributing climate change scenarios and adaptation research.
Natural Resources Canada
- Enhancing Resilience in a Changing Climate: Offers scientific information on the risks and opportunities faced by Canadian communities and industries as a result of a changing climate.
- Canadian Forest Service Research - Climate Change: A science-based policy organization within Natural Resources Canada.
- CoastWeb: Climate research by the Geological Survey of Canada.
Health Canada
- Climate Change and Health: Health Canada is to better understand how a changing climate will affect human health and to determine the best ways to prepare for these changes.
Other Canadian sites
- Canadian Institute of Planners (CIP): Represents a membership of approximately 7000 planning professionals across Canada. Also see CIP’s Climate Change Conference site.
- ArcticNet: Brings together scientists and managers in the natural, human health and social sciences with their partners in Inuit organizations, northern communities, federal and provincial agencies and the private sector to study the impacts of climate change in the coastal Canadian Arctic.
- Northern Climate ExChange: A clearinghouse of climate change information for Northern Canada.
- Ouranos Consortium: Brings together 250 scientists and professionals from different disciplines focusing on two main themes: Climate Sciences and Impacts & Adaptation.
- Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium: Stimulating collaboration to produce practical climate information for education, policy, and decision-making in the Pacific Northwest.
- Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions: Harnessing the intellectual resources of BC to develop innovative climate change solutions, and seek new opportunities for positive adaptation.
- Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative: A partnership of the governments of Canada, Alberta, Saskatchewan and Manitoba, mandated to pursue climate change impacts and adaptation research in the Prairie Provinces.
- Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee (PIEVC): PIEVC looks at infrastructure vulnerability to climate change from an engineering perspective, focusing on buildings, roadways, storm water and wastewater systems, and water resources.
International sites
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change – Working Group II: Assesses the vulnerability of socio-economic and natural systems to climate change, negative and positive consequences of climate change, and options for adaptation.
- United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change - Adaptation: 192 countries have joined an international treaty that sets general goals and rules for confronting climate change.
- StormSmart Coasts: The StormSmart Coasts program is designed to help coastal communities address the challenges arising from storms, floods, sea level rise, and climate change, and provides a menu of tools for successful coastal floodplain management.
- Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA): An international project of the Arctic Council and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) formed to evaluate and synthesize knowledge on climate variability, climate change, and increased ultraviolet radiation and their consequences.
- Assessments of Impacts and Adaptations to Climate Change (AIACC): Advances scientific understanding of climate change vulnerabilities and adaptation options in developing countries.
- Climate Change Adaptation in Africa (CCAA): Aims to improve the capacity of African countries to adapt to climate change in ways that benefit the most vulnerable.
- Consortium for the Atlantic Regional Assessment (USA): Preparing for climate change by understanding past trends and future scenarios.
- CSIRO - Regional Impacts of Climate Change (Australia): Australia's national science agency and one of the largest and most diverse research agencies in the world.
- European Spatial Planning Adapting to Climate Events (ESPACE): Recommends how adaptation to climate change can be incorporated into the spatial planning system.
- FINADAPT (Finland): Assessing the adaptive capacity of the Finnish environment and society under a changing climate.
- International Institute for Sustainable Development: Charitable organization specializing in policy research, analysis and information exchange the world's environment, economy and society.
- Postdam Institute for Climate Impacts Research (Germany): Addresses crucial scientific questions in the field of global change, climate impacts and sustainable development.
- Tyndall Centre for Climate Change Research (United Kingdom): Brings together scientists, economists, engineers and social scientists to develop sustainable responses to climate change.
- UNESCO and Global Climate Change: Is a unique forum for addressing climate change and its impacts on the environment and human society.
- United Kingdom Climate Impacts Program (UKCIP): A global leader in climate change adaptation, this website presents examples of what has been done for adaptation and offers information and tools to facilitate future adaptation.
- University of Washington Climate Impacts Group: An interdisciplinary research group studying the impacts of natural climate variability and global climate change (“global warming”) on the U.S. Pacific Northwest (PNW).
- National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA), Climate Program Office, Regional Integrated Sciences and Assessments (RISA) (USA): Supports research that addresses climate issues for decision-makers and policy planners at a regional level.
- Vulnerability Network: Provides an online knowledge portal for different sectors and stresses, linking researchers and practitioners.