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The Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Division (CCIAD) has produced a number of publications for various audiences. These publications include assessment reports that document recent science and examine key adaptation issues across Canada, policy-relevant documents for decision-makers of all levels, and posters, CDs, and maps for educational purposes and the general public. Follow the links below to download PDFs, browse reports online, and order hard copies.
Assessment Reports
From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 discusses current and future risks and opportunities that climate change presents to Canada, with a focus on human and managed systems. The assessment highlights key issues facing each region of the country in a policy-relevant manner.
Recommended Citation:
Lemmen, D.S., Warren, F.J., Lacroix, J., and Bush, E., editors (2008): From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007; Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON, 448 p.
Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: A Canadian Perspective (2004) focuses on research conducted between 1997 and 2002. The report examines potential impacts of climate change and adaptation options for key sectors in Canada. The report summarizes recent studies with the goal of raising awareness of the range and significance of climate change impacts and adaptation issues.
Recommended Citation:
Lemmen, D.S. and Warren, F.J., editors (2004): Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: A Canadian Perspective; Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON, 174 p.
Other Reports
For research reports from projects funded by CCIAD, see the Research Database.
Adapting to Climate Change: An Introduction for Canadian Municipalities (2006) represents a starting point for municipalities and communities that have not yet formally considered adaptation in their planning processes. For municipalities and communities already engaged in developing adaptation mechanisms, it can be used to enhance understanding of adaptation throughout the local decision-making community.
Recommended Citation:
Mehdi, B., editor (2006): Adapting to Climate Change: An Introduction for Canadian Municipalities; Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network (C-CIARN), 32 p.
An overview of the risk management approach to adaptation to climate change in Canada (2005) provides an introduction to risk-based approaches to climate change adaptation decision-making. This report examines several risk management approaches that have been used in Canada and internationally, for managing climate-related and other types of risk, and recommends that risk management information and tools be further developed and disseminated in Canada to support adaptation decision-making.
Recommended Citation:
Noble, D., Bruce, J., and Egener, M. (2005): An Overview Of The Risk Management Approach To Adaptation To Climate Change In Canada; Global Change Strategies International, 28 p.
Posters
Living in a Changing Climate: Sectoral Posters (2007) - A series of five posters created to explain the risks and opportunities and share what has been done to adapt to climate change in the sectors of agriculture, forestry, health, coastal zones, and water resources. These posters can be ordered from 1 800 O Canada.
Regional Climate Change Posters - (1999-2002) - A series of seven posters depicting the regional impacts of climate change in Canada. These informative posters have supporting curriculum tools and teachers guides and can be ordered from 1 800 O Canada.
CDs
The Living with Climate Change: Sharing Adaptation Experiences (2005) package includes four interactive CDs containing video recordings and slide presentations of various speakers at the 2005 event of the same name. Each CD represents one of the four themes included in the event: Food Security, Water Resources, Coastal Zones, and Communities/Infrastructure.
Maps
Sensitivities to Climate Change in Canada (2000) is a series of 10 maps showing some of the changes that could occur with a doubling of the current levels of carbon dioxide (CO2) as well as the sensitivity of some aspects of our landscape and ecosystems to climate change. Scientists from various federal government departments produced these maps, based on information extracted from more comprehensive reports.
