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Water Resources, Fish, and Fisheries: Sensitivities, Impacts, and Adaptation to a Changing Climate
John M. Casselman and Paul Lehman
Thursday, June 12, 2008
Can fish, fishermen/women and fisheries adapt to rapidly changing environments? What are the impacts and adaptation options for other water resources? Results from this NRCan-supported study highlight the impacts and possible adaptations for water, fish and fisheries in Lake Ontario, the St. Lawrence River, and connecting watersheds such as Ontario’s Mississippi River.
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From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007
Don Lemmen, Fiona Warren and Jacinthe Lacroix
Tuesday, May 13, 2008
This presentation focuses on conclusions regarding current and future impacts of, and vulnerabilities to, climate change in Canada as well as current adaptation actions. It is based on information contained within the chapters of the report.
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What can be adapted, what can’t: lessons on adaptation to climate change from western, Atlantic and central Canadian communities
Mike Brklacich & Maureen Woodrow, Carleton University
Thursday, May 1, 2008
This project focuses on understanding the capacity of current decision-making structures to address the challenges associated with multiple uncertainties and the opportunities for rural communities to build sufficient human, economic, and environmental capital to cope with and adapt to climate change.
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- Mike Brklacich Web site
Climate Change, Water Quality and Quantity and First Nations
Stuart Wuttke, Assembly of First Nations
Friday April 18, 2008
Using existing western scientific knowledge and traditional knowledge, this work brings First Nations perspectives, considerations and interests to the possibilities of adapting water systems to climate change impacts - that is, an effort by First Nations to "mainstream" climate change impacts on First Nations water resources and systems so that they function at acceptable levels under the different range of predicted new climate conditions.
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Climate Change can make you sick: Assessing the Capacity of Individual Canadians to Adapt to the Health Impacts of Climate Change
Peter Berry, Health Canada
Friday, March 28, 2008
Climatic change will create new health stresses on individuals. Risks will come from hazards linked to climate change, such as:
- increased air pollution
- extreme weather events such as heat waves
- food and water-borne contamination outbreaks
- vector-borne infectious diseases
The manner in which people perceive and respond to risks can constitute an important barrier to adaptation. To what degree do Canadians perceive risks to health from climate change? What are Canadians doing to adapt to this risk?
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Socio-economic vulnerabilities to changing winter conditions in a seasonal economy
Robert McLeman, University of Ottawa
Wednesday, February 20, 2008
Hundreds of thousands of Canadians live in small communities with highly seasonal economies. Their economic and social well-being is tied closely to climatic conditions. This presentation describes findings from a study of the economic and social impacts of climate change, adaptation opportunities and barriers to adaptation in Addington Highlands, Ontario, whose 2500 residents share many commonalities with other Canadian seasonal-economy communities.
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For further information, please contact Nancy Kingsbury.
