Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: A Canadian Perspective

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Table of Contents

• Document profile
• Summary
  • Introduction
  • Projected Climate Change
  • Vulnerability of Canadian Sectors
  • Water Resources
  • Agriculture
  • Forestry
  • Fisheries
  • Coastal Zone
  • Transportation
  • Human Health and Well-Being
  • Research Needs and Knowledge Gaps
  • Conclusion
• Introduction
  • Our Changing Climate
  • Looking to the Future
  • Adapting to a Changing Climate
  • Scope and Goal of this Report
  • References
• Research Directions
  • Introduction
  • Understanding Vulnerability
  • Scenarios
  • Costing Climate Change
  • Conclusions
  • References
• Water Resources
  • Introduction
  • Previous Work
  • Impacts on Water Supply
  • Water Demand
  • Adaptation in the Water Resources Sector
  • Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Agriculture
  • Introduction
  • Previous Work
  • Impacts on Agriculture
  • Agricultural Adaptation to Climate Change
  • Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs
  • Conclusions
  • References
• Forestry
  • Introduction
  • Previous Work
  • Impacts
  • Adaptation
  • Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Fisheries
  • Introduction
  • Previous Work
  • Impacts on Fish and Fisheries
  • Adaptation
  • Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Coastal Zone
  • Introduction
  • Previous Work
  • Impacts
  • Adaptation
  • Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Transportation
  • Introduction
  • Previous Work
  • Impacts on Transportation Infrastructure
  • Impacts on Transportation Operations
  • Adaptation in the Transportation Sector
  • Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Human Health and Well-Being
  • Introduction
  • Previous Work
  • Health Effects of Climate Change and Climate Variability
  • Adaptation
  • Knowledge Gaps and Research Needs
  • Conclusion
  • References
• Conclusion