Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: A Canadian Perspective

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