A Canadian Perspective

The Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Directorate at Natural Resources Canada is coordinating a national scale scientific assessment of climate change impacts and adaptation in Canada. This assessment will examine the existing and growing body of impacts and adaptation knowledge, to address key questions regarding Canada's vulnerability to climate change, as well as potential future opportunities. Leading Canadian experts from government, academia and the private sector are participating in the Assessment, committing their time and expertise, to help guide the process and author the chapters.

The main goals of the Assessment are:

• To assess the current state of knowledge regarding Canada's vulnerability to climate change.
• To provide Canadians with an up-to-date source of information that can be used to inform decision-making and policy development.
• To highlight what we know, and emphasize how much we've learned through research since the publication of the last national-scale assessment in 1998.
• To identify any knowledge gaps that need to be addressed.

For more information on these chapters and the Assessment process, please choose one of the links below:

• The Assessment Outline
• Meetings and Reports

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For Authors and Committees (password protected)

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