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BACKGROUNDER
CANADIAN CLIMATE IMPACTS AND ADAPTATION
RESEARCH NETWORK (C-CIARN)
The Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network (C-CIARN) is a
national network that brings researchers together with decision makers from
industry, governments and non-government organizations to address key issues
of understanding and adapting to our changing climate.
The network helps identify priorities for research and provides policy and
decision makers with credible information on vulnerabilities to climate change.
In addition, the network will report on research gaps, priorities and capacity
needs to policy makers, academics, stakeholders and funding agencies. It acts
as a central database for contacts, research results and information on potential
sources of research funding.
Structure
C-CIARN consists of six regions and seven national sectors connecting researchers
and stakeholders across the country. It holds ongoing meetings and workshops
between researchers and stakeholders to address climate change impact and adaptation
issues.
| C-CIARN Regions |
Location of Coordinating Office |
| British Columbia |
Sustainable Development Research Institute, University of
British Columbia, and University of Victoria |
| Prairies |
Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative, University of Regina
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| Ontario |
Laurentian University, Sudbury |
| Quebec |
Ouranos, the Quebec Consortium on Regional Climatology and
Adaptation to Climate Change, Montréal |
| Atlantic |
Dalhousie University, Halifax |
| North |
Northern Climate Exchange, Whitehorse with assistance from
the Aurora Research Institute, Inuvik, and the Nunavut Research Institute,
Iqaluit. |
| C-CIARN Sectors |
Location of Coordinating Office |
| Health |
Health Canada, Ottawa |
| Landscape Hazards |
Natural Resources Canada, Ottawa |
| Coastal Zone |
Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Dartmouth |
| Fisheries |
Fisheries and Oceans, Nanaimo, B.C. |
| Forests |
Canadian Forest Service, Edmonton |
| Water Resources |
McGill University, Montréal |
| Agriculture |
University of Guelph, Ontario |
Funding
The network is part of a $10-million investment from the Government of Canada,
which builds on the government's $1.1-billion commitment to help address climate
change and implement energy-efficient initiatives. Funding for C-CIARN amounts
to $100,000 per year over five years for the C-CIARN regions and $125,000 per
year over five years for the C-CIARN sectors.
Revised on May 27, 2002.
For more information, please contact:
Eric Taylor
C-CIARN National Coordination Office
Natural Resources Canada
(613) 992-0644
eric.taylor@nrcan.gc.ca
Government of Canada news releases and backgrounders on climate change are
available on the Internet at Government of Canada's Climate Change website at
www.climatechange.gc.ca/.
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