Understanding what climate change means for Canada requires addressing potential impacts and how we, as a country, can best adapt. Adaptation is a critical response to climate change, which is complementary to mitigation. Adaptation will reduce our vulnerability to climate change and allow us to take advantage of potential opportunities.

The Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Program encompasses two main activities:

1. Funding research and activities that improve our knowledge of the risks and opportunities presented by climate change, thereby building the foundation upon which appropriate adaptation decisions can be made.
2. Assessing the knowledge of Canada's vulnerability to climate change through coordination and publication of scientific assessments.

Further information on each of these activities can be found by following the links above.