Adaptation to Climate Change Team
The Adaptation to Climate Change Team (ACT) brings leading experts from around the world together with industry, community, and government decision-makers to explore the risks posed by top-of-mind...
Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity: Background Report
Introduction
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The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) confirms that “most of the observed increase in global average temperatures since the mid-20th century is very likely due...
Cross-Canada Checkup: A Canadian Perspective on Our Water Future
Executive Summary
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To date, water resources have been overused and their true value has been underappreciated in Canada. In light of current and forthcoming challenges, including the...
Climate Change and Extreme Weather: Designing Adaptation Policy: Background Report
Introduction
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In December 2006, British Columbia’s Lower Mainland and Vancouver Island were struck by a series of storms more powerful than any experienced in the province’s history.1...
Climate Change Adaptation and Water Governance:Briefing Paper for Decision-Makers
Briefing for Decision Makers
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In most parts of Canada, climate change is increasingly affecting the way water moves through the hydrologic cycle, which up until now has fluctuated within a...
Climate Change Adaptation and the Low Carbon Economy in British Columbia
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This report seeks to encourage dialogue about three major challenges that must be addressed if we are to pass on a sustainable world to our children:
The ENERGY challenge...Pages
weADAPT® is partly funded by core support to the Stockholm Environment Institute from Sida. weADAPT® has been established since 2007.