Climate Change Impacts on Forest Growth and What to do about It
In this webinar, learn how might climate change affect forest growth and what can we do about it?
Government of British Columbia
The Government of British Columbia is the body responsible for the administration of the Canadian province of British Columbia.
University of Northern British Columbia
Located in the spectacular landscape of northern British Columbia, UNBC is one of Canada’s best small universities.
Ducks Unlimited Canada
Ducks Unlimited Canada is a passionate community of people who believe that nature is the foundation of strong communities, a prosperous economy and a sustainable future that supports the hopes and
FPInnovations
FPInnovations is a not-for-profit world leading R&D institute that specializes in the creation of scientific solutions in support of the Canadian forest sector’s global competitiveness and resp
Food & Water Security
This course will encourage learners to build a new understanding of food security, water shortages and climate change challenges in agriculture. See videos for each module.
Climate Policy for Climate Adaptation Professionals
Check out this ALN course with video lectures which covers the basics of environmental policy, climate mitigation and adaptation policy, overviews of key policy actors and tools, and policy gaps.
Food & Water Security
May 13, 2021. A discussion with Joanne Taylor, a post-doctoral researcher at the University of British Columbia Okanagan and facilitator of the ALN food and water security course.
Natural Assets Management course
March 6, 2020. We spoke with Roy Brooke about his own journey into this field and why municipalities should be thinking about their natural assets.
Climate Change Adaptation Governance in British Columbia
This article details key messages and recommendations from an ACT, SFU and Western University co-hosted workshop on climate change adaptation and governance in the context of British Columbia.
Low Carbon Resilience and Transboundary Municipal Ecosystem Governance
This research project outlines the benefits, challenges, and successes associated with transboundary ecosystem management in Still Creek, a riparian ecosystem located in Metro Vancouver, BC, Canada.
Crescent Beach Community Addresses Coastal Flooding
This report documents the outcomes of a series of meetings with the Crescent Beach community of British Columbia in the summer of 2016 to discuss reponses to sea level rise.
Climate Change and Extreme Weather: Designing Adaptation Policy: Background Report
The report begins by examining climate change and extreme weather in Canada. A policy framework identifies goals, principles and instruments associated with effective climate adaptation policy. Finally, the report analyzes two sectors that are particularly sensitive to extreme weather events—emergency management and infrastructure—and identifies specific adaptation actions in these areas.
Climate Change Adaptation and Biodiversity: Background Report
This report synthesizes information compiled from input contributed by ACT’s Communities in Jeopardy: Plant, Animal and Human conference participants in April 2008, along with a review of publications from leading authorities researching climate change impacts on biodiversity, and adaptation responses.
University of British Columbia
The University of British Columbia (UBC), established in 1908, is one of Canada’s leading research universities and is consistently ranked among the top 40 in the world.
ADM Definitions
One way which may help in determining which methods to use to support ADM is to consider the multiple possible dimensions of a method that can be used to provide a classification of methods.
ACT Extreme Weather Reports
This report aims to contribute to the development of Canadian climate adaptation policies targeted at extreme weather events.
ACT Biodiversity Reports
This ACT Biodiversity Report provides background for BC's policy and planning towards ecosystem and community resiliency
Climate changes in East Africa
The average global surface temperature has warmed 0.8°C in the past century and 0.6°C in the past three decades (Hansen et al., 2006), in large part because of human activities (IPCC...
