MainDBNew: Canada's Marine Coasts in a Changing Climate
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Canada's Marine Coasts in a Changing Climate
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North America
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Adaptation planning and practices,Capacity building,Climate observations,Climate scenarios,Communication and outreach/awareness,Education and training,Impact assessment,Institutional arrangements,Science and research,Socio-economic data and information,Vulnerability assessment
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Water resources,Ecosystems,Coastal areas/zones,Ecosystem-based adaptation
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Extreme cold,Extreme heat,Floods,Increasing temperatures,Loss of biodiversity,Ocean acidification,Salinization,Sea level rise,Shift of seasons,Storm surges
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'Canada's Marine Coasts in a Changing Climate' assesses climate change sensitivity, risks and adaptation along Canada's marine coasts. The report includes overviews of regional climate change impacts, risks and opportunities along Canada's three marine coasts, case studies demonstrating action, and discussion of adaptation approaches. Led by Natural Resources Canada, the development of this report involved over 60 authors and 70 expert reviewers, and synthesized over 1300 recent publications.
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Lemmen, D.S., Warren, F.J., James, T.S. and Mercer Clarke, C.S.L. editors (2016): Canada’s Marine Coasts in a Changing Climate; Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON, 274p.
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Natural Resources Canada
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http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/environment/resources/publications/impacts-adaptation/reports/assessments/2016/18388
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2016
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Created at 10/10/2018 14:30 by Serkant Samurkas
Last modified at 10/10/2018 14:30 by Serkant Samurkas
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