MainDBNew: Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Platform: Equipping Canadians for a changing climate
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Canada’s Climate Change Adaptation Platform: Equipping Canadians for a changing climate
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North America
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Adaptation element:
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; Stakeholder involvement; Technology support; Vulnerability assessment
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Agriculture; Food security; Water resources; Ecosystems; Biodiversity; Coastal areas/zones; Health; Ecosystem-based adaptation; Community-based adaptation; Adaptation finance; Disaster risk reduction; Energy; Infrastructure; Human settlements; Gender; Indigenous and traditional knowledge; Urban resilience; Tourism; Services
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Drought; Extreme cold; Extreme heat; Floods; Increasing temperatures; Land and forest degradation; Loss of biodiversity; Ocean acidification; Salinization; Sea level rise; Shift of seasons; Storm surges; Wildfire
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Partner portal
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'The Adaptation Platform Working Groups' bring together people with expertise and/or common interest in specific issues or sectors. Members collaborate to define objectives, and then work towards achieving them. Members may contribute to this work by providing funding, expertise and information from their organizations; writing and reviewing documents; acting as advisory committee members on projects; hosting meetings, etc. Members come from public and private sectors, academia and professional associations, and are nominated by Plenary members.
Each working group has established a Terms of Reference and Program of Work.
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CANADA’S ADAPTATION PLATFORM: Equipping Canadians for a changing climate. PROJECTS AND RESULTS. OCTOBER 2016.
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National; Regional
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Natural Resources Canada
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Academics and scientists; Communities; Policy makers; Practitioners; Private sector
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http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/environment/impacts-adaptation/adaptation-platform/17176
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2012
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