The Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Division (CCIAD) of the Earth Science Sector of Natural Resources Canada facilitates the generation and sharing of knowledge, tools and mechanisms to integrate adaptation into policy, plans and projects. CCIAD works in collaboration with a range of stakeholders, including technical experts and practitioners, across all levels of government and industry. Their website contains many relevant resources on adaptation.
CCIAD is facilitating the establishment of Regional Adaptation Collaboratives.
The Regional Adaptation Collaboratives (RACs) Climate Change Program is a three year, $30 million, cost-shared federal program to help Canadians reduce the risks and maximize the opportunities posed by climate change. The Program helps communities prepare for and adapt to local impacts posed by our changing climate.
The goal of the Program is to catalyze coordinated and sustained adaptation planning, decision-making and action, across Canada’s diverse regions. The RACs Program is a collaboration between the federal government, provinces and territories, working with local governments and organizations.
On April 23, 2010, the governments of Canada, Newfoundland and Labrador, Prince Edward Island, Nova Scotia and New Brunswick announced joint funding for Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions, a series of projects to help communities adapt to climate change.
The website for the Atlantic Climate Adaptation Solutions describes the projects in each province.
The Federal government's Policy Research Initiative partnered with the Climate Change Impacts and Adapdation Directorate (CCIAD) of Natural Resources Canada to undertake a study of the adaptive capacity using the experiences of 19 research projects that had been funded by CCIAD that contributed “to understanding and enhancing adaptation and adaptive capacity” and supported “climate change decision-making and policy development in Canada.”
Understanding Climate Change Adaptation and Adaptive Capacity: Synthesis Report
The research projects synthesized in this report identified five main themes and four common barriers to adaptation.
The common themes to adaptation include:
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the need for adaptive management;
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mainstreaming climate change adaptation;
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emphasizing collaborative approaches;
- viewing mitigation and adaptation as complementary.
The common barriers to adaptation include:
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Last Updated on Monday, 18 April 2011 19:09
