| Titre | Climate Change Geoscience Program: 2006-2011 program final report |
| Télécharger | Téléchargements |
| Auteur | Rencz, A N |
| Source | Commission géologique du Canada, Dossier public 6879, 2012, 261 pages, https://doi.org/10.4095/290156 |
| Année | 2012 |
| Éditeur | Ressources naturelles Canada |
| Document | dossier public |
| Lang. | anglais |
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.4095/290156 |
| Media | en ligne; numérique |
| Référence reliée | Cette publication contient les publications suivantes |
| Référence reliée | Cette publication est reliée Rencz, A N; (2010).
Climate change geoscience program year end report 2009-2010, Commission géologique du Canada, Dossier public 6670 |
| Formats | pdf |
| Province | Colombie-Britannique; Alberta; Saskatchewan; Manitoba; Ontario; Québec; Nouveau-Brunswick; Nouvelle-Écosse; Île-du-Prince-Édouard; Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador; Territoires du Nord-Ouest; Yukon;
Nunavut |
| SNRC | 1; 2; 3; 10; 11; 12; 13; 14; 15; 16; 20; 21; 22; 23; 24; 25; 26; 27; 28; 29; 30; 31; 32; 33; 34; 35; 36; 37; 38; 39; 40; 41; 42; 43; 44; 45; 46; 47; 48; 49; 52; 53; 54; 55; 56; 57; 58; 59; 62; 63; 64; 65;
66; 67; 68; 69; 72; 73; 74; 75; 76; 77; 78; 79; 82; 83; 84; 85; 86; 87; 88; 89; 92; 93; 94; 95; 96; 97; 98; 99; 102; 103; 104; 105; 106; 107; 114O; 114P; 115; 116; 117; 120; 340; 560 |
| Lat/Long OENS | -141.0000 -50.0000 90.0000 41.7500 |
| Sujets | effets sur l'environnement; etudes de l'environnement; analyse environnementales; climat; effets climatiques; qualité de l'eau; bassins versants; eaux de surface; climat arctique; congélation du sol;
glace fossile; températures au sol; pergélisol; tourbe; tourbières; tourbières minérotrophes; sensitivité de terrain; faunes; etudes fauniques; distribution de la faune; types de paysage; techniques de cartographie; télédétection; établissement de
modèles; changements du niveau de la mer; variations du niveau de la mer; imagerie thermique; analyses thermiques; études côtières; milieu côtièr; glace; nappes glaciaires; glaciers; glaciologie; écosystèmes; Changement climatique; géologie de
l'environnement; hydrogéologie; géologie des dépôts meubles/géomorphologie; géophysique; géologie marine; Cénozoïque; Quaternaire |
| Illustrations | tables; images; graphs; plots; flow charts; location maps; satellite images |
| Consultation | |
| Bibliothèque de Ressources naturelles Canada - Ottawa (Sciences de la Terre) |
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| Programme | Gestionn aire de programme - sciences de changements climatiques, Géosciences de changements climatiques |
| Diffusé | 2012 03 27 |
| Résumé | (Sommaire disponible en anglais seulement)
The Climate Change Geoscience Program (CCG) was a five year science program conducted between 2006-2011 at the Earth Science Sector (ESS) within
Natural Resources Canada (NRCan). The objective of the program was to provide critical earth science information that would support policy and regulation decisions on adapting to environmental impacts from climate change. The program's success was
based on the development of a scientific knowledge base and the integration of this knowledge into policy decisions that would mitigate any risk of climate change on the welfare of Canadians.
The program's basic role lies in providing a base of
geoscience knowledge, accomplished by identifying the knowledge needs and gaps through collaboration with stakeholders. Specifically the geoscience in the CCG Program focused on those environmental variables that will be most impacted and altered by
a changing climate namely:
1) the cryosphere (permafrost, glaciers and snow cover),
2) water (availability trends and impacts as well as water level changes) and
3) vulnerable landscapes (particularly coastal areas and northern
ecosystems).
The knowledge base is being delivered through a mix of earth observation, both remote and in-situ, and quantitative assessments of landscape and ecosystem response. This includes looking at the past and present in order to increase
our certainty in making decisions for the future. The scientific accomplishments as presented in this document have been well recognized in advancing the scientific knowledge base on climate change science. These include recognition by scientific
groups such as the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, National Round Table on the Environment and the Economics and contributing towards a Noble Prize for outstanding achievements. The list of publications is presented as a separate document
and includes over 150 articles. (ADD some more detail).
The scientific findings have and will continue to provide the necessary understanding to ensure that we will be better able to adapt to changes in our environment resulting from a changing
climate. In all cases partnerships with user communities were fundamental to ensure that knowledge was relevant and would be ultimately used in decision making. This was achieved by working directly with stakeholders from key economic and natural
resource sectors, communities, scientific and professional institutions, governments and industry, within an integrated risk assessment framework. The user community has been appreciative of the program's contribution including the acknowledgement by
Daniel Shewchuk, Minister of Environment for Nunavut on the contribution of the Northern Collaborative on Climate Change to the development of "… the best climate change adaptation plan in Canada. "
Northern vulnerability was particularly
highlighted in the program, responding to the federal government's Northern Strategy vision. The strategy notes the heightened need for climate change in the North and results from the CCG Program will set the stage for
continued scientific
contributions on adapting to climate change in Canada's North. Partnerships that were forged provide an opportunity to collaborate on future activities.
This final report highlights the success of the Program and illustrates the scientific
accomplishments of dedicated scientists. As a result the Program has accomplished the difficult task of undertaking and completing a variety of scientific activities on climate change that have and will continue to benefit Canadians by providing
information that will guide decisions on adapting to climate change.
As a final point a special acknowledgement is extended to Dr. Phil Hill who was the initial Program Manager and set the framework and spirit for the program. |
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