Climate Change ResourcesNova Scotia Climate Change Resources Spotlight on Climate Change Adaptation for Nova Scotia Municipalities“Climate Change Impacts and Adaptations for Land Use Planners” (Executive Summary) (Natural Resources Canada, 2007. Produced by Birch Hill GeoSolutions) This report is geared toward Nova Scotia Land Use Planners and other municipal officials. The purpose of the project was to assess climate change impacts on land uses, and adaptations to these impacts, in rural communities in Nova Scotia. The focus was on Coastal Flooding, with a test case in Annapolis Royal; and on agricultural drought, with a test case in the Pereau River watershed. To view, click here. City of Toronto’s Climate Change Adaptation Reference Collection for Municipalities Available OnlineThe City of Toronto has prepared a website housing a wealth of information on climate change adaptation. The material was compiled in cooperation with the Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction (ICLR). The information is broken down into 14 categories: Business, Comprehensive Adaptation Strategies, Economic Perspectives, Forestry, Health, Impacts and Adaptation Overview, Multi-hazard Disaster Resilience, Planning, Risk Management Approaches, Tools, Transportation, Water, Toronto-Specific Documents and Useful Websites. This information will be a benefit to all municipalities. To access this information, visit City of Toronto Climate Change Adaptation Reference Collection Nova Scotia Climate Change DocumentsToward a Greener Future: Nova Scotia' Climate Change Action Plan (1.1 MB) Planning for disaster, climate change and sustainable development by Chystal Fuller & Dan Sandink Energy Security In Nova Scotia (775 kB) The GPI Transportation Accounts: Sustainable Transportation in Nova Scotia (GPI Atlantic, 2006) (828.03 kB) The Energy Accounts For The Nova Scotia Genuine Progress Index (244.12 kB) Corporate Local Action Plan To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (4.8 MB) HRM's Community Local Action Plan To Reduce Greenhouse Gas Emissions (5 MB) HRM's Clean Air Strategy (Executive Summary) (2006) (2 MB) Change is in the Air: Toronto's Commitment to an Environmentally Sustainable Future (2007) Partners For Climate Protection Inventory & Analysis (546 kB) (ICLEI, 2000) (provides a summary of 37 greenhouse gas inventories for Canadian municipalities (corporate and community) NEW: FCM Green Municipal Fund Case Study - Energy plan plots path to cut GHGs and save money (City of Yellowknife, Northwest Territories) Provincial Climate Change DocumentsNew Brunswick's Climate Change Action Plan (1.3 MB) Ontario Greenhouse Gas Emissions Targets- A Technical Brief (108 kB) Quebec And Climate Change - A Challenge For The Future (2006-2012 Action Plan) (3 MB) Regional Climate Change DocumentsNew England Governors - Eastern Canadian Premiers - Climate Change Action Plan 2001 (84 kB) New England And Eastern Canada 2006 Report Card (131 kB) on Climate Change Action: Third Annual Assessment of the Region's Progress Towards Meeting the Goals of the New England Governors/Eastern Canadian Premiers Climate Change Action Plan of 2001 This 2006 Report Card evaluates and grades the progress the states and provinces have made towards achieving eight of the nine Action Items in their Climate Change Action Plan of 2001. National Climate Change DocumentsTurning the Corner: Canada's action plan to reduce greenhouse gases and air pollution (2006) Conference Board of Canada: Sustainable Urban Transportation: A Winning Strategy for Canada (2007) The Case for Deep Reductions: Canada's Role in Preventing Dangerous Climate Change 2006 Canadian Environmental Sustainability Indicators: The federal government has selected three environmental indicators to track progress in striving for cleaner water, cleaner air and lower greenhouse gas emissions. The selected indicators are the air quality indicator, the greenhouse gas emissions indicator and the freshwater quality indicator. These indicators supplement traditional health and economic measures, such as gross domestic product, so that Canadians can better understand the relationships that exist among the economy, the environment, and human health and well-being. New Strategies To Confront Climate Change (346 kB) (by Andrew Heintzman, President of Investeco Capital Corp. From Canadian Environmental Grantmakers' Network's Thoughtleader Series 2006) International Climate Change DocumentsStern Review on the Economics of Climate Change: The former chief economist of the World Bank, Sir Nicholas Stern, was asked by the UK government to lead a major review on the economics of climate change to understand more comprehensively the nature of the economic challenges and how they can be met, in the UK and globally. His final report was published in the fall of 2006, however, there have been some additional update documents published by the Stern team since them. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) - Fourth Assessment Report (Climate Change 2007: The Physical Science Basis): The World Meteorological Organization and the United Nations Environment Programme established the IPCC in 1988. Their role is to assess on a comprehensive, objective, open and transparent basis the scientific, technical and socio-economic information relevant to understanding the scientific basis of risk of human-induced climate change, its potential impacts and options for adaptation and mitigation. The Pew Center on Global Climate Change has developed a series of brief reports entitled Climate Change 101: Understanding and Responding to Global Climate Change
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