Library of climate resources

This is a collection of links to climate datasets, tools, guidance and related resources. The sources include the federal government, provincial and territorial governments, national professional organizations, climate consortia and established international organizations. It can be useful for impact, vulnerability and risk assessments, and for adaptation planning.

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Explanation of the different resource types

data product - downloadable climate dataset
tool - builds on a dataset with further analyses and/or visualization
guidance - provides direction on the use of climate information or on conducting climate-related assessments
codes and standards - guidance and best practice documents for climate resilient design
additional resources include educational and awareness-raising material, impact assessments and scientific syntheses

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Benchmarking Climate Change Adaptation Action in Ontario Summary Report (Opens in a new Window)
The Benchmarking Climate Change Adaptation Action in Ontario Summary Report provides a snapshot of climate change adaptation in Ontario municipalities that can be used to address barriers and advance climate change adaptation policy and programs at all levels of government.

Organization:

Climate Risk Institute
Resource formats:
Adaptation planning
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Best Practices for Consideration of the Effects of Climate Change in Project-Level Environmental Assessments (Opens in a new Window)
This document provides a list of 11 Best Practices for meaningfully incorporating climate change considerations into Environmental Assessments.

Organization:

Climate Risk Institute
Resource formats:
Vulnerability or risk assessment
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Building Sustainable and Resilient Communities with Asset Management: An Introduction for Municipal Leaders (Opens in a new Window)
This introductory guide outlines how asset management can be beneficial for municipalities to overcome economic, social and environmental challenges. Part of the guide is dedicated to outlining sustainable and resilient communities and how this relates to climate change.

Organization:

Federation of Canadian Municipalities
Resource formats:
Vulnerability or risk assessment
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Canada’s National Adaptation Strategy (Opens in a new Window)
The National Adaptation Strategy presents a comprehensive blueprint to strategically reduce the risks that come with climate change impacts. The Strategy provides a whole-of-society blueprint that sets not only long-term goals, but also near- and medium-term targets to help every region and every community achieve them.

Organization:

Environment and Climate Change Canada
Resource formats:
Adaptation planning
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Canada's Marine Coasts in a Changing Climate (Opens in a new Window)
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.

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada
Resource formats:
Vulnerability or risk assessment
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Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (Opens in a new Window)
Canadian Cryospheric Information Network (CCIN) provides information on measuring, modeling, and understanding the relationships between the cryosphere and the Earth's climate system. It contains data visualizations of current and historical snow water equivalent, sea ice thickness, and current and historical lake ice cover. Historical and future data are available as point and gridded data.

Organization:

Canadian Cryosphere Information Network, University of Waterloo
Resource formats:
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Canadian Institute of Planners, Resource Library (Opens in a new Window)
This webpage provides case studies, assessment frameworks, reports and educational resources related to climate change and planning.

Organization:

Canadian Institute of Planners
Resource formats:
Impact assessment

Vulnerability or risk assessment

Adaptation planning

Educational and awareness-raising material

Case study

Training
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Climate Adaptive Silviculture Prescription Decision Tool (Opens in a new Window)
This tool is designed to help private woodlot owners maintain or enhance the climate change resilience and maximize the carbon storage of a stand. This decision tree aids in climate change risk assessment classification.

Organization:

New Brunswick Federation of Woodlot Owners
Resource formats:
Tool

Adaptation planning
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Climate Change Adaptation for Natural Gas and Propane Installations (Opens in a new Window)
This report has two main objectives: (1) to inform and educate about the potential impacts of severe weather, climate variability, and climate change on natural gas and propane installations, as well as specific climate adaptation measures that have been incorporated in different regions; and (2) to develop specific climate change adaptation recommendations for consideration for CSA B149.1, CSA B149.2, and CSA B149.3 [1], [23], [24], as well as general recommendations for other relevant codes and standards in the gas sector.

Organization:

Canadian Standards Association Group
Resource formats:
Educational and awareness-raising material
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Climate change adaptation framework manual (Opens in a new Window)
This manual is intended to help organizations address climate change risks in a comprehensive and consistent manner. This document provides a framework for moving through the stages of adaptation planning: Scope and Preparation, Vulnerability Assessment, Risk Assessment, Adaptation Options, and the Prioritization of Options and Development of a Strategy.

Organization:

Government of Alberta
Resource formats:
Vulnerability or risk assessment
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