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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Coastal management

Canadian Tides and Water Levels Data Archive (Opens in a new Window)
The Canadian Tides and Water Levels Data Archive contains historical observations of tides and water levels from Canadian and global monitoring stations. Data include Canadian tide and water level data, Canadian Hydrographic Service station benchmarks, and international sea level data. Data are available for download in tabular format or can be visualized using an interactive map.

Organization:

Government of Canada: Fisheries and Oceans Canada
Resource formats:
Data files

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CanCoast - Coastal Materials Version 2.0 (Opens in a new Window)
CanCoast is a geospatial database of the physical characteristics of Canada's marine coasts. It includes both feature classes that are not expected to change through time, and feature classes that are expected to change as climate changes.

Organization:

Natural Resources Canada
Resource formats:
Data files
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Cartographie des zones de contraintes relatives à l'érosion côtière et aux mouvements de terrain (in French only) (Opens in a new Window)
This map locates the parts of the territory where coastal erosion standards, prescribed by the Quebec government, must be applied. Coastal erosion constraint zones include protection strips where various interventions must be regulated. These zones are intended to be integrated into the RCM's land use and development plan for land use planning and control, in accordance with the requirements of the Act respecting land use planning and development (A-19.1, section 5).

Organization:

Government of Quebec
Resource formats:
Data files

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Adaptation planning
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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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Climate Change Adaption Guidelines for Sea Dikes and Coastal Flood Hazard Land Use: Guidelines for Management of Coastal Flood Hazard Land Use (Opens in a new Window)
These guidelines address land management options in areas at risk of coastal flooding due to sea level rise. The focus is on British Columbia.

Organization:

Government of British Columbia
Resource formats:
Adaptation planning
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Climate Change Adaption Guidelines for SeaDikes and Coastal Flood Hazard Land Use (Opens in a new Window)
These guidelines support the design of sea dikes to protect low lying areas exposed to coastal flood hazards from sea level rise due to climate change in British Columbia.

Organization:

Government of British Columbia
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Impact assessment

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Climate Data Resources (Opens in a new Window)
The Climate Risk Institute (CRI) works to advance practice and deliver services related to climate change risk assessment, adaptation planning, policy evaluation and resiliency. The CRI climate data webpage provides a variety of different climate data sources to help with decision-making across Canada, including data specifically for Ontario and the Great Lakes region.

Organization:

Climate Risk Institute (CRI)
Resource formats:
Data files

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Climate Impacts (Opens in a new Window)
This webpage provides an overview of the impacts of climate change on different sectors in Nova Scotia. Sectors include health, agriculture, tourism and more.

Organization:

Government of Nova Scotia
Resource formats:
Educational and awareness-raising material
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Climate Impacts and Outlook (Opens in a new Window)
The Climate Impacts and Outlook resource offers a snapshot of recent weather events and anomalies, regional weather impacts on ecosystems and economic sectors, and a forecast for the coming three months displayed through static maps. Historical and future data are available as point, grid and polygon data. Current conditions and forecasts of temperature, precipitation, drought, stream flow, winter weather, and ocean conditions are available.

Organization:

Gulf of Maine Council on the Marine Environment
Resource formats:
Data files

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Coastal Adaptation Toolkit (Opens in a new Window)
The Coastal Adaptation Toolkit was developed to help Atlantic rural coastal communities and property owners plan for the effects of climate change. It is appropriate for use by communities and property owners that are experiencing coastal issues related to erosion and/or short- and long-term flooding impacts. The intent of the toolkit is to help communities and decision-makers as well as coastal property owners be aware of their coastal environment, the different adaptation options available to them, and the applicability of the options under different scenarios.

Organization:

CLIMAtlantic
Resource formats:
Interactive

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01