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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BC Water Resources Atlas (Opens in a new Window)
The BC Water Resources Atlas is an iMapBC application with enhanced functionality to display detailed water related data, including watersheds, water quantity and quality monitoring sites, aquifers, water wells and flood protection works. This tool presents raster data for a variety of layers.

Organization:

Government of British Columbia
Resource formats:
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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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GeoWeb Water Portal (Opens in a new Window)
The GeoWeb Water Portal interactive map displays historical and current water quantity, quality, and climate data for stations across BC for the period of 1886 to 2018. Specific measures include temperature, precipitation, snow depth, water quality, depth to groundwater, and others. Data are available in graphical format for each monitoring station.

Organization:

Government of British Columbia
Resource formats:
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Guide for Considering Climate Change in Coastal Conservation (Opens in a new Window)
This guide aims to assist coastal conservation managers integrate climate considerations into new or existing conservation schemes. This manual covers a six-step approach to strengthening conservation efforts, including the identification of climate stressors and evaluation of their impact on conversation targets.

Organization:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Resource formats:
Adaptation planning
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Guide on Climate Change Adaptation for the Mining Sector (Opens in a new Window)
Climate change is already affecting the mining industry and projected changes to key climate variables such as temperature and rainfall have the potential to impact all aspects of the mining sector in the future. This document provides guidance on climate change adaptation for the mining sector.

Organization:

The Mining Association of Canada
Resource formats:
Vulnerability or risk assessment

Adaptation planning
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Health of Canadians in a Changing Climate (Opens in a new Window)
This assessment is the first comprehensive study of current and projected risks from climate change to the health of Canadians since 2008. It was developed by a team of more than 80 subject matter experts from regional and federal health authorities and academic institutions across Canada. It addresses the evolving knowledge needs of government decision makers, civil society organizations, and individual Canadians by providing evidence-based and, where possible, quantitative information to help people understand how Canada’s climate is changing, and the effects on health and health systems, including implications for those most at risk.

Organization:

Government of Canada: Health Canada
Resource formats:
Impact assessment

Scientific synthesis

Vulnerability or risk assessment

Adaptation planning

Educational and awareness-raising material
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How to Consider Climate Change in Coastal Conservation (Opens in a new Window)
This workbook aims to assist coastal conservation managers integrate climate considerations into new or existing conservation schemes. This guide covers a six-step approach to strengthening conservation efforts, including the identification of climate stressors and evaluation of their impact on conversation targets. Blank worksheets are provided for each step of this framework.

Organization:

National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
Resource formats:
Adaptation planning
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Integrating Climate Change Measures into Municipal Planning and Decision-Making: A Guide for Northern Communities (in english only) (Opens in a new Window)
This guide was developed to assist communities in the NWT integrate climate change adaptation measures into existing and future community plans. This resource outlines steps to developing a community adaptation plan, provides guidance on accessing climate data and future projections, and describes methods for integrating climate information into various planning initiatives (hazard mapping, community emergency, strategic, financial, etc.).

Organization:

Northwest Territories Association of Communities, Ecology North
Resource formats:
Vulnerability or risk assessment

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North American WaterWatch (Opens in a new Window)
A map depicting short-term changes in streamflow conditions, computed at stream gauges. The color of each stream gauge represents real-time streamflow compared to percentiles of historical daily streamflow for that day of the year. When the stream gauges on the map are clicked, a pop-up appears with pertinent gauge information including a summary of gauge statistics, a graph of gauge discharge, a flood tracking chart and the gauges flooding forecast.

Organization:

International Joint Commission, US Geological Survey, Government of Canada: Environment and Climate Change Canada
Resource formats:
Interactive

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Date modified:: 2019-03-01