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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  • After the Flood: The Impact of Climate Change on Mental Health and Lost Time From Work (Opens in a new Window)

    The report profiles the results of 100 door-to-door interviews with households in flooded communities, identifying health impacts and financial costs such as lost time from work.
    Organization:
    Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation, University of Waterloo, Intact Financial Corporation, Standards Council of Canada, National Research Council of Canada
    Resource formats:
    • Case study

    Arctic Science and Technology Information system (Opens in a new Window)

    The Arctic Science and Technology Information System (ASTIS) database covers all arctic science and technology subjects and contains two types of information: citations to publications and descriptions of research projects. The ASTIS subset database provides selected ASTIS records and background information for specific regions in the Arctic, subjects or projects.
    Organization:
    University of Calgary
    Resource formats:
    • Scientific synthesis

    ArcticNet (Opens in a new Window)

    ArcticNet is a Network of Centres of Excellence of Canada that brings together scientists and managers in the natural, human health and social sciences with their partners from Inuit organizations, northern communities, federal and provincial agencies, and the private sector. Current and past research projects can be viewed.
    Organization:
    ArcticNet
    Resource formats:

    BC Agriculture and Climate Change Education Series (Opens in a new Window)

    This educational series includes four video modules design to facilitate an understanding of key climate change issues in the British Columbia agricultural sector. Module concepts include Using Future Climate Projections, Adaptation Concepts and Initiatives, Collaborative Research for Producer Adaptation and Extension for Climate-smart Agriculture.
    Organization:
    Government of Canada, Government of British Columbia, Canadian Agricultural Partnership
    Resource formats:
    • Educational and awareness-raising material

    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:
    • Data files
    • Interactive
    • Impact assessment
    • Scientific synthesis
    • Graphical
    • Mapped
    • Tool

    Climate Change and the Preparedness of Canadian Provinces and Territories to Limit Flood Risk (Opens in a new Window)

    This report examines the preparedness of provincial and territorial governments to minimize the negative consequences of current and future floods. It is the intented to provide an informed perspective that will contribute to the alleviation of current and future flood and climate-related risks in Canada.
    Organization:
    Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation
    Resource formats:

    Factoring Climate Risk into Financial Valuation (Opens in a new Window)

    This report presents a practical means to factor climate change and extreme weather risk into financial valuation consistent with direction of the Task Force on Climate-Related Financial Disclosures (TCFD) and Canada’s Expert Panel on Sustainable Finance (EPSF). This report will help institutional managers to guide investments, securities commissions to assess disclosure, and credit rating agencies to measure risk by incorporating the impacts of climate change into business analysis.
    Organization:
    Intact Centre on Climate Adaptation
    Resource formats:


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