Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Reports

Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Reports

Two new chapters of the Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Report have been published: Quebec and Ontario. Below you will find a quick summary of these new chapters and some links to relevant information found on ClimateData.ca

Quebec

The Quebec Chapter of the Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Report, led by Ouranos, was released in August. Similar to others from this report, the Quebec chapter explores specific climate change impacts being experienced across the province. This chapter identifies some of the most pressing impacts Quebec’s population, natural environment, and built infrastructure are facing, as well as some of the key adaptation actions that can be implemented to address these impacts.

Quebec is expecting, and is already experiencing, a number of climate change impacts. Some of the key impacts identified through the report include:

  • Health risks associated with climate change, including heat waves and extreme weather
  • Urban environment hazards, such as heat islands and stormwater management
  • Coastal erosion and flooding in coastal areas, which exacerbates the impact of storms
  • Gains and loses in agriculture and fishery productivity, due to migration of pests and species due to a changing climate

To read the full Quebec Chapter, visit changingclimate.ca.

ClimateData.ca offers a number of products for users interested in learning more about the data behind impacts referenced in the Report or for those looking to take action and address them.

  • Users can visit the Health Module to learn more about how health is impacted by climate change, variables of interest for the health sector, and examples of actions that have been taken to address impacts.
  • The Analyze page offers the ability to customize data projections by using your own thresholds, which can be useful for obtaining data related to heat waves or extreme precipitation, for example.
  • Coastal areas can be impacted by sea level change, which is one of the many variables that can be accessed on ClimateData.ca.
  • Users can visit the Agricultural Module to learn more about how agriculture is impacted by climate change variables of interest, and examples of actions that have been taken to address impacts.

If you are looking for additional examples of adaptation action in Quebec, visit the Map of Adaptation Actions, available on changingclimate.ca, to explore examples.

Ontario

The Ontario Chapter of the Canada in a Changing Climate: Regional Perspectives Report, led by the Climate Risk Institute, was released in August. Similar to others from this report, the Ontario chapter explores the specific climate change impacts being experienced across the province. This chapter identifies some of the most pressing impacts Ontario’s population, natural environment, and built infrastructure are facing, as well as some of the key adaptation actions that can be implemented to address these impacts.

Ontario is expecting, and is already experiencing, a number of impacts. Some of the key impacts identified through the report include:

  • Vulnerable infrastructure, to climate impacts such as flooding, extreme events, and changing temperatures.
  • Opportunities and threats to agriculture and food systems, from longer growing seasons to severe heatwaves to increased risk from pests.
  • Human health impacts caused and exacerbated by heat waves, extreme events, and other climate impacts.

To read the full Ontario Chapter, visit changingclimate.ca.

ClimateData.ca offers a number of products for users interested in learning more about the data behind these impacts or those looking to take action to address them.

  • Users can visit the sector modules on ClimateData.ca: Buildings, Transportation, Agriculture, and Health. These modules offer insights to how climate change uniquely affects each sector, relevant variables for each sector, and examples of adaptation action.
  • The Analyze page offers the ability to customize data projections by using your own thresholds, which can be useful for obtaining data related to heat waves or extreme precipitation, for example.

If you are looking for additional examples of adaptation action in Ontario, visit the Map of Adaptation Actions, available on changingclimate.ca, to explore examples.