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From Impacts to Adaptation
Donald Stanley Lemmen
其他書名
Canada in a Changing Climate 2007
出版Government of Canada, 2008
主題Nature / WeatherScience / Environmental ScienceScience / Earth Sciences / Meteorology & ClimatologyScience / Global Warming & Climate ChangeTechnology & Engineering / Environmental / General
ISBN06624707889780662470786
URLhttp://books.google.com.hk/books?id=AtZPAQAAMAAJ&hl=&source=gbs_api
註釋Climate change impacts elsewhere in the world, and adaptation measures taken to address these, will affect Canadian consumers, the competitiveness of some Canadian industries, and Canadian activities related to international development, aid and peace keeping ; Impacts of recent extreme weather events highlight the vulnerability of Canadian communities and critical infrastructure to climate change ; Adaptive capacity in Canada is generally high, but is unevenly distributed between and within regions and populations ; Resource-dependent and Aboriginal [Native peoples, First Nations] communities are particularly vulnerable to climate changes. This vulnerability is magnified in the Arctic ; Some adaptation is occurring in Canada, both in response to, and in anticipation of, climate change impacts ; Integrating climate change into existing planning processes, often using risk management methods, is an effective approach to adaptation ; Barriers to adaptation action need to be addressed, including limitations in awareness and availability of information and decision-support tools ..."--Summary, p.3.