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Canada in a Changing Climate - Synthesis Report [Draft]
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| Creator | Natural Resources Canada |
| Summary | The release of this Synthesis Report marks an important milestone for Canada’s National Knowledge Assessment process. Over the last six years, we have worked with more than 650 experts from across the country to produce a total of six reports. While building on the knowledge foundation provided by past Assessment processes, we have introduced many new approaches and covered new themes and issues. New voices have been added, and we are especially excited to have included an Indigenous-led report, For our Future: Indigenous Resilience Report (forthcoming). These reports provide a strong and credible knowledge base to inform decision making. At the same time, we must acknowledge the immense changes seen in Canada over the six years since the current Assessment process started. Due to the timing of knowledge collection and analysis, and the publication process, many of the latest changes and impacts have not been captured within this suite of reports. For example, following a global pandemic that affected all aspects of our lives, Canada has experienced several major climate events. These include the destructive Category 4 Hurricane Fiona in the Atlantic region in 2022 and the widespread, devastating wildfires across much of Canada in 2023. Such events clearly demonstrate that there is still much work to be done on adaptation to increase our resilience in the face of a changing climate. The urgency for action has also amplified, with mounting evidence that climate impacts, even at lower levels of global warming, can cause severe and sometimes irreversible consequences. On a positive note, there have also been significant developments on the climate change agenda. Canada now has its first ever National Adaptation Strategy, which was developed through consultation with governments, experts, stakeholders and rights-holders across the country and released in 2023 (Government of Canada, 2023). This whole-of-society strategy includes a framework to help reduce risks and build climateresilient communities. It also includes goals, objectives and targets to help ensure that investments now and in the future are targeted and effective. It is our hope that this Synthesis Report, and the other reports produced through this Assessment process, will help inform the decisions and actions that are urgently needed today to help ensure that we and future generations can survive and thrive in Canada’s changing climate. |
| Local Relevance | This report provides a synthesis and update of a climate change assessment process by the Government of Canada that was launched in 2017, which assesses climate change in Canada including the NWT. |
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| Tags | Synthesis,Assessment,Infrastructure,Health,Food Security,Adaptation,Nature-Based Solutions |
| Geographic Region | NWT |
| Release Date | 2023-12-07 |
| Last Modified Date | 2023-12-07 |
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