00000nam 2200000za 4500 9.630285 CaOODSP 20200328185635 ta 150407s2015 oncdb # b f000 0 eng d 978-1-100-25699-3 978-1-100-25700-6 CaOODSP eng eng fre n-cn--- M174-2/1-2014E M174-2/1-2014E-PDF Warren, Fiona J. Canada in a changing climate : sector perspectives on impacts and adaptation : synthesis / [lead authors: Fiona J. Warren and Donald S. Lemmen]. Vivre avec les changements climatiques au Canada : perspectives des secteurs relatives aux impacts et à l'adaptation : synthèse Ottawa : Natural Resources Canada, c2015. 19, 19 p. : graphs, maps ; 28 cm. Includes bibliographical references (p. 18). The climate is changing – in Canada and throughout the world. Globally, international assessments continue to identify rising air and ocean temperatures, shifting precipitation patterns, shrinking glaciers, declining snow cover and sea ice extent, rising sea level and changes in extreme events (IPCC, 2013). While rates of change vary from one indicator to another, the directions of change are consistent with climate warming, and climate models project that many of the observed trends will continue over the coming decades and beyond. Reducing greenhouse gas emissions (GHGs; mitigation) is necessary to lessen the magnitude and rate of climate change, but additional impacts are unavoidable, even with aggressive global mitigation efforts, due to inertia in the climate system. Therefore, we also need to adapt – make adjustments in our activities and decisions in order to reduce risks, moderate harm or take advantage of new opportunities. All levels of government, researchers, the private sector and non-government organizations now view adaptation as an essential complement to mitigation. Text in English and French on inverted pages. gccst Climate change Lemmen, Donald Stanley, 1959- Canada. Natural Resources Canada. Canada in a changing climate (CaOODSP)9.629905 Vivre avec les changements climatiques au Canada (CaOODSP)9.677497 Vivre avec les changements climatiques au Canada : fre (CaOODSP)9.678194