Appendix 3

Internet Resources

Addressing Climate Change – Natural Resources Canada
http://www2.nrcan.gc.ca/es/es/change_e.cfm
Describes Canadian actions on climate change including the National Action Plan on Climate Change, Kyoto commitments to reduce emissions, and programs focusing on areas where substantial reductions in carbon dioxide emissions can be achieved.

Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada – Climate Change
http://www.agr.gc.ca/policy/environment/eb/public_html/ebe/climate.html
Agriculture contributes to climate change through greenhouse gas emissions. However, many agricultural practices may be implemented to reduce these emissions.

BC Climate Exchange
http://bcclimateexchange.ca/index.php
The BC Climate Exchange provides a connection to people, resources, and tools for education, outreach, and training on climate change, its impacts, and solutions.

BC Government Climate Change Home Page
http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/air/climate/index.html
Includes Indicators of Climate Change in British Columbia, emissions information, and much more.

BC Ministry of Water, Land and Air Protection
Indicators of Climate Change 2002
http://wlapwww.gov.bc.ca/air/climate/indicat/index.html
Excellent information on climate change in British Columbia.

Canada Centre for Remote Sensing – Climate Change
http://www.ccrs.nrcan.gc.ca/ccrs/misc/issues/cchange_e.html
Working to improve our understanding about climate change by developing remote sensing techniques to monitor and model environmental and climate change processes.

Canada Country Study – Climate Impacts and Adaptation
http://www.msc-smc.ec.gc.ca/projects/ccs/
The Canada Country Study looks at the social, biological, and economic impacts of climate change and potential adaptive responses for Canada.

Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis
http://www.cccma.bc.ec.gc.ca/eng_index.html
The CCMA conducts research in coupled and atmospheric climate modelling, sea-ice modelling, climate variability and predictability, the carbon cycle, and a number of other areas.

Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network – British Columbia
http://c-ciarn-bc.ires.ubc.ca/
The aim of C-CIARN is "to build a network of researchers and stakeholders that will help to develop credible information on the impacts of climate change in Canada and help to identify adaptation options in order to anticipate and prepare for the changes that are expected during the 21st Century."

Climate Change – Climate and Adaptation
http://adaptation.nrcan.gc.ca/home_e.asp
The Government of Canada’s Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Program provides funding for research and activities to improve our knowledge of Canada’s vulnerability to climate change, to better assess the risks and benefits posed by climate change and to build the foundation upon which appropriate decisions on adaptation can be made.

Environment Canada – Climate Change
http://www.ec.gc.ca/climate/home-e.html
Government actions on climate change including the Kyoto Protocol, Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change, and impacts research on weather, ecosystems, health, and way of life.

Frequently Asked Questions – Meteorological Service of Canada
http://www.msc.ec.gc.ca/saib/climate/Faq_2002/index_e.html
Answers to common questions about the science of climate change and related issues such as atmospheric ozone.

Geological Survey of Canada / Natural Resources Canada – Climate Change
http://sts.gsc.nrcan.gc.ca/page1/clim/
Understanding climate change, the science, and its impacts.

Global Warning – Knowledge Network Television Series
http://www.knowledgenetwork.ca/know_tool/globalwarning/index.html
All three television episodes are downloadable as clips. Includes information on how to obtain the video and a classroom guide.

Government of Canada Climate Change Web Site
http://climatechange.gc.ca/english/index.shtml
This is the main portal for federal government information on all aspects of climate change.

Health Canada -- Climate Change
http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/hecs-sesc/hecs/climate/index.htm
Find out how Health Canada is addressing the impacts of climate change on the health of Canadians by consulting the site for conferences, events, publications, reports, and links.

Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change
http://www.ipcc.ch/
The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change assesses scientific, technical and socio- economic information relevant for the understanding of climate change, its potential impacts, and options for adaptation and mitigation.

National Climate Change Process
http://nccp.ca/NCCP/index_e.html
Describes how Canadian governments are responding to the challenge of climate change.

National Environmental Indicator Series – Climate Change
http://www.ec.gc.ca/soer-ree/english/Indicators/Issues/Climate/default.cfm
Selected key statistics on climate change. Documents provide information on the topic and statistical trends for Canada and the world.

Natural Resources Canada -- Climate Change
http://climatechange.nrcan.gc.ca/english/index.asp
This climate-change site has sections on news, publications, issues, policies, actions, science and research, and press releases by Natural Resources Canada.

Natural Resources Canada – Pacific Forestry Centre, Canadian Forest Service
www.pfc.cfs.nrcan.gc.ca/index_e.html
The Pacific Forestry Centre has a number of initiatives related to climate change, mountain pine beetle, and other forestry research issues.

Partners for Climate Protection (Federation of Canadian Municipalities)
http://www.fcm.ca/scep/support/PCP/pcp_index.htm
This website describes their step-by-step program for communities to develop a climate change mitigation program.

Science and Environment Bulletin -- Climate Change
http://www2.ec.gc.ca/science/new/climate_e.html
The climate change section of the Science & Environment Bulletin—keeping you up to date on current environment issues.

Temperature Rising – Teacher Workshops and Resources
http://www.gvrd.bc.ca/climate/english/index.html
Simon Fraser University, the Government of Canada, the Greater Vancouver Regional District, and the Government of British Columbia, together with other partners, have developed information material on the science of climate change. Includes lesson plans and resources for teachers.

Tracking Key Environmental Issues – Climate Change
http://www.ec.gc.ca/TKEI/cc_weather/cc_e.cfm
Describes climate change issues, current Canadian statistics, and Canada’s national efforts.

Transport Canada – Climate Change
http://www.tc.gc.ca/programs/environment/climatechange/menu.htm
Transportation is the single largest source of greenhouse gas emissions in Canada. The transportation sector thus presents an important challenge for Canada in responding to the Kyoto Protocol.

University of Washington Climate Impacts Group
The PowerPoint presentations by presenters Philip Mote and Alan Hamlet are available at:
http://ftp.hydro.washington.edu/pub/hamleaf/bc_climate_change/

For a series of three "white papers" on climate change and water resources in the Pacific Northwest, including the Columbia Basin:
http://jisao.washington.edu/PNWimpacts/Workshops/Skamania2001/
WP01_agenda.htm

Free climate change streamflow scenarios for US Pacific Northwest water planning studies:
http://www.ce.washington.edu/~hamleaf/climate_change_streamflows/CR_cc.htm

“List-Serves” for Climate Change Information

BC Climate Exchange
http://bcclimateexchange.ca/index.php
Look at the menu on the left hand side for instructions on how to join the list-serve.

Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network - British Columbia Region
http://c-ciarn-bc.ires.ubc.ca/
The C-CIARN BC email list is a tool for exchanging information on climate change impacts and adaptation. The posts include announcements for events, funding opportunities and job postings. Any member of the email list can post emails. The list is geared to serve the community of researchers, stakeholders, decision-makers and managers who deal with the impacts of climate change in their work. All are welcome to join by sending a blank e-mail to:
IANetwork-subscribe@yahoogroups.com .

Print References

Cohen, S. J., K. Miller, A. Hamlet, W. Avis, 2000, Climate Change and Resource Management in the Columbia River Basin, Water International, 25 (2), pp 253−272, June.

Hamlet, A. F. (Eds. H. Diaz and B. Morehouse), 2003, Chapter 11, The Role of Transboundary Agreements in the Columbia River Basin: An Integrated Assessment in the Context of Historic Development, Climate, and Evolving Water Policy, Transboundary Challenges in the Americas, Klumer Press, (in press).

Hamlet, A. F. and D. P. Lettenmaier, 1999: Effects of Climate Change on Hydrology and Water Resources in the Columbia River Basin. JAWRA, 35(6), pp 1597−1623.

Miles, E. L., A. K. Snover, A. Hamlet, B. Callahan, and D. Fluharty, 2000: Pacific Northwest Regional Assessment: The Impacts of Climate Variability and Climate Change on the Water Resources of the Columbia River Basin. JAWRA, 36(2), pp 399−420.

Mote, P., and co-authors, 1999: Impacts of Climate Variability and Change: Pacific Northwest: A Report of the Pacific Northwest Regional Assessment Group for the U.S. Global Change Research Program, Seattle, Washington, JISAO/SMA Climate Impacts Group, University of Washington.

Mote, P. W., E. A. Parson, A. F. Hamlet, K. G. Ideker, W. S. Keeton, D. P. Lettenmaier, N. J. Mantua, E. L. Miles, D. W. Peterson, D. L. Peterson, R. Slaughter, and A. K. Snover, 2003: Preparing for Climate Change: The Water, Salmon, and Forests of the Pacific Northwest. Climatic Change, in press.

Palmer, R. N. and M. Hahn, 2002: The Impacts of Climate Change on Portland’s Water Supply: An investigation of potential hydrologic and management impacts on the Bull Run system. Seattle, Washington. Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, University of Washington: 7.

Payne, J. T., A. W. Wood, A. F. Hamlet, R. N. Palmer, and D. P. Lettenmaier, 2002: Mitigating the effects of climate change on the water resources of the Columbia River Basin, Climatic Change, in review.