From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 reflects the advances made in understanding Canada's vulnerability to climate change during the past decade. Through a primarily regional approach, this assessment discusses current and future risks and opportunities that climate change presents to Canada, with a focus on human and managed systems. It is based on a critical analysis of existing knowledge, drawn from the published scientific and technical literature and from expert knowledge. The current state of understanding is presented, and key knowledge gaps are identified. Advances in understanding adaptation, as well as examples of recent and ongoing adaptation initiatives, are highlighted throughout the report.

The assessment team involved experts from across the country, acting as advisory committee members, authors and editors. The completed report consists of eleven chapters.

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Table of Contents

Synthesis
Chapter 1: Introduction
Chapter 2: Background Information
Chapter 3: Northern Canada
Chapter 4: Atlantic Canada
Chapter 5: Quebec
Chapter 6: Ontario
Chapter 7: Prairies
Chapter 8: British Columbia
Chapter 9: Canada in an International Context
Chapter 10: Moving Forward on Adaptation
Glossary

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