Climate security

Canada Releases National Issues Report on Climate Change Adaptation

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Monday, June 28, 2021
Articles, Natural environment, Animal ecology, Climate change adaptation, Climate change policy, Plant ecology, Climate change, Environment and Climate Change Canada, Climate security, Women in climate change

The Honourable Seamus O'Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, today announced the release of Canada in a Changing Climate: National Issues Report ,a national perspective on how climate change is impacting our environment, economy and many aspects of our daily lives and how we are adapting to these impacts.

Key Points: 
  • The Honourable Seamus O'Regan Jr., Minister of Natural Resources, and the Honourable Jonathan Wilkinson, Minister of Environment and Climate Change, today announced the release of Canada in a Changing Climate: National Issues Report ,a national perspective on how climate change is impacting our environment, economy and many aspects of our daily lives and how we are adapting to these impacts.
  • The report is part of Canada in a Changing Climate: Advancing our Knowledge for Action , a collaborative national assessment process led by Natural Resources Canada, which forms the foundation for the ambitious action we need to take as we develop Canada's National Adaptation Strategy.
  • Alongside the report, Natural Resources Canada and Environment and Climate Change Canada's Canadian Centre for Climate Services also launched the Map of Adaptation Actions , aninteractive, onlinesearchable map of climate change adaptation case studies from Canada, to increase access to useful information and resources supporting adaptation action.
  • Natural Resources Canada, together with Environment and Climate Change Canada, Public Safety Canada and Infrastructure Canada, is developing a National Adaptation Strategy that will be used to help protect Canadians across the country from extreme weather and emerging climate risk.

NEW STUDY FROM ABT PROJECTS THOUSANDS OF ADDITIONAL DEATHS EACH YEAR DUE TO CLIMATE CHANGE-INDUCED HEAT

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Tuesday, June 15, 2021
Physical geography, Articles, Climate, Climate change, Climate variability and change, Effects of climate change, Climate security

Thats what a new study from Abt Associates and co-authors projects as the frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme heat increases due to climate change.

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  • Thats what a new study from Abt Associates and co-authors projects as the frequency, intensity, and duration of extreme heat increases due to climate change.
  • In this scenario, the estimated number of additional deaths in the U.S. may total tens of thousands per year.
  • By overlaying temperature and mortalityand using already-established relationships between heat, mortality, and climate change they were able to extrapolate the impacts of increasing heat in cities due to climate change on human health.
  • Once again, the data confirm that climate change presents a clear public health risk, said lead author Dr. Claire Lay, an associate at Abt.

Inaugural Grounded Summit Highlights Innovative Climate Change Solutions, Action with Global Experts

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Monday, March 25, 2019
Climate change, Global warming, Climate security, National security, Individual and political action on climate change, Articles, Natural environment, Humans

Grounded founder, Julia Jackson, started the organization out of frustration stemming from a wide-ranging lack of action on climate security.

Key Points: 
  • Grounded founder, Julia Jackson, started the organization out of frustration stemming from a wide-ranging lack of action on climate security.
  • "The Grounded Foundation will be a hub for accelerating solutions to climate change, and will work to increase awareness around the climate change crisis."
  • In addition to learning about groundbreaking environmental research and innovative climate change solutions, attendees were immersed in experiences that brought the effects of climate change to the forefront.
  • Grounded is an environmental summit focused on accelerating innovative, data-driven climate change solutions.