Canada Invests in Climate Change Adaptation to Keep Communities Safe in the North and Across Canada
Summary
"The impacts associated with climate change including intense wildfires, devastating floods, stronger tropical storms and hurricanes, and permafrost thaw in the north are being felt environmentally and economically in every single region of Canada. "The Honourable Gary AnandasangareeMinister of Crown-Indigenous Relations and Northern Affairs and Minister responsible for the CanadianNorthern Economic Development Agency"Climate change is no longer a distant threat it is a present reality that communities across Canada, particularly in the North, are grappling with every day. Guette ta glace allows 30 municipalities with fewer than 5,000 residents to monitor the condition of their skating rinks and work together to find ways of adapting winter recreational activities to our changing climate. By collaborating with Saht\xfa communities, the ehdzo Gotn Gots N\xe1ked (Saht\xfa Renewable Resources Board) is not only developing comprehensive land reclamation and safe land-use guidance but also ensuring that Indigenous knowledge and expertise are integral to the process. More specifically, the CCAP aims to: enhance adaptation knowledge and skills among workforce; and The CRCC Program supports regional-scale pilot projects on three marine coasts Atlantic, Pacific and North and in the Great LakesSt.