Adapting to Climate Change and Variablity in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin

Adapting to Climate Change and Variablity in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin PDF Author: Linda D. Mortsch
Publisher: Canadian Government Publishing
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Category : History
Languages : en
Pages : 204

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Book Description
Presents proceedings of a symposium held to assess the risks of climate change and variability in the Great Lakes-St. Lawrence Basin and identify sustainable adaptation responses through the integration of various stakeholder perspectives. The proceedings included keynote presentations, poster papers, panel sessions, and working groups. Topics covered include Canadian and US research activities and scientific advances made in the areas of climate change, impacts and adaptation assessment, and climate prediction; impacts and risks of climate change and variability, and adaptation to those impacts and risks, from the point of view of such stakeholders as watershed managers, electric utilities, water suppliers, farmers, and governments; and future directions in water use and management, human health, land use and management, and ecosystem health.