• Canada
  • Adapting to Climate Change: An Introduction for Canadian Municipalities (2006)
  • Canadian Council of Ministers of the Environment (2008). Climate, Nature People: Indicators of Canada’s Changing Climate
  • Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation: A Canadian Perspective (2004)
  • Environment Canada (2006). Canada’s Fourth National Report on Climate Change: Actions to Meet Commitments Under the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change. Ottawa: Government of Canada
  • Hodgson, G. (2007). A Canadian Climate Change Strategy – Getting the Basics Right. Ottawa: The Conference Board of Canada
  • Lemmen, D., F. Warren, E. Bush, & J. Lacroix. (2008). From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007 Ottawa: Natural Resources Canada.)
  • Mehdi, B. (ed.) (2006). Adapting to Climate Change: An Introduction for Canadian Municipalities. Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network (C-CIARN)

• First Nations
  • CIER (2004) Environmental Issues Research Report
  • Guide to Climate Change Planning: Walpole Island First Nation
  • Climate Change Planning Tools for First Nations Guidebooks (2006):
  • Guidebook 1: Starting the Planning Process
  • Guidebook 2: Climate Change Impacts in the Community
  • Guidebook 3: Vulnerability and Community Sustainability
  • Guidebook 4: Identifying Solutions
  • Guidebook 5: Taking Adaptive Action
  • Guidebook 6: Monitoring Progress and Change
  • Nickels, S., Furgal, C., Buell, M., Moquin, H. (2005). Unikkaaqatigiit – Putting a Face on Climate Change: Perspectives from Inuit in Canada. Ottawa: Joint publication of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments at Université Laval and the Ajunngniq Centre at the National Aboriginal Health Organization

• Climate Change Information
  • Australian Greenhouse Office (2005). Climate Change Science: Questions Answered. Australian Greenhouse Office, Department of the Environment and Heritage
  • Australian Greenhouse Office (2007). Climate Change Adaptation Actions for Local Government. Report by SMEC Australia to the Australian Greenhouse Office, Department of the Environment and Water Resources
  • Australian Greenhouse Office (2007). Climate Change Science: Frequently Asked Questions. Australian Greenhouse Office, Department of the Environment and Water Resources
  • IPCC. (2007). Summary for Policy Makers. In Climate Change 2007: Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability. Contribution of Working Group II to the Fourth Assessment Report of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change. M.L. Parry, O.F. Canziani, J.P. Palutikof, P.J. van der Linden & C.E. Hanson (Eds.) Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, UK, 7-22
  • UKCIP. A Local Climate Impacts Profile (LCIP) For Your Community. Oxford: UKCIP
  • Pew Climate Change 101 Documents:
  • Pew Center Climate Change Overview
  • Pew Center Climate Change 101

• Ontario
  • C-CIARN (2002). Climate Change and Ontario’s Vulnerable Communities. C-CIARN Workshop Report, November 28-29, 2002, Central Library, Mississauga. Toronto: Prepared by LURA Consulting for C-CIARN Ontario
  • Chiotti, Q. and Lavender, B. (2008): Ontario; in From Impacts to Adaptation: Canada in a Changing Climate 2007, edited by D.S. Lemmen, F.J.Warren, J. Lacroix and E. Bush; Government of Canada, Ottawa, ON, p. 227-274
  • Go Green: Ontario’s Action Plan on Climate Change 2007
  • Hebb, A., & Mortsch, L. (2007). Floods: Mapping Vulnerability in the Upper Thames Watershed under a Changing Climate. CFCAS Project: Assessment of Water Resources Risk and Vulnerability to Changing Climatic Conditions, Project Report XI

• Municipalities
  • Federation of Canadian Municipalities. (2006). Enlisting Municipal Governments in a National Approach to Clean Air and Climate Change. Submission by Federation of Canadian Municipalities (FCM) to the Minister of the Environment, October 16, 2006. Ottawa: Federation of Canadian Municipalities
  • London Climate Change Partnership. (2002). A Climate Change Impacts in London Evaluation Study. Final Report. London, UK: Greater London Authority
  • London Climate Change Partnership (2006). Adapting to Climate Change: Lessons for London. London, UK: Greater London Authority
  • McBean, G., & Henstra, D. (2003). Climate Change, Natural Hazards and Cities. Completed for Natural Resources Canada. ICLR Research Paper Series – no. 31. Toronto: Institute for Catastrophic Loss Reduction
  • Ministry for the Environment (2004). Preparing for Climate Change – A Guide for Local Government in New Zealand. New Zealand Ministry for the Environment: Wellington, New Zealand
  • Ormond, P. (2004). GRIDS Background Study: Hamilton’s Vulnerability to Climate Change. Completed for the City of Hamilton, September, 2004. Hamilton: ECO5 Inc.
  • Penney, J., & Wieditz, I. (2007). Cities Preparing for Climate Change: A Study of Six Urban Regions. Toronto: Clean Air Partnership
  • Wieditz, I., & Penney, J. (2007). Climate Change Adaptation Options for Toronto’s Urban Forest. Toronto: Clean Air Partnership
  • Wieditz, I., Penney, J. (2007). Time to Tackle Toronto’s Warming: Climate Change Adaptation Options to Deal with Heat in Toronto. Toronto: Clean Air Partnership

• General Climate Change Adaptation information
  • DeJarlais, C., Bourque, A., Décoste, R., Demers, C., Deschamps, P., & Lam, K. (2004). Adapting to Climate Change. Montreal: Ouranos Consortium
  • London Climate Change Partnership (2006). Adapting to Climate Change Impacts: A good Practice Guide for Sustainable Communities. London: Greater London Authority, South East Climate Change Partnership, Sustainable Development Round Table
  • London Climate Change Partnership (2007). Adapting to Climate Change: A Case Study Companion to the Checklist for Development. London: Greater London Authority, South East Climate Change Partnership, Sustainable Development Round Table
  • Ministry for the Environment (2007). Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change. INFO 225. Ministry for the Environment, Government of New Zealand, Wellington
  • Pew Centre Climate Change Adaptation 101

• Adaptation Strategies and Plans in Canada
  • Halifax Regional Municipality (2006). HRM Climate SMART: Community Action Guide to Climate Change and Emergency Preparedness. Halifax Regional Municipality, Naturally Green, Government of Canada, Federation of Canadian Municipalities, Government of Nova Scotia, ClimAdapt
  • Snover, A.K., L. Whitely Binder, J. Lopez, E. Willmott, J. Kay, D. Howell, and J. Simmonds. 2007. Preparing for Climate Change: A Guidebook for Local, Regional, and State Governments. In association and published by ICLEI – Local Governments for Sustainability, Oakland, CA.
  • Delta's Climate Change Initiative: A Corporate Framework for Action
  • New Brunswick Climate Change Action Plan 2007-2012
  • City of Toronto: Ahead of the Storm

• Mitigation Programs in Canada and Plans
  • Partners for Climate Protection Milestones Process:
  • http://www.sustainablecommunities.fcm.ca/partners-for- climate-protection/
  • http://www.sustainablecommunities.fcm.ca/Partners-for-Climate-Protection/Milestone_four.asp
  • Community Energy Plans:
  • Smart Growth
  • B.C.
  • Pembina
  • Yellowknife

• Health and Climate Change
  • Addressing the Health Effects of Climate Change: Family Physicians Are Key – Ontario College of Family Physicians – April 2008
  • Human Health in a Changing Climate: A Canadian Assessment of Vulnerabilities and Adaptive Capacity – Health Canada 2008
  • Mersereau, V. (2007). A Scan of Municipal Heat/Health Watch Warning Systems and Hot Weather Response Plans. Toronto: Clean Air Partnership

• Build Environment and Climate Change
  • Adapting to Climate Change: First National Engineering Assessment Report April 2008 – Public Infrastructure Engineering Assessment Report
  • Brûlé, J., & McCormick, A. (2005). CSA Discussion Panel – Climate Change & Municipal Infrastructure: Final Report on the Survey to Infraguide Committee Members. Ottawa: National Research Council
  • Girard, M., & Mortimer, M. (2006). The Role of Standards in Adaptation Canada’s Infrastructure to Climate Change. Canadian Standards Association
  • Infrastructure Canada (2006). Adapting Infrastructure to Climate Change in Canada’s Cities and Communities: A Literature Review. Research & Analysis Division, Infrastructure Canada. Ottawa: Infrastructure Canada
  • PIEVC. (2006). Backgrounder – Infrastructure Assessment Pilot Studies: National Engineering Assessment of the Vulnerability of Public Infrastructure to Climate Change. Ottawa: Public Infrastructure Engineering Vulnerability Committee
  • Three Regions Climate Change Group (2008). Your Home in a Changing Climate: Retrofitting Existing Homes for Climate Change Impacts: Report for olicy Makers. London, UK: Greater London Authority

• Risk Management and Assessment
  • An overview of the risk management approach to adaptation to climate change in Canada (2005)
  • Bruce, J., Egender, M., & Noble, D. (2006). Adapting to Climate Change: A Risk-Based Guide for Ontario Municipalities

• Planning and Climate Change
  • Canadian Institute of Planners: Climate Change – A Policy Paper (2008)
  • Department of Communities and Local Government (2008). Impact Assessment of the Planning Policy Statement: Planning and Climate Change. London: Department for Communities and Local Government
  • Hoover, G., Roberts, J. (2007). Operationalizing Adaptation to Climate Change. Ottawa: The Conference Board of Canada
  • Mukheibir, P., & Ziervogel, G. (2007). Developing a Municipal Adaptation Plan (MAP) for Climate Change: The City of Cape Town. Environment and Urbanization, 19, 143-158
  • The Planning Response to Climate Change - UK (20004)