Canada Approves New Funding for Adaptation on Climate Change
January 11, 2008 // Published as a news service by IHS
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Canada will invest $85.9 million over four years to help its population respond to climate change, according to a recent announcement from Canada's Environment Minister John Baird.
"Canada is leading by example and stepping up its fight against climate change by taking concrete steps to help Canadians adapt to our changing climate," said Baird.
"With our Turning the Corner Action Plan to Reduce Greenhouse Gases [GHG] and Air Pollution, Canada started taking real action on climate change.
"However, the science is clear. Even the most ambitious efforts on fighting climate change cannot prevent the warming that is expected to continue in the short term. That's why we're providing support to address this challenge head-on."
Canada will spend:
- $15 million for research to improve climate change scenarios.
- $14 million for a program to assist Northerners in assessing key vulnerabilities and opportunities for adaptation.
- $7 million for climate change and health adaptation in northern/Inuit communities.
- $14.9 million to develop a pilot climate and infectious disease alert and response system to protect the health of Canadians from the impacts associated with a changing climate.
- $35 million for risk management tools for adaptation and to support the development and implementation of regional programs.
"Canadians want action now on climate change, and that's exactly what we're doing," said Gary Lunn, Canada's minister of natural resources. "My department is using its recognized expertise in adaptation and resource management to create tools and methodologies that will help address the impacts of climate change," he said.
"No region may be more affected by climate change than Canada's Arctic, however, effective solutions must involve all regions of the country," said Chuck Strahl, Canada's minister of Indian affairs and Northern development and federal interlocutor on Métis and non-status Indians.
"Tremendous opportunities await those who design and implement effective ways to combat climate change. Canada, rich in innovative talent and scientific and engineering expertise, is well placed to develop these solutions."
Source: Environment Canada (EC).