Huang Chen Liu-2002-Development of an information system for supporting climate change impact and adaptation strategies studies within the Prairies petroleum industries

Petroleum operations range from exploration, production and refining to transportation
and storage. Climate change will lead to a number of direct and indirect impacts on this
industrial sector. Therefore, a challenging question faced by the industry is how they
should adapt to the changing climatic conditions in order to maintain or improve their
economic and environmental efficiencies.

Cohen Sykes Wheaton-2002-Evaluation of the effects of climate change on forge and livestock production and assessment of adaptation strategies on the Canadian Prairies

An understanding of adaptation of plant and animal systems in response to changes in
climate will help to reduce the risk involved in livestock production. Climate change will
affect a large array of systems. Forage and livestock production will not be excluded from
the impact of climate change. The purpose of this study was to understand the concept of
adaptation and to integrate adaptive management strategies within the beef industry. A
case study was undertaken at three locations to determine the impact of climate change as
predicted by the CGCM1 model on livestock production.

Nagy-2001-Agriculture energy use of adaptation options to climate change

The agriculture and agri-food sector of the Canadian economy is a significant
user of non-renewable energy both as direct energy (diesel, gasoline) and indirect energy
(fertilizer). Direct on-farm energy expenditure for mechanical power accounts for over
$1 billion, or about 10% of total farm operating cost in the three Prairie Provinces.
Gasoline, diesel and other fuels met over 70% of this requirement; electricity and natural
gas constituting the remainder. Primary agriculture production also requires indirect
energy embodied in machinery, fertilizer and pesticides.

Shymko Sinclair-2001-Assessing the effectiveness of climate change communications a case study of a community climate change workshop

Since the submission of the interim report in December 2000, the project objectives and
deliverables have been completed. As the interim report included an introduction, a literature
review and section describing the study methods, this information will not be included in this
report. A copy of the final thesis containing a comprehensive synthesis of all research activities,
including an in-depth discussion and communication strategy will be submitted to PARC upon
completion.

Sauchyn Harron Nyirfa-2001-The climate sensitivity of the soil landscapes of the Prairie Ecozone

The project reported here examined sensitivities of prairie soil landscapes to climate change,
variability and extreme hydroclimatic events. Early in the project, a review of existing climate
impact assessments and methodologies suggested that most are based on an incomplete
understanding of the climate forcing of geomorphic systems, especially in relation to the
influence of scale on the understanding and modeling of biophysical systems.

Wittrock Wheaton Beaulieu-2001-Adaptability of prairie cities the role of climate current and future impacts and adaptation strategies

This work was supported in part by the Government of Canada’s Climate Change Action
Fund (CCAF), and the Prairie Adaptation Research Collaborative (PARC), along with Alberta
Environment, Saskatchewan Research Council (SRC), Prairie Adaptation Network (PAN) and
Saskatchewan Energy and Mines. The many other partners include the cities of Regina, Winnipeg,
Edmonton, Saskatoon, Grande Prairie, Swift Current, Brandon and Prince Albert.

Thorpe Wolfe Campbell-2001-An ecoregion approach for evaluating land use management and climate change adaptation strategies on sand dune areas in the Prairie Provinces

Outputs from multiple global circulation models (GCMs) simulate that, with the exception of the
arctic, the prairies will experience the greatest increases in temperature in Canada under continued
increases in greenhouse gases, resulting in widespread impacts and the need for adaptation. This
report focuses on climate change and land use management in sand dune areas located throughout
the Prairie Provinces. Particular attention is given to these areas due to the sensitivity of dunes and
their land uses to climatic variability and change.

Melville-2001-Climate change and an ecosystem-resource adaptation approach for vulnerable lakes in the Boreal Plain Ecozone

All major climate-change agenda efforts in recent years echo the need for more empirical
scientific information about climate change and adaptation to freshwater ecosystem impacts. The
adaptation research undertaken in this study begins the process of providing answers to the
general question posed by resource managers and other stakeholders, “What options can we
choose from to ensure the sustainability of the aquatic resources under our stewardship?” More
specifically, the research results in a systematic methodological framework which resource
managers could build on to determine adaptation options for specific lake types, as well as
examples with respect to such options.