Search Records

This report on the forest ecosystems of 31 predominantly forested national parks is the first in the Carbon Atlas series. Parks Canada has undertaken the development of a series of Carbon Atlases as part of an effort to create a more comprehensive picture of the amount and density of carbon...

Number 1/ The Urban Heat Island Effect: Causes, Health Impacts and Mitigation Strategies

Number 2/ Communicating the Health Risks of Extreme Heat Events: Toolkit for Public Health and Emergency Management Officials.

Number 3/ Understanding Community Resilience to Extreme Heat Through Table-top Exercises

Number 4/ Developing Heat Alert and Response Systems in Urban and Rural Communities

Number 5/ North American Working Group on Climate Change and Human Health

Number 6/ Health Canada is Collaborating with Canadian Communities to Reduce the Urban Heat Island Effect

This workbook provides step-by-step information on how to conduct a climate change and health vulnerability and adaptation assessment. This workbook is intended for use by health officials to develop health vulnerability assessments and adaptation plans through participatory processes that engage...

In 2022, scientists from Parks Canada, Audubon, the Canadian Wildlife Service and Birds Canada published an analysis of projected changes in bird assemblages due to climate change within the Canadian National Park System (Gahbauer et al. 2022, Projected changes in birds assemblages due to climate...

All people in Canada are vulnerable to health risks related to climate change. However, climate change affects some people and communities more than others. In Canada, certain groups are at higher risk and more vulnerable to the health impacts of climate change.