Author : Vidya Anderson
Publisher :
ISBN 13 : 9781460635537
Total Pages : 25 pages
Book Rating : 4.6/5 (355 download)
Book Synopsis Responding to the Effects of Climate Change in the Lake Simcoe Watershed by : Vidya Anderson
Download or read book Responding to the Effects of Climate Change in the Lake Simcoe Watershed written by Vidya Anderson and published by . This book was released on 2014 with total page 25 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: "As part of the government's overall strategy to protect and restore the ecological health of the Lake Simcoe Watershed, the Lake Simcoe Protection Act received Royal Assent in December 2008. The Act has provided the authority for the establishment of the Lake Simcoe Protection Plan, which includes provisions to manage for climate change. This plan contains a specific climate change policy to guide provincial government ministries, First Nations and Métis communities, the Lake Simcoe Region Conservation Authority (LSRCA), municipalities, and interested academic institutions in developing a climate change adaptation strategy for the Lake Simcoe Watershed. In this report, the approach, methods, and results of a multi-partner initiative to assess the vulnerabilities of natural and man-made systems to climate change and list options for climate change adaptation for the Lake Simcoe Watershed are described"--Summary.