Concurrent Sessions 5 | Feb 20, 2020 > (CS5-PP) Introducing Canada’s Climate Data Portal: helping Canadians access and understand climate data and information to reduce the risks from climate change (Workshop)
(CS5-PP) Introducing Canada’s Climate Data Portal: helping Canadians access and understand climate data and information to reduce the risks from climate change (Workshop)
Presenters: Lo Cheng (moderator), Isabelle Charron and Trevor Murdock
Climate change poses many risks to the health and well-being of Canadians and their communities. Cities, organizations and businesses need to understand how the climate is changing in order to increase their resilience to the effects of climate change and plan adaptation strategies. This requires access to reliable, timely and relevant climate data and associated information.
The session will provide an overview on how the Canadian Centre for Climate Services (CCCS) is supporting Canadians with information and online tools to consider climate change in their decisions. It will focus on ClimateData.ca, a user-friendly climate data portal that has brought together the expertise of national and regional climate service providers. The three session speakers include representatives from the CCCS and regional partners, Ouranos and the Pacific Climate Impacts Consortium. Participants will have the opportunity to try out ClimateData.ca to identify how this tool can aid their decision-making and to provide feedback.