| Resource Purpose |
"Selected Tools to Evaluate Water Monitoring Networks for Climate Change Adaptation is a reference document for non-specialist water managers and climate change adaptation planners. The document was developed to help Canadian federal, provincial and territorial governments determine the suitability of their water monitoring networks to provide the data needed to plan for and to adapt to a changing climate. It describes proven and practical ways for jurisdictions to set priorities for water monitoring networks for climate change adaptation, and then evaluate the ability of these networks to provide the data needed to support climate change adaptation needs. However as the impacts of climate change vary by location, the priorities and evaluations will, by necessity, be jurisdiction- and region-specific. Prioritisation and evaluation will help jurisdictions decide whether (and how) to add or reduce stations, add hydrologic parameters, or change the frequency and timing of sampling and ultimately better support climate change
adaptation planning." |
