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Adaptation of Living Environments
Programmation 2020-2028
Project in progress
Research on urban green infrastructure in Quebec: Implementation and co-benefits

The aim of this project is to draw up an inventory of work in progress and work that has been completed over the past 10 years on green infrastructure in urban areas in Quebec. It will also help to unify Quebec’s experts on urban green infrastructure and support better coordination of their research.

Scientific manager(s) : Françoise Bichai, Polytechnique
Climate Governance
Program 2020-2028
Project in progress
Strengthening local governance in face of climate change: The case study of an online educational initiative developed by the Union des Municipalités du Québec

This case study will generate hard data on the structure and impact of a continuing education initiative for municipal elected officials. The data will be used directly to improve the UMQ’s training offering, as well as other educational initiatives on adaptation for elected officials and municipal employees.

Scientific manager(s) : Blane Harvey, McGill
Climate Science and Climate Services . Economy . Extreme Events
Program 2020-2028
Project in progress
Economic analyses of forest fire adaptation measures for Quebec

This project will provide an analysis of the economic impacts of forest fires in the context of climate change in Quebec. It will also analyze the cost effectiveness of adaptation solutions to enable informed decision-making.

Scientific manager(s) : Laurent Da Silva, Nada Conseil
Food Systems . Climate Governance
Program 2020-2028
Project starting
Knowledge transfer on climate change and the results of such activities: Case study of the Agriclimat project

The aim of this project is to study the knowledge transfer methods implemented by Agriclimat and to analyze their results. The strategies will be used to improve the knowledge transfer on climate change adaptation performed by other organizations in Quebec. 

Scientific manager(s) : Geneviève Brisson, UQAR ; Hugo Valls-Fox, CISA, Cégep de Victoriaville
Commercial Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture
2014-2019 programming
Project completed
Assessment of the Use and Promotion of the Agroclimatic Atlas of Québec and Other Agrometeorology Tools

The project identified concrete examples of uses for the Agroclimatic Atlas, thereby introducing it to a larger number of stakeholders and promoting its use.

Scientific manager(s) : René Audet, Agriculture et agroalimentaire Canada; Denise Bachand, Centre de référence en agriculture et agroalimentaire du Québec
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2019
Bilan de l’utilisation et promotion de l’Atlas agroclimatique du Québec et d’autres outils en agrométéorologie
Bachand, D., Audet, R., Coté, H.
French
Commercial Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Program 2014-2019
Project completed
Adaptation of Phytosanitary Measures for Pests and Diseases of Fruit Crops in Regard to Climate Change Impacts

The knowledge resulting from this project will enable the development or revision of planning and action tools for decision makers in order to assist the crop protection sector to adapt to climate change.

Scientific manager(s) : Annabelle Firlej, IRDA
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2019
Adaptation des mesures phytosanitaires pour les ravageurs et maladies des cultures fruitières à l’égard des impacts des changements climatiques
Firlej, A., Ricard, M-P., Dieni, A., Ménard, E.,…
French
2019
Synthèse et recommandations
Firlej, A., Saguez, J.
French
Commercial Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Program 2014-2019
Project completed
Reasonable Water Governance When Cultivating Lowbush Blueberry in a Variable and Changing Climate

A better understanding of the risks of flower frost damage and water stress in blueberry fields and the effect of climate change on these risks, as well as target profitability thresholds to be reached through yield increases to justify investing in an irrigation system

Scientific manager(s) : Carl Boivin, IRDA
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2019
Régie raisonnée de l'eau pour le bleuet nain cultivé dans un contexte de climat variable et en évolution
Boivin, C., Bourgeois, G., Vallée, J., Deschênes,…
French
Commercial Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture . Water Management
Program 2014-2019
Project completed
Participative Research on Sustainable Alternatives for Water Management in Agricultural Areas in the Context of Climate Change

The RADEAU 1 and 2 projects exploited and structured the large quantity of existing data and developed new data in order to characterize the water balance of the regions under study in current and future climates, and thus help inform the government, regional actors and other studies on water management.

Scientific manager(s) : Isabelle Charron, Groupe AGÉCO
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2019
Recherche participative d’alternatives durables pour la gestion de l’eau en milieu agricole dans un contexte de changement climatique (RADEAU 1)
Charron, I.
French
2020
Recherche participative d’alternatives durables pour la gestion de l’eau en milieu agricole dans un contexte de changement climatique (RADEAU 2)
Charron, I.
French
2021
Atlas électronique des bilans hydriques RADEAU 1 et 2 - Format GPKG
French
2021
Atlas électronique des bilans hydriques RADEAU 1 et 2 - Format SHP
French
Health . Commercial Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Program 2014-2019
Project completed
Evaluation of Urban Agriculture as Green Infrastructure for Individual and Collective Resilience in the Face of Climate and Social Change

This project will inform various institutions about the contribution of UA to food security, food justice, individual and collective resilience with regard to food and adaptation to climate change in the Montréal metropolitan area.

Scientific manager(s) : Éric Duchemin, UQAM
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2024
Étude du jardinage domestique et de son potentiel alimentaire dans la région de Montréal
Penvern, L.
French
2024
Fiches territoires : Le potentiel alimentaire du jardinage domestique
Penvern, L.
French
2021
Évaluation de l’agriculture urbaine comme infrastructure verte de résilience individuelle et collective face aux changements climatiques et sociaux
Duchemin, E., McClintock, N., Pham, TTH.
French
Commercial Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture . Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Program 2014-2019
Project completed
Sustainability of Agro-Environmental Practices and Agroforestry Systems

A better understanding of the contribution of AEPs and agroforestry systems to wildlife movement in agricultural environments allows for the prioritization of land-use planning actions to promote their sustainability and effectiveness. In a changing context, the use of both natural and social science approaches is recommended to promote the adoption and sustainability of AEPs and agroforestry systems in agricultural areas.

Scientific manager(s) : Jérôme Dupras
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2020
Analyse écologique et socio-économique pour augmenter la résilience des systèmes agricoles face aux changements climatiques
Dupras, J.; Lévesque, A.; Pelletier-Guittier, C.;…
French
Commercial Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture . Ecosystems and Biodiversity
Program 2014-2019
Project completed
Vulnerability of Northern Shrimp Populations to Climate and Global Changes Along the East Coast of Canada - From Natural Resource to Coastal Communities

Raising awareness among key fisheries stakeholders of the expected effects of global ocean changes on northern shrimp populations and fisheries based on new, robust findings.

Scientific manager(s) : Piero Calosi
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2023
All roads lead to Rome: inter-origin variation in metabolics reprogramming of the northern shrimp exposed to global changes leads to a comparable physiological status
Guscelli, E., Chabot, D., Vermandele, F., Madeira…
English
2023
Vivre de la mer dans un contexte de changements globaux. Quel futur pour les pêches ? Le cas de la pêche à la crevette nordique au Québec
Soubirou, M., Alberio, M.
French
2022
How can a cooperative-based organization of indigenous fisheries foster the resilience to global changes? Lessons learned by coastal communities in eastern Québec
Alberio, M., Soubirou, M.
English
2022
Vulnérabilité des populations de crevette nordique aux changements climatiques et globaux le long de la côte Est du Canada
Noisette, F.; Alberio, M; Calosi, P.; Barria, A;…
French
Commercial Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Program 2014-2019
Project completed
Identification of Criteria for Determining the Restoration Potential of Riparian Wetlands in Highly Degraded Agricultural Areas

Identification of key factors and elements favouring the restoration of riparian wetlands and their services in agricultural environments.

Scientific manager(s) : Pascale Biron
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2019
Identification of criteria to determine the restoration potential of riparian wetlands in highly degraded agricultural environments
Massey, W.; Marchand, J-P.; Biron, P.; Buffin…
English
Commercial Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Program 2014-2019
Project completed
Evolution of spatial indicators of soil health in response to climate change in Québec and Ontario

Producers and agricultural stakeholders will be better equipped to understand the impacts of climate change on land use and its effects on soil health and vulnerability to degradation.

Scientific manager(s) : Marc-Olivier Gasser, IRDA; Asim Biswas, Guelph University
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2022
Évolution d'indicateurs spatialisés de la santé des sols sous l'effet des changements climatiques au Québec et en Ontario
Gasser, M.-O., Biswas, A., Bernard, C. A.,…
French
Commercial Agriculture, Fisheries and Aquaculture
Program 2014-2019
Project completed
Adapting Brook Trout Production to Climate Change: Assessing the Significance of Epigenetic Effects

This project will provide knowledge to better adaptation strategies for production and management to ensure the sustainability of the important aquaculture industry and recreational tourism activities that depend on brook trout.

Scientific manager(s) : Louis Bernatchez, Université Laval
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2024
Parental thermal environment controls the offspring phenotype in Brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis): insights from a transcriptomic study
Banousse, G., Normandeau, E., Semeniuk, C.,…
English
2024
Selection effects on early life history traits and thermal resistance in brook charr Salvelinus fontinalis
Gourtay, C., Rivolet, M., Ghinter, L., Bernatchez…
English
2022
Production d'omble de fontaine adaptée aux changements climatiques: évaluation de l'importance des effets épigénétiques
Venney, C.J., Audet, C., Garant, D., Bernatchez,…
French
2023
Transgenerational effects on body size and survival in Brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Houle, C., Gossieaux, P., Bernatchez, L., Audet,…
English
2022
Thermal regime during parental sexual maturation, but not during offspring rearing, modulates DNA methylation in brook charr (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Venney, C.J., Wellband, K.W., Normandeau, E.,…
English
2021
Effet de la sélection et du régime thermique subi par les géniteurs lors de la maturation sexuelle sur la croissance et la survie à l'éclosion et résorption du sac vitellin des alevins d'omble de fontaine (Salvelinus fontinalis)
Rivolet, M.
French
Economy . Climate Governance
Program 2020-2028
Project starting
Climate leadership in climate change adaptation: An examination of organizational best practices and their use by Quebec businesses

The aim of this project is to fill a knowledge gap on the climate leadership of Quebec companies in climate change adaptation.

Scientific manager(s) : Yves Plourde, HEC Montréal
Energy Security . Extreme Events . Adaptation of Living Environments . Climate Governance
Program 2020-2028
Project in progress
Collaborative governance in Outaouais: Living lab-based action research on the co-production of climate change adaptation strategies and administrative leadership

This project is a real-life case study on participatory governance being used in municipal settings to address climate change challenges at a regional scale.  The goal is to have public, community and private organizations and residents coordinate their adaptation efforts.

Scientific manager(s) : Geneviève Brail, ENAP/Cité-ID Living Lab ; Marie-Christine Therrien, ENAP/Cité-ID Living Lab
Water Availability
Program 2020-2028
Project starting
Evaluation of changes in average and peak water demand by the Quebec residential sector due to climate change in different urban settings

The project aims to answer the following question: What effects will climate change have on future residential potable water consumption in southern Quebec?

Scientific manager(s) : Sophie Duchesne, INRS-ETE
Economy . Adaptation of Living Environments . Extreme Events . Climate Governance
Program 2020-2028
Project in progress
Complexity and climate resilience: Preparing civil protection officials for the cascading effects of critical systems failure

This project aims to deepen knowledge of the complexity associated with cascading failures of critical systems to improve understanding and enable better decision-making on this subject.

Scientific manager(s) : Benoît Béchard, Centre RISC
Energy Security . Economy . Extreme Events . Climate Governance
Program 2020-2028
Project in progress
Tracking adaptation progress in the Canadian electricity sector

This project will contribute to advance methods and metrics for adaptation monitoring and evaluation in critical infrastructure sectors.

Scientific manager(s) : Alexandra Lesniskowski, Université Concordia
Social and Health Challenges . Extreme Events . Adaptation of Living Environments . Climate Governance
Program 2020-2028
Project in progress
Nothing about us without us: Implementing climate change adaptation for disability in the Montréal metropolitan area

The goal of this project is to promote the implementation of disability-inclusive climate change adaptation in the Montréal metropolitan area. It also aims to understand the influence of social, institutional, physical and economic barriers on the climate vulnerability of people with disabilities.

Scientific manager(s) : Sébastien Jodoin, Université McGill
Water Availability . Extreme Events . Climate Governance
Program 2020-2028
Project in progress
Simulation of water temperature at the watershed scale with HYDROTEL and long short-term memory networks (LSTMs)

This project aims to implement a new thermal simulation module in the PHYSITEL-HYDROTEL hydrological platform, as well as an LSTM deep learning model, to simulate the temperature of rivers in southern Quebec for a future edition of the Hydroclimatic Atlas of Southern Québec.

Scientific manager(s) : Alain Rousseau, INRS
Water Availability
Program 2020-2028
Project in progress
Raven-Temp: Modelling the temperature of watercourses using Raven

This project aims to implement and evaluate the thermal simulation module of the Raven hydrological modelling framework to simulate water temperature in the Ouelle River watershed. The feasibility of applying this model to future climates throughout southern Quebec can then be evaluated.

Scientific manager(s) : Audrey Maheu, Université du Québec en Outaouais
Outside Programming
Program 2020-2028
Project completed
Integrating climate change adaptation into decision-making tools for organizations

This report summarizes best practices in integrating climate change adaptation into seven decision-support tools used by organizations providing essential services supported by infrastructure networks requiring major investments.

Scientific manager(s) : Champalle, C., Ouranos
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2025
Intégrer l'adaptation aux changements climatiques dans des outils d'aide à la décision organisationnels
Audet, K., Beaulieu, J., Chayer, J.-A., Boyer…
French
2025
Intégrer l'adaptation aux changements climatiques dans des outils d'aide à la décision organisationnels (outil)
Audet, K., Beaulieu, J., Boyer-Villemaire, U.,…
French
Energy . Adaptation of Living Environments
Program 2020-2028
Project completed
Review of the climate risk and opportunity assessment practices in 11 jurisdictions

The aim of this project was to analyze the practices followed in climate change risk and opportunity assessments (CROAs) conducted at the national level in 11 jurisdictions. This summary presents the findings from a review of the 11 selected CROA reports and semi-structured interviews with the CROA leaders. The 11 CROAs were examined based on 38 criteria grouped into three categories: framing, methodology and dissemination of results.  

Scientific manager(s) : Champalle, C., Ouranos
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2025
Synthèse de l’état de la pratique des appréciations de risques et occasions face aux changements climatiques dans 11 juridictions
Champalle, C., Desjardins, R., Boyer-Villemaire,…
French
2025
A Synthetic Review of Climate Risk and Opportuntiy Assessment Practices in 11 Jurisdictions
Champalle, C., Desjardins, R., Boyer-Villemaire,…
English
Water Availability
Program 2020-2028
Project in progress
Expected consequences of worsening severe water shortages in Quebec (CASCADES project - Phase 2) - Study case

The second phase of this project will begin to document the chain of consequences of water scarcity on a provincial scale, in terms of the cascading effects on the well-being of human populations and ecosystems.

Scientific manager(s) : Kristelle Audet, Groupe AGÉCO ; Laurent Da Silva, Nada Conseils ; Daniel Tarte, T2 Environnement
Outside Programming
Outside Programming
Project completed
Developing a climate change adaptation plan

The guide to developing a climate change adaptation plan is specifically designed to support municipal organizations in Quebec in their adaptation processes by helping them assess and manage the risks associated with climate change.

Scientific manager(s) : Isabelle Charron, Ouranos
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2024
Climate change adaptation planning: A guide for municipal bodies
Ouranos
English
2024
Workbook 1 - Climate risk assessment tool
Ouranos
English
2024
Workbook 2 - Climate risk assessment tool (Hypothetical example)
Ouranos
English
2024
Workbook 3 - Planning the implementation of the measures
Ouranos
English
2024
Workbook 4 - Planning monitoring of the measures
Ouranos
English
Social and Health Challenges . Adaptation of Living Environments
Program 2020-2028
Project starting
Educating and mobilizing seniors on climate change: An intergenerational intervention to foster engagement in environmental volunteering

To better support the participation of seniors in Quebec and France in environmental and climate volunteering while combating ageism at a time when global warming is unavoidable, it is important to translate the Retirees in Service to the Environment (RISE) program into French and adapt it to an intergenerational context.

Scientific manager(s) : Mélanie Levasseur (Université de Sherbrooke)
Climate Governance . Adaptation of Living Environments
Program 2020-2028
Project in progress
Réglement'action: Reflection on the regulation of industrial zones in the face of climate change and the case of the Pointe-de-l’Île industrial district

Adapting to climate change is an increasingly important concern in land use and urban planning. This raises issues that pose challenges to various parties involved in planning for the revitalization of major industrial zones. This project aims to enrich our knowledge of the regulatory possibilities that can offer solutions in this context.

Scientific manager(s) : Michel Rochefort (UQÀM) et Emmanuel Rondia (Conseil régional de l'environnement de Montréal)
Adaptation of Living Environments
Program 2020-2028
Project completed
Differentiated impacts of climate change and adaptation measures and plans on people experiencing homelessness

This pre-research project aims to fill in the gaps in the literature on the vulnerability of people experiencing homelessness and housing insecurity to climate change, as well as the differentiated impacts of climate change adaptation measures on these populations in Quebec.

Scientific manager(s) : Marianne-Sarah Saulnier
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2024
Impacts différenciés des changements climatiques ainsi que des solutions d'adaptation sur les personnes en situation d'itinérance
Préfontaine, A.
French
Social and Health Challenges . Adaptation of Living Environments
Program 2020-2028
Project in progress
The PARCS en Santé program: Mitigating the impacts of climate change on human and ecosystem health in peri-urban nature parks through citizen science

The PARCS en Santé project aims to implement and evaluate a long-term intervention strategy with input from the public. This strategy is expected to protect ecosystems in peri-urban nature parks while reducing risks to human health from tick-borne diseases in a changing climate.

Scientific manager(s) : Cécile Aenishaenslin, Faculté de Médecine Vétérinaire (UdeM)
Adaptation of Living Environments
Program 2020-2028
Project completed
Reviewing the main issues, risks and possible solutions for adapting the conservation of Quebec's built cultural heritage to the impacts of climate change

The summary issued for this topic under study reviews the various climatic phenomena affecting Quebec, recalls some precedents where heritage buildings have been damaged or destroyed by a hazard, and makes a (non-exhaustive) inventory of adaptation measures implemented in Quebec or elsewhere.

Scientific manager(s) : Claudine Déom, Université de Montréal
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2024
Synthèse des principaux enjeux, risques et pistes de solution pour adapter la conservation du patrimoine culturel bâti québécois aux impacts des changements climatiques
Déom, C.
French
Social and Health Challenges . Economy . Climate Governance . Adaptation of Living Environments
Program 2020-2028
Project in progress
The Climate Equity Lab: A living lab on equity in climate change adaptation in Quebec

The Climate Equity Lab’s aim is to assemble a wide range of knowledge and experience in order to co-produce an equity toolkit for climate change adaptation to raise awareness and offer support for conceptualizing and implementing fair adaptation solutions.

Scientific manager(s) : Sophie Van Neste, INRS-UCS
Climate Scenarios and services
Program 2014-2019
Project completed
Wine production potential in Quebec from 2020 to 2070

This project identified future climate trends in Quebec for the purpose of helping wine growers plan their grape variety choices. The results could influence future criteria for reserved designations, specifying the types of grape varieties and their possible geographical extent in the context of climate change.

Scientific manager(s) : Philippe Roy et Patrick Grenier, Ouranos
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2017
Probabilistic climate change scenarios for viticultural potential in Québec
Roy, P., Grenier, P., Barriault, E., Logan, T.,…
English
Extreme Events . Water Availability . Climate Science and Climate Services
Program 2020-2028
Project in progress
Assessing the added value of convection-permitting climate models in simulating flooding in southern Quebec watersheds

This project aims to answer the following question : Does the improved simulation of precipitation extremes with the new generation of regional climate models with 2.5 km resolution lead to an improvement in flooding simulations by a hydrological model in southern Quebec?

Scientific manager(s) : Philippe Lucas-Picher, UQAM ; Richard Turcotte, MELCCFP
Outside Programming
Outside Programming
Project completed
Synthesis of knowledge: Changes in freezing rain in Quebec
Scientific manager(s) : Ouranos
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2024
Synthèse des connaissances : Évolution de la pluie verglaçante au Québec
McCray, C., Ouranos; Paquin, D., Ouranos
French
Previous theme
Programmation antérieure
Project completed
A regional climate analysis of extreme precipitation in the Saint Lawrence River Valley

This project allowed an extensive analysis of extreme precipitation that occurs in the Saint Lawrence River Valley.

Scientific manager(s) : Daniel Caya, Ouranos
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2012
Precipitation modulation by the Saint Lawrence River Valley in Association with transitioning tropical cyclones
Milrad, S. M., Atallah, E. H., Gyakum, J. R.
English
Previous theme
Previous program
Project completed
Analysis of new climate change simulations from the Coupled Model Intercomparison Project phase 5 (CMIP5)

The goal of this project is to explore the potential of CMIP5 (Coupled Model Intercomparison Project - Phase 5) data-base for its future use in impact and adaptation studies at Consortium Ouranos.

Scientific manager(s) : Ramon de Elia, Anne Frigon & Daniel Caya, Ouranos
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2012
A transition from CMIP3 to CMIP5 for climate information providers: the case of surface temperature over eastern North America
Markovic, M., de Elia, R., Frigon, A., Damon…
English
Previous theme
Previous program
Project completed
Analysis of the spatial and temporal variability of hydrological variations in relation to atmospheric and climatic forcing

This project has provided a better understanding of the relationships between atmospheric circulation and the spatial and temporal variability of water inflows in northern Quebec and will thus become a fundamental source for predicting water resources in that area.

Scientific manager(s) : Antoine Nicault, ECCOREV
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2015
Projet ANHYCLI - Rapport Final
Nicault, A., Paquin, D., Perreault, L., Brigode,…
French
Extreme Events
Program 2020-2028
Project completed
Assessment of the Impact of Land Use Change on Climate – Phase 2

Many climate change adaptation and mitigation measures involve changes in land use, including urban planning, agricultural practices, the planting of trees or crops for bioenergy or carbon capture, and the restoration of natural ecosystems.

Scientific manager(s) : Martin Leduc, Dominique Paquin & Olivier Asselin, Ouranos
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2022
On the Intercontinental Transferability of Regional Climate Model Response to Severe Forestation
Asselin O., Leduc, M., Paquin D., Di Luca, A.,…
English
2025
Assessment of the impacts of land-use changes on climate
Asselin, O., Leduc, M., Paquin, D.
English
Previous theme
Previous program
Project completed
Adaptation and comparison of Quebec and Bavarian tools for integrated water management at the watershed scale in the context of climate change (Phase 2)

This project has strengthened collaboration between Quebec and Bavaria in watershed management in a context of climate change.

Scientific manager(s) : Diane Chaumont, Ouranos; Richard Turcotte, CEHQ; Ralf Ludwig, LMU
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2011
Adaptation et intercomparaison d'outils québécois et bavarois de gestion intégrée de l'eau des bassins versants dans un contexte de changements climatiques (AQAGI, phase 2)
Chaumont, D.
French
Outside Programming
Outside Programming
Project completed
Developing knowledge on monitoring and evaluation of progress through analogues in the health and hydroelectricity sectors

The project helped to strengthen the tools and knowledge available to support the implementation of adaptation initiatives and build closer linkages between the monitoring and evaluation and adaptation communities practice.

Scientific manager(s) : Marie Raphoz & Liza Leclerc, Ouranos
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2014
Developing knowledge on monitoring and evaluation of progress through analogues in the health and hydroelectricity sectors
Leclerc, L., Raphoz, M.
English
Previous theme
Previous program
Project completed
Evaluation of the impacts of climate change and its costs for Quebec and the Quebec government

This project strengthened the case for climate change adaptation for both government and civil society.

Scientific manager(s) : Caroline Larrivée, Ouranos
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2015
Évaluation des impacts des changements climatiques et de leurs coûts pour le Québec et l'État québécois
Larrivée, C., Sinclair-Désgagné, N., Da Silva, L…
French
Previous theme
Previous program
Project completed
Climate change and variability in the Nunavik and Nunatsiavut peninsula

The results of this project will improve the coverage of the observation network for climate, ice, fresh water and wind. They will provide additional knowledge on large-scale atmospheric and ocean actions/interactions.

Scientific manager(s) : Mickaël Lemay, Centre d'études nordiques; Ross Brown, ECCC/Ouranos
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2012
De la science aux politiques publiques au Nunavik et au Nunatsiavut: synthèse et recommandations
Allard, M., Lemay, M., Barrett, M., Sheldon, T.,…
French
Previous theme
Previous program
Project completed
Climhydro-2: Canadian hydropower companies' strategies for climate change adaptation

This project has led to the development of models that will enable our industrial partners Hydro Québec and Rio Tinto, among others, to better manage their equipment stocks in the face of climate variability and changes.

Scientific manager(s) : Robert Leconte, Université de Sherbrooke
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2017
Climhydro-2: stratégies d'adaptation des compagnies d'hydroélectricité canadiennes face aux changements climatiques
Leconte, R., Brissette, F., Caya, D., Boucher, M…
French
Previous theme
Previous program
Project completed
Design and planning of urban drainage infrastructure renewal in the context of climate change adaptation

This project made it possible to offer simple procedures and guidelines to support small municipalities in developing their response plans and assessing risk in the context of climate change.

Scientific manager(s) : Alain Mailhot, INRS
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2008
Conception et planification des interventions de renouvellement des infrastructures de drainage urbain dans un contexte d'adaptation aux changements climatiques
Mailhot, A., Duchesne, S., Larrivée, C.,…
French
Previous theme
Previous program
Project completed
Impacts of climate and disturbances on the structure and recruitment dynamics of trembling aspen stands in Canada

This project provided basic knowledge on trembling aspen and improved our ability to anticipate the impact of global changes on its productivity. This species is important due to its distribution and economic potential.

Scientific manager(s) : Yves Bergeron, UQAT
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2013
Incidences du climat et des perturbations sur la structure et la dynamique de recrutement des peuplements de peuplier faux-tremble au Canada
Bergeron, Y.
French
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