Business Primer – Chapter 8: Toolkit
Over the course of the NRT project on business resilience and adaptation to climate change, stakeholders mentioned the following information sources, tools to aid decision making, and other resources that are useful for businesses.
INFORMATION ON CLIMATE CHANGE,
IMPACTS, AND ADAPTATION
Canadian Climate Change Scenarios Network:
www.cccsn.ca
Climate trend analyses for 18 Canadian regions to 2050:
www.iclr.org/images/Bruce_climate_change_info_march_2011.pdf
Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change:
www.ipcc.ch/index.htm
National Round Table on the Environment and the Economy:
www.nrt-trn.ca
Natural Resources Canada Impacts and Adaptation website:
http://www.nrcan.gc.ca/earth-sciences/climate-change/community-adaptation/54
Regional climate services: www.ouranos.ca;
www.pacificclimate.org; www.parc.ca
The Nature Conservancy Climate Wizard:
www.climatewizard.org
World Bank Climate Change Knowledge Portal:
sdwebx.worldbank.org/climateportal/index.cfm
GUIDANCE, TOOLS,
AND STANDARDS
Australian Government Climate Change Impacts & Risk Management: A Guide for Business and Government: www.climatechange.gov.au/community/~/media/publications/local-govt/risk-management.ashx
British Standards Institution: Climate Change Adaptation. Adapting to climate risks using ISO 9001, ISO 14001, BS 25999 and BS 31100: shop.bsigroup.com/en/ProductDetail/?pid=000000000030213386
Canadian Securities Administrators Environmental Reporting Guidance: www.osc.gov.on.ca/documents/en/Securities-Category5/csa_20101027_51-333_environmental-reporting.pdf
PIEVC Engineering Protocol for Climate Change Infrastructure Vulnerability Assessment: http://www.pievc.ca/e/Appendix_B.5_City_of_Edmonton_Quesnell_Bridge_Refurbishment.pdf
Shaping climate-resilient development: a framework for decision-making: mckinseyonsociety.com/downloads/reports/Economic-Development/ECA%20%20%20Shaping%20Climate%20Resilent%20Development%20%20%20Report%20Only.pdf
Standard CAN/CSA-ISO 14001-04 (R2009) – Environmental Management Systems – Requirements With Guidance for Use: shop.csa.ca/en/canada/environmental-management-systems/cancsa-iso-14001-04-r2009/invt/27002912004/
Standard CAN/CSA-ISO 31000-10 – Risk management – Principles and guidelines: shop.csa.ca/en/canada/risk-management/cancsa-iso-31000-10/invt/27030372010
Standard CAN/CSA-ISO 9000-05 (R2010) – Quality Management Systems – Fundamentals and Vocabulary: shop.csa.ca/en/canada/quality-assurance-and-quality-management/cancsa-iso-9000-05-r2010/invt/27012042005
UKCIP Climate adaptation: Risk, uncertainty and decision-making: www.ukcip.org.uk/wordpress/wp-content/PDFs/Risk.pdf
United Kingdom Climate Impacts Programme (UKCIP) Business Areas Climate Assessment Tool (BACLIAT): www.ukcip.org.uk/bacliat
INSTITUTIONAL
NETWORKS
Canadian Centre for Emergency Preparedness (CCEP): www.ccep.ca
Carbon Disclosure Project: www.cdproject.net/en-US/Pages/HomePage.aspx
United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change Adaptation Private Sector Initiative: unfccc.int/adaptation/nairobi_work_programme/private_sector_initiative/items/4623.php
FINANCIAL
INCENTIVES
Canada Revenue Agency Scientific Research and Experimental Development (SR&ED) tax incentive program: www.cra-arc.gc.ca/txcrdt/sred-rsde/menu-eng.html
Sustainable Development Technology Canada SD Tech Fund: www.sdtc.ca/index.php?page=sdtech-funding-niche&hl=en_CA
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