Our climate is changing. What impacts will there be? What are our options? (Photograph of Emerald Lake, Yoho National Park)

CCIRC (Climate Change Impacts Research Consortium) is a group of researchers at Simon Fraser University in British Columbia, Canada. We are investigating impacts of climate change on our environment, our economy, our health and our quality of life.

Our mission is to advance scientific research on the effects of climate change while improving our ability to communicate levels of risk.

The results of our project will provide us with a greater understanding of climate change impacts, enabling decision-makers to better manage associated risks.

At the same time we will be contributing to the global community of scientists who specialise in climate change and its effects.
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FEATURE PROJECTS

The main objective of the project is to quantify the trade-offs between forestry activities in the face of climate change (specifically logging roads) and fish functional responses in the Lower Fraser. This project has prospective use as an ecosystem valuation framework or as a decision-support tool for Ecosystem-Based Management in forestry - fish interactions. The main objective will be achieved by using an ecological simulation approach. The structure of the model will be composed of three sub-models representing the hydrology in the watersheds affected by factors such as rainfall events...
High-quality drinking water is fundamental to maintaining human health and well-being. Drinking water quality is threatened by contamination with waterborne bacterial and protozoan pathogens that exist in the environment and enter drinking water supplies via various pathways. Once pathogens enter a drinking water supply, waterborne gastro-intestinal (GI) illness outbreaks and sporadic cases are likely to occur in the absence of effective water treatment. Climate change, in particular changes in precipitation patterns, an increasing frequency of extreme weather events and rising temperatures,...

CCIRC NEWS & EVENTS

On November 5, 2010, CCIRC organized a half-day CCIRC workshop to examine climate change impacts research-needs from community disaster risk reduction and...
On April 12, 2010, CCIRC held a student workshop. The goal of this workshop was to provide a platform for the CCIRC students to present their research and...
On November 6, 2009, CCIRC held a mini workshop on Climate Data, Models and Downscaling. The goal of this workshop was to provide an overview of climate models...
On October 30, 2008, CCIRC held a workshop on Risk Assessment and Climate Change. The main objective of the workshop was to develop a "common framework" or...
For the health workshop in November 2008, some of our CCIRC researchers co-authored two white papers for the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions (PICS),...