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2006 September Report of the Commissioner of the Environment and Sustainable Development
September 2006 Report—Chapter 2
Exhibit 2.8—Ouranos is developing information to support adaptation
The Ouranos Consortium was created in 2002 to bring together key partners in Quebec who have an interest in obtaining information and advice on adaptation issues. The value of long-term commitments at the disposal of the Ouranos Consortium in the form of pooled human, financial, technical, and computer resources is about $12 million annually, nearly 40 percent of it representing cash contributions from Ouranos' partners. Environment Canada contributes in-kind resources, mostly in the form of several scientific staff. The combination of technical and financial resources allows the development of specialized expertise to meet the needs of the partners. For example, Quebec's Ministry of Transportation is a partner in the two-year Ouranos research project on the sensitivity of coastlines and the vulnerability of communities on the Gulf of St. Lawrence to climate change.
