"This will help us understand the impacts of climate change, adapt to the impacts of climate change and provide ways to reduce our greenhouse gas emissions as a department," Batten said.
On the topic of climate change, adapting urban settlements to face this growing demand is a priority issue, especially for fast-growing cities in developing countries such as Brazil.
"The Government of Canada will work hand-in-hand with provinces, territories and like-minded countries to combat climate change, adapt to its impacts and create the clean jobs of tomorrow".
Each of the first four reports, Advancing the Science of Climate Change, Limiting the Magnitude of Climate Change, Adapting to the Impacts of Climate Change, and Informing an Effective Response to Climate Change, was developed by a separate panel of experts.
John Holdren, who's the science and technology adviser to the president, says that there are three ways to deal with climate change: Adapt, manage, or suffer.
Taken together, these areas really deal with how rich countries help poorer ones to deal with climate change - adapting to impacts, and developing along "clean" lines - as they are obliged to do under the climate convention.
That's why this week I partnered with Senator Richard Durbin (D-IL), an incredible advocate for our families and our planet, to introduce the Climate Change Adapt America Bond Act, legislation that gives every American the opportunity to make a difference in the fight against climate change.
Why shouldn't we be optimistic about our ability to face climate change and adapt?
At Copenhagen climate summit six years ago, developing countries were promised $100bn a year to help mitigate climate change and adapt to its consequences.
