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Title: Simulating the effects of climate change on a coastal aquifer, Summerside, Prince Edward Island
Description: Prince Edward Island stands unique in Canada for its almost total reliance on groundwater resources for its domestic, industrial, and municipal water needs.
Author(s)/Creator(s): Brian Alden Hansen
Keywords: saltwater intrusion, groundwater, climate change
Type: thesis

Title: A case study of coastal aquifers near Richibucto, New Brunswick: Saline groundwater occurrence and potential impacts of climate change on seawater intrusion
Description: A case study was conducted between 2010 and 2012 to investigate saline groundwater occurrence and the potential impacts of future climate change and sea level rise on seawater intrusion into...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Kerry MacQuarrie, Karl Butler, Eric Mott, Nathan Green
Date: 2012
Keywords: climate impacts on water and food supply, saltwater intrusion, climate change
Type: case study

Title: Saltwater Intrusion in the City of Summerside and Lennox Island First Nation
Keywords: saltwater intrusion, Groundwater
Project Need: Groundwater is the sole source of drinking water in Prince Edward Island. In coastal areas, saltwater can enter groundwater supplies, making the drinking water unfit for consumption. Saltwater has...
Project Benefits: Assessing the risk of saltwater intrusion will better inform water management policies, safe withdrawal rates in coastal communities and appropriate siting of wells in communities.
Type: project profile

Title: Climate Change Adaptation Groundwater Management in Atlantic Canada
Description: Due to the growing concern of climate change and its current and future impact on coastal communities, adaptation is essential to carry on in a changing climate.
Author(s)/Creator(s): Trina Adams
Date: 2011
Keywords: climate impacts on water and food supply, climate change, saltwater intrusion
Type: report

Title: Richibucto Saltwater Intrusion Project/ Projet concernant l’invasion d’eau salée
Keywords: Groundwater
Project Need: Sea water is affecting the quality of groundwater used for drinking water supplies in the community.
Type: project profile

Title: Analytical modeling of saltwater intrusion: tests from Nova Scotia and the eastern United States
Description: Need has arisen to develop a simple method to assess the risk of seawater intrusion (SWI) for the purpose of managing fresh groundwater resources in coastal areas. An investigation was completed to...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Calvin Beebe, Grant Ferguson, Gavin Kennedy
Date: 2012
Keywords: freshwater availability, saltwater intrusion, climate impacts on water and food supply
Type: report

Title: Saltwater Intrusion Project
Keywords: Groundwater, Sea level rise
Project Need: Parts of the southwest (SW) portion of Newfoundland have a high sensitivity to sea level rise. Many communities in the area are reliant on groundwater as a primary source of drinking water. Once...
Project Benefits: A better understanding of the effect and potential of sea water intrusion on the reservoirs of southwest Newfoundland. The results will help the communities there make more informed decisions with...
Type: project profile

Title: Saltwater intrusion and climate change
Description: Globally, saltwater intrusion has emerged as a significant issue for local governments. Coastal areas around the world have been forced to address the issue of saltwater intrusion, and they will...
Date: 2011
Keywords: saltwater intrusion, climate change, climate impacts on water and food supply
Type: report

Title: Vulnerability of Coastal Aquifers to Seawater Intrusion in Nova Scotia
Keywords: Groundwater, Sea Level Rise
Type: project profile

Title: Vulnerability of Nova Scotia's Coastal Groundwater Supplies to Climate Change
Description: Approximately 50% of Nova Scotians rely on groundwater for their drinking water supply, including 40% who depend on private wells. Hydrogeological setting and currentconditions are of particular...
Author(s)/Creator(s): Grant Ferguson, Calvin Beebe
Date: 2012
Keywords: saltwater intrusion, climate change, coastal groundwater
Type: report

Title: A case study of coastal aquifers near Richibucto, New Brunswick: Saline groundwater occurrence and potential impacts of climate change on seawater intrusion
Author(s)/Creator(s): Kerry MacQuarrie, Karl Butler, Nathan Green, Eric Mott
Date: 2012
Keywords: climate impacts on water and food supply, climate change, saltwater intrusion, coastal aquifers
Type: case study

Title: Projet de la Ville de Richibucto concernant l’invasion d’eau salée
Keywords: Groundwater
Project Need: Contamination par l’eau de mer de l’eau souterraine qui sert à l’approvisionnement en eau potable
Type: project profile

Title: Managing Groundwater Resources: Assessing the impact of climate change on salt-water intrusion of coastal aquifers in Atlantic Canada
Description: The principle purpose of this study is to evaluate the potential consequences of climate change with respect to saltwater intrusion affecting coastal aquifers in Atlantic Canada. The intent of this...
Author(s)/Creator(s): George Somers, Peter Nishimura
Date: 2012
Keywords: aquifers, climate change, saltwater intrusion
Type: report

Title: Cold Matters: Assuring Water and Climate Security in a Changing Canada
Author(s)/Creator(s): Robert Sandford
Keywords: water security, climate impacts on water and food supply, freshwater availability
Type: presentation

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