Climate change resilience in the Canadian Arctic: The need for collaboration in the face of a changing landscape

• Author(s) / Creator(s)

  • MacDonald, Seghan
  • Birchall, Jeff S.

• Human-induced changes to global climate have become increasingly difficult to ignore in recent
  years. As the frequency and severity of extreme weather events increases, the impacts on both
  natural and human systems are becoming difficult to manage with the current policies. In
  Canada, one of the most vulnerable regions to climate change is the Arctic, where temperatures
  are rising at a rate two to three times that of the global average. Warmer seasonal temperatures
  have led to melting permafrost and increased variability in sea ice conditions, which has
  contributed to a rise in coastal erosion. The ongoing resilience of Arctic communities will
  depend heavily on their ability to implement successful long-term adaptation policies. The
  development and implementation of any action on climate change adaptation should involve
  collaboration with local stakeholders in order to reflect the views and experience of those living
  in the Arctic.

• Date created

  2019-12-17

• Subjects / Keywords

  • climate change impacts
  • climate adaptation
  • local stakeholder engagement
  • community planning

• Type of Item

  Article (Draft / Submitted)

• DOI

  https://doi.org/10.7939/r3-9jr1-v310

• License

  Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International