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Climate change resilience in the Canadian Arctic: The need for collaboration in the face of a changing landscape
Download2019-12-17
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...
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Coastal Climate Adaptation Planning and Evolutionary Governance: Insights from Homer, Alaska
Download2020-01-01
Climate variability is not a new challenge for coastal communities. However, because climate variability is manifesting with more extreme climate impacts, occurring with greater frequency and with more intensity, the necessity for adaptation to minimize risk is becoming more pronounced. Though...
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Coastal communities in the Circumpolar North and the need for sustainable climate adaptation approaches
Download2020-08-15
Bonnett, Nicole, Birchall, Jeff S.
Climate change is one of society’s greatest contemporary challenges. Increasing global temperatures leave coastal locations in particular, vulnerable to impacts that include rising sea levels and more extreme and variable weather events. Stress can be acute for small coastal communities located...
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Thinning Sea Ice and Thawing Permafrost: Climate Change Adaptation Planning in Nome, Alaska
Download2019-07-02
Birchall, Jeff S., Bonnett, Nicole
Climate change is among the most critical challenges facing local government decision-makers in the north. Yet while risk is clear, with climate impacts occurring there more rapidly than many regions on Earth, integrated policy and planning for climate adaptation often remains a low priority for...