What's Being Done — And What You Can Do To Help!
Below is a list of climate change-related projects in Nunavut. Some are complete, while others are ongoing, and offer a way for local residents to get involved:
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Climate Change Projects
Community Research Projects
| Project Title | Project Categories | Post Date | Summary |
|---|---|---|---|
| Snowmelt project | Aquatic Environment, IQ, Temperature, Watershed | 05-22-2015 |
Metal loading and retention in Arctic tundra lakes during spring runoff |
| Exploring Inuit Artistic Voice about Arctic Environmental and Sea Ice Change | Heritage, Plants, Sea Ice & Ice, Sea Level, Terrestrial Environment, Weather & Precipitation | 07-07-2015 |
The purpose of this doctoral research is to engage with artists to explore the perspectives of Inuit artists about environmental change, specifical |
| Glacier Monitoring and Assessment, Penny Ice Cap, Nunavut | Landscape, Sea Ice & Ice, Watershed, Weather & Precipitation | 09-16-2015 |
Higher than normal summer temperatures over the past few decades have resulted in increased melt of glaciers and ice caps in the Canadian Arctic, p |
| Foodborne and Waterborne Disease Mitigation: Community-based Surveillance for Environmental Health | Health & Disease | 09-16-2015 |
Recent research uncovered the highest rates of self-reported enteric illness (i.e., diarrhea and vomiting) reported in the world to be in Iqaluit, |
| Indigenous Health Adaptation to Climate Change (IHACC) | Health & Disease | 09-16-2015 |
IHACC is a multi-year, trans-disciplinary, community-based initiative working with remote Indigenous populations in the Peruvian Amazon, Canadian A |
| The response of White Glacier to Arctic Warming over the past 55 years | Landscape, Sea Ice & Ice, Weather & Precipitation | 09-21-2015 |
White Glacier is a 14 km long alpine glacier located on Axel Heiberg Island in the northwest part of Nunavut. |
| Assessing Berries to Monitor Ecological Change: a collaboration with Nunavut Arctic College's Environmental Technology Program | Landscape, Permafrost, Plants, Terrestrial Environment, Traditional Activities, Weather & Precipitation | 10-20-2015 |
Students of ETP have been contributing to a multidisciplinary study looking at vegetation response in a warming Arctic context, with a focus on ber |
| Irregular flow of surge-type glaciers | Landscape, Sea Ice & Ice | 11-16-2015 |
Project title: Irregular flow of surge-type glaciers |
| Water, mud, and bubbles: Impacts of permafrost degradation on greenhouse gas emissions from Arctic ponds and lakes | Aquatic Environment, Permafrost | 12-14-2015 |
Carbon cycle dynamics in response to permafrost degradation is a ‘hot topic’ in northern research. |
| Inuit women and environmental change: examining experiences and adaptations in Iqaluit, Nunavut | Food Security, Health & Disease, IQ, Traditional Activities | 12-17-2015 |
This is an updated summary of the previous project posted on December 2, 2014 To see that summary visit http://climatechangenunavut.ca/en/project/inuit-women-and-environmental-... |