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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| A Map and Summary Database of Permafrost Temperatures in Nunavut, Canada | Landscape, Permafrost, Resource Development, Temperature, Terrestrial Environment | 08-12-2013 |
The Geological Survey of Canada has developed a summary database and map of recent permafrost temperatures for Nunavut Canada. |
| A Summary of MethylMercury and Climate Change Research in Nunavut | Aquatic Environment, Food Security, Health & Disease, Sea Ice & Ice, Watershed, Weather & Precipitation | 06-27-2016 |
Mercury (Hg) is a toxic heavy metal that changes into various chemical forms through geochemical processes. It is an element that occurs naturally in the environment but with industrialization, humans have altered its cycle by adding more mercury in the water, air, and soil. |
| Add To Your Community's IQ | IQ, Traditional Activities | 02-28-2012 |
What do your elders and community leaders in Nunavut have to say about changing climate conditions over the years? Do you have images of your region that show the effects of climate change? Submit a community report and add your contribution to our store of knowledge. |
| Apex River Project | Watershed | 05-12-2015 |
Water sources and change for the Apex River, Iqaluit: We started this research project studying the Apex River in 2013 to determine how the river h |
| ArcticNet Integrated Regional Impact Studies (IRIS) | Animals, Aquatic Environment, Energy, Food Security, Health & Disease, Heritage, IQ, Landscape, Permafrost, Plants, Resource Development, Sea Ice & Ice, Sea Level, Security & Safety, Temperature, Terrestrial Environment, Tourism, Traditional Activities, Transportation, Watershed, Weather & Precipitation | 03-16-2012 |
ArcticNet brings together scientists and managers with their partners from Inuit organizations, northern communities, federal and provincial agencies and the private sector to study the impacts of climate change in the coastal Canadian Arctic. |
| Arviat Goes Green | Food Security, IQ, Plants | 02-26-2019 |
Nunavut communities must work towards building their capacity to withstand impacts from climate change. |
| 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 |
| Building Capacity to Monitor the Risk of Climate Change on Water Quality and Human Health: A Two Year Journey Expanding Community-Based Leadership in Pond Inlet | Aquatic Environment, Health & Disease, Watershed | 01-06-2016 |
A community project in Pond Inlet. We are a group of 3 young Mittimatalirmiut and we wish to research water quality and develop more skills in research! Access to healthy water is of paramount importance for Mittimatalirmiut. Water is important to keep us alive, sturdy and healthy; and bad water can be harmful for our people- our beloved elders, youth and infants. Water also an important cultural value to our people since many of us are going out on the land in order to provide our family with fresh water, just as our elders used to and they proudly taught us. |
| C-Change – Coastal Climate Adaptation Strategies | Sea Level | 04-09-2013 |
The C-Change Project is a joint funded project with SSHRC and IDRC, headquartered out of the Telfer School of Management at the University of Ottaw |
| Cape Bounty Arctic Watershed Observatory (CBAWO), Melville Island | Aquatic Environment, Watershed | 03-06-2012 |
To determine the impacts of climate change on terrestrial ecosystems and freshwater quality and availability in the High Arctic, we created a water-shed and landscape ecosystem observation network. |