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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:

Community Research Projects

Project Title	Project Categories	Post Date	Summary
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
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,
Frobisher Bay Long-term Ecology and Habitat Mapping Study	Animals, Aquatic Environment	11-14-2016	Frobisher Bay is undergoing rapid anthropogenic and climatic change.
Frobisher Bay Long-term Ecology and Habitat Mapping Study	Animals, Aquatic Environment	11-14-2016	Frobisher Bay is undergoing rapid anthropogenic and climatic change.
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
How does climate change and vegetation growth affect snow properties and permafrost temperature?	Animals, Landscape, Temperature, Terrestrial Environment, Weather & Precipitation	04-07-2015	The properties of snow on the ground change over time and these changes are affected by temperature and wind, i.e. climate. Lemmings live under the snow and need to travel under the snow in search of food in winter. They are therefore sensitive to snow properties and climate change may strongly affect their populations, and of course also the populations of their predators.
How to evaluate climate change adaptation in a permafrost environment: A pilot study in Arviat, Nunavut	Landscape, Permafrost, Security & Safety, Terrestrial Environment	10-04-2016	This research created a community-based evaluation framework to monitor and evaluate adaptation projects. Evaluating these projects can help us to learn from and improve projects. The framework was tested in Arviat on the ‘Terrain Analysis in Nunavut’ project, a Government of Nunavut project using satellite radar images to see if the ground is moving to detect permafrost degradation.
How to evaluate climate change adaptation in permafrost environment: A pilot study in Arviat, Nunavut	Permafrost, Terrestrial Environment	07-06-2016	Why was this project important?
Impact of climate change on the life of the Arctic Ocean floor	Animals, Aquatic Environment, Traditional Activities	03-06-2012	Climate warming is driving a rapid transformation of polar ecosystems, and we urgently need to study the vulnerability of seafloor biodiversity to changes that are already underway.
Impacts of climate change for the marine Arctic	Animals, Aquatic Environment, Sea Ice & Ice, Terrestrial Environment	03-06-2012	Some implications of climate change for the marine Arctic ecosystem are fairly intuitive. For instance, polar bears and ringed seals are bound to be negatively impacted by the loss of ice that provides the physical platform for their hunting and reproduction. Other consequences are less obvious.