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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
The emerging Arctic security environment	Security & Safety	03-06-2012	Our project examines the fundamental questions: what is Arctic security? What should policy makers anticipate that the circumpolar world will look like in the future, given the various forces that are now transforming this region?
The Nunavut Regional Adaptation Collaborative	Energy, Permafrost, Resource Development, Sea Ice & Ice, Transportation	02-17-2012	A territory-wide program focusing on advancing climate change adaptation knowledge and decision-making on resource development in Nunavut.
The People, Animals, Water and Sustenance Program	Animals, Aquatic Environment, Health & Disease, Terrestrial Environment, Traditional Activities, Watershed	07-28-2016	The People, Animals, Water, and Sustenance (PAWS) Project is interested in gaining a better understanding of the relationships Iqaluit Inuit have with dogs, water, and food. Currently there are gaps in our understanding of the interactions between dogs, water, and food in a Northern context. In-depth interviews on these topics coupled with sampling of dog feces, water, and clams will help us understand how these relationships interact together and how these relationships may be changing.
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.
Transnational Climate Change Mobilisationg: The Impact of the 2005 Inuit Petition	Heritage, IQ	07-13-2016	In 2005, Sheila Watt-Cloutier and 62 Inuit elders and hunters from Canada and the United States joined forces with environmental lawyers in the US and submitted a petition before the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights.
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.