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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Linking changes in the Arctic marine ecosystem to the provisioning of ecosystem services and Inuit wellbeing | Animals, Aquatic Environment, Health & Disease, IQ, Traditional Activities | 02-16-2015 |
Climate change pressures, such as warmer temperatures and sea ice decline, transform the Arctic marine ecosystem and could lead to major shifts in its functioning. This study will combine diverse but complementary methods to study the Arctic marine ecosystem and itsinterconnectedness with Inuit communities in the context of a changing Arctic. |
| Inuit women and environmental change: examining experiences and adaptations in Iqaluit, Nunavut | Food Security, Health & Disease, IQ, Traditional Activities | 12-02-2014 |
This project is investigating how Inuit women in Iqaluit are experiencing climate change within the context of greater socio-economic change. To see the most recent summary please visit http://climatechangenunavut.ca/en/node/3869 |
| Climate Change and Health Research: Photovoice Workshop for Youth | Food Security, Health & Disease, IQ, Landscape, Permafrost, Plants, Sea Ice & Ice, Sea Level, Temperature, Terrestrial Environment, Traditional Activities | 12-01-2014 |
Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre hosted a 3-day youth photovoice research training workshop from September 26-28, 2014. |
| 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. |
| Kangiqtugaapik (Clyde River) Weather Station Network- Silalirijiit Project | Temperature, Weather & Precipitation | 06-12-2013 |
Summary coming soon, but for now please visit http://www.clyderiverweather.org/ to access up-to-dat |
| 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 |
| Effects of climate change on the Arctic wildlife | Animals | 04-09-2013 |
Many northern ecosystems are undergoing major shifts related to climate change. |
| Community adaptation in a changing Arctic | IQ, Landscape, Permafrost, Sea Ice & Ice | 04-09-2013 |
Communities across the Canadian Arctic are exposed and sensitive to changes in social, political, cultural environmental and economic |
| 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. |
| 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. |