NDLI: Longitudinal assessment of climate vulnerability: a case study from the Canadian Arctic

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Author	Archer, Lewis Ford, James D. Pearce, Tristan Kowal, Slawomir Gough, William A. Allurut, Mishak
Copyright Year	2016
Abstract	The Arctic is a global hotspot of climate change, which is impacting the livelihoods of remote Inuit communities. We conduct a longitudinal assessment of climate change vulnerability drawing upon fieldwork conducted in 2004 and 2015 in Ikpiarjuk (Arctic Bay), Nunavut, and focusing on risks associated with subsistence harvesting activities. Specifically, we employ the same conceptual and methodological approach to identify and characterize who is vulnerable, to what stresses, and why, assessing how this has changed over time, including re-interviewing individuals involved in the original study. We find similarities between the two periods, with many of the observed environmental changes documented in 2004 having accelerated over the last decade, exacerbating risks of land use: changing sea ice regimes and wind patterns are the most widely documented at both times, with new observations reporting more frequent sighting of polar bear and orca. Socio-economic and technological changes have altered the context in climate change impacts are being experienced and responded to, both exacerbating and moderating vulnerabilities compared to 2004. The adoption of new technology, including GPS and widespread use of the internet, has helped land users manage changing conditions while sharing networks remain strong, despite concern noted in the 2004 study that they were weakening. Challenges around access to financial resources and concern over the incomplete transmission of some environmental knowledge and land skills to younger generations continue to increase sensitivity and limit adaptive capacity to changing climatic conditions.
Starting Page	15
Ending Page	29
Page Count	15
File Format	PDF
ISSN	18624065
Journal	Sustainability Science
Volume Number	12
Issue Number	1
e-ISSN	18624057
Language	English
Publisher	Springer Japan
Publisher Date	2016-09-23
Publisher Place	Tokyo
Access Restriction	One Nation One Subscription (ONOS)
Subject Keyword	Climate change Inuit Vulnerability Adaptive capacity Nunavut Subsistence Adaptation Resilience Environmental Management Climate Change Management and Policy Environmental Economics Landscape Ecology Sustainable Development Public Health
Content Type	Text
Resource Type	Article
Subject	Sociology and Political Science Geography, Planning and Development Ecology Health (social science) Management, Monitoring, Policy and Law Global and Planetary Change Nature and Landscape Conservation

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