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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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. |