Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACT ASSESSMENT CLIMATE CHANGE PROJECTIONS FOR HALL BEACH ACTION PLAN The Hall Beach Climate Change Adaptation Action Plan assists in the
decision-making at the local level through policy options, capacity building, and the identification of resources. Process Summary The community engagement process involved a number of meetings with community members, Council, stakeholder groups, and with the students at the Arnaqjauaq School (Grade...
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| Summary: | decision-making at the local level through policy options, capacity building, and the identification of resources. Process Summary The community engagement process involved a number of meetings with community members, Council, stakeholder groups, and with the students at the Arnaqjauaq School (Grades K to 12) with the grades 4 to 8, and with the grades 9 to 12. When asked to describe local changes they had seen or had been told about, the responses included: First time seeing a ‘little black bird’; Wind speed increases with the downing of power/telephone poles (thawing of permafrost is also suspected to be an issue with this event); Wind blowing into the holes (skirting) of the houses making them cold; Higher/taller houses more vulnerable to wind impacts; 30 ’ high ice ridge formed in one night along the shore two years ago (resulting in damage to boats stored along the shore); |
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