Climate Change and Arctic Shipping Futures: Community Perspectives on the State of Shipping and Emergency Preparedness in Canada’s Northwest Passage ...

• Main Author: Yaremko, Jeffrey
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Université d'Ottawa | University of Ottawa 2024
• Subjects: Arctic; Shipping Accidents; Marine Disasters; Emergency Preparedness; National Security; Community-based research; Coastal community perspectives; Climate Change Adaptations; Canada; Northwest Passage; Nunavut; Pond Inlet; Climate change; Northwest passage; Sea ice
• Online Access: https://dx.doi.org/10.20381/ruor-30581; https://ruor.uottawa.ca/handle/10393/46621

Shipping trends in the Canadian Arctic are projected to continue along a rising trajectory due to a warming climate, loss in sea ice extent, and growing economic interests in the region. This is resulting in global interest in the region and potential for Arctic shipping routes, notably the Northwes...