Climate Change and Sea Ice: Local Observations from the Canadian Western Arctic
"Can local observations and indigenous knowledge be used to provide information that complements research on climate change? Using participatory research methodology and semi-directed interviews, we explored local and traditional knowledge about changes in sea ice in the area of Sachs Harbour,...
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ftdlc:oai:http://dlc.dlib.indiana.edu:10535/3315 2023-05-15T14:20:01+02:00 Climate Change and Sea Ice: Local Observations from the Canadian Western Arctic Nichols, Theresa Berkes, Fikret Jolly, Dyanna Snow, Norman B. North America Canada 2004 http://hdl.handle.net/10535/3315 unknown http://hdl.handle.net/10535/3315 Arctic 57 1 March local knowledge indigenous institutions climate change water resources Grazing Journal Article published 2004 ftdlc 2021-03-11T16:16:55Z "Can local observations and indigenous knowledge be used to provide information that complements research on climate change? Using participatory research methodology and semi-directed interviews, we explored local and traditional knowledge about changes in sea ice in the area of Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories. In this small Inuvialuit community, we interviewed all of the 16 community members and elders considered to be local experts on sea ice to ask about their observations. We organized their comments under the headings multiyear ice, first-year ice, fractures and pressure ridges, breakup and freezeup seasons, and other climate-related variables that influence sea ice (such as changes in winter, spring and summer temperatures, wind, rain, and thunderstorms). Observations were remarkably consistent in providing evidence of local change in such variables as multiyear ice distribution, first-year ice thickness, and ice breakup dates. The changes observed in the 1990s were said to be without precedent and outside the normal range of variation. In assessing the relevance of Inuvialuit knowledge to scientific research on climate change, we note some of the areas in which sharing of information between the two systems of knowledge may be mutually beneficial. These include the analysis of options for adapting to climate change and the generation of research questions and hypotheses for future studies." Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Climate change Inuvialuit Northwest Territories Sachs Harbour Sea ice Indiana University: Digital Library of the Commons (DLC) Arctic Northwest Territories Canada Sachs Harbour ENVELOPE(-125.280,-125.280,71.975,71.975) |
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"Can local observations and indigenous knowledge be used to provide information that complements research on climate change? Using participatory research methodology and semi-directed interviews, we explored local and traditional knowledge about changes in sea ice in the area of Sachs Harbour, Northwest Territories. In this small Inuvialuit community, we interviewed all of the 16 community members and elders considered to be local experts on sea ice to ask about their observations. We organized their comments under the headings multiyear ice, first-year ice, fractures and pressure ridges, breakup and freezeup seasons, and other climate-related variables that influence sea ice (such as changes in winter, spring and summer temperatures, wind, rain, and thunderstorms). Observations were remarkably consistent in providing evidence of local change in such variables as multiyear ice distribution, first-year ice thickness, and ice breakup dates. The changes observed in the 1990s were said to be without precedent and outside the normal range of variation. In assessing the relevance of Inuvialuit knowledge to scientific research on climate change, we note some of the areas in which sharing of information between the two systems of knowledge may be mutually beneficial. These include the analysis of options for adapting to climate change and the generation of research questions and hypotheses for future studies." |
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Nichols, Theresa Berkes, Fikret Jolly, Dyanna Snow, Norman B. |
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Climate Change and Sea Ice: Local Observations from the Canadian Western Arctic |
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Climate Change and Sea Ice: Local Observations from the Canadian Western Arctic |
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Climate Change and Sea Ice: Local Observations from the Canadian Western Arctic |
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Climate Change and Sea Ice: Local Observations from the Canadian Western Arctic |
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Climate Change and Sea Ice: Local Observations from the Canadian Western Arctic |
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climate change and sea ice: local observations from the canadian western arctic |
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2004 |
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Arctic Northwest Territories Canada Sachs Harbour |
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Arctic Northwest Territories Canada Sachs Harbour |
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Arctic Arctic Climate change Inuvialuit Northwest Territories Sachs Harbour Sea ice |
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Arctic Arctic Climate change Inuvialuit Northwest Territories Sachs Harbour Sea ice |
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