Determining Freshwater Lake Communities’ Vulnerability to Snowstorms in the Northwest Territories
As the exposure to extreme snowstorms continues to change in response to a warming climate, this can lead to higher infrastructure damages, financial instability, accessibility restrictions, as well as safety and health effects. However, it is challenging to quantify the impacts associated with the...
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ftdoajarticles:oai:doaj.org/article:9dc4d392f52b4d67a63d67931ddcd309 2023-05-15T15:08:37+02:00 Determining Freshwater Lake Communities’ Vulnerability to Snowstorms in the Northwest Territories Janine A. Baijnath-Rodino Amaia Albizua Laxmi Sushama Elena Bennett Brian E. Robinson 2021-06-01T00:00:00Z https://doi.org/10.3390/w13131816 https://doaj.org/article/9dc4d392f52b4d67a63d67931ddcd309 EN eng MDPI AG https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4441/13/13/1816 https://doaj.org/toc/2073-4441 doi:10.3390/w13131816 2073-4441 https://doaj.org/article/9dc4d392f52b4d67a63d67931ddcd309 Water, Vol 13, Iss 1816, p 1816 (2021) adaptive capacity exposure lake-induced precipitation snowstorms livelihood vulnerability sensitivity Hydraulic engineering TC1-978 Water supply for domestic and industrial purposes TD201-500 article 2021 ftdoajarticles https://doi.org/10.3390/w13131816 2022-12-31T06:52:35Z As the exposure to extreme snowstorms continues to change in response to a warming climate, this can lead to higher infrastructure damages, financial instability, accessibility restrictions, as well as safety and health effects. However, it is challenging to quantify the impacts associated with the combination of the many biophysical and socio-economic factors for resiliency and adaptation assessments across many disciplines on multiple spatial and temporal scales. This study applies a framework to quantitatively determine the multiple impacts of snowstorms by calculating the livelihood vulnerability index (LVI) for four exposed freshwater lake communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories using three contributing factors (exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity). Results indicate that Déline is the most vulnerable community (0.67), because it has the highest exposure and one of the highest sensitivity ranks, while its ability to adapt to exposure stressors is the lowest among the communities. In contrast, Fort Resolution exhibits the lowest LVI (0.26) and has one of the highest adaptive capacities. This study emphasizes that while these freshwater communities may be exposed to snowstorms, they have different levels of sensitivity and adaptive capacities in place that influences their vulnerability to changes in hazardous snowfall conditions. The information gained from this study can help guide future adaptation, mitigation, and resiliency practices for Arctic sustainability efforts. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Fort Resolution Northwest Territories Directory of Open Access Journals: DOAJ Articles Arctic Northwest Territories Fort Resolution ENVELOPE(-113.691,-113.691,61.049,61.049) Water 13 13 1816 |
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As the exposure to extreme snowstorms continues to change in response to a warming climate, this can lead to higher infrastructure damages, financial instability, accessibility restrictions, as well as safety and health effects. However, it is challenging to quantify the impacts associated with the combination of the many biophysical and socio-economic factors for resiliency and adaptation assessments across many disciplines on multiple spatial and temporal scales. This study applies a framework to quantitatively determine the multiple impacts of snowstorms by calculating the livelihood vulnerability index (LVI) for four exposed freshwater lake communities in Canada’s Northwest Territories using three contributing factors (exposure, sensitivity, and adaptive capacity). Results indicate that Déline is the most vulnerable community (0.67), because it has the highest exposure and one of the highest sensitivity ranks, while its ability to adapt to exposure stressors is the lowest among the communities. In contrast, Fort Resolution exhibits the lowest LVI (0.26) and has one of the highest adaptive capacities. This study emphasizes that while these freshwater communities may be exposed to snowstorms, they have different levels of sensitivity and adaptive capacities in place that influences their vulnerability to changes in hazardous snowfall conditions. The information gained from this study can help guide future adaptation, mitigation, and resiliency practices for Arctic sustainability efforts. |
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Determining Freshwater Lake Communities’ Vulnerability to Snowstorms in the Northwest Territories |
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Determining Freshwater Lake Communities’ Vulnerability to Snowstorms in the Northwest Territories |
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