Vulnerability to Climate Change in Arctic Canada: The Vulnerability Approach and Case Studies from Inuit Communities in Nunavut

There is strong evidence that climate change is underway in the Arctic, with implications for Canada's Inuit population. This book investigates vulnerability to climate change among Inuit communities in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It begins by deve--loping a conceptual model and analytic...

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Main Author: virginielariviere
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:French
Published: Adaptation aux changements climatiques / RADAR 2010
Subjects:
geo
scipo
Arctic
Arctic Bay
Canada
Igloolik
Nunavut
Arctic bay
Climate change
inuit
Online Access:http://adaptationclimat.hypotheses.org/142
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Summary:There is strong evidence that climate change is underway in the Arctic, with implications for Canada's Inuit population. This book investigates vulnerability to climate change among Inuit communities in the Canadian territory of Nunavut. It begins by deve--loping a conceptual model and analytical approach to guide vul--nerability analysis. The model is applied using two in-depth commu--nity case studies (Arctic Bay and Igloolik), where 119 interviews, participant observation, analysis of seco.

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