Adaptation to Aquatic Risks due to Climate Change in Pangnirtung, Nunavut

• Published in: ARCTIC
• Main Authors: Giles, Audrey R., Strachan, Shaelyn M., Doucette, Michelle, Stadig, Gwenyth S., Pangnirtung, The Municipality of
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 2013
• Subjects: adaptation; climate change; water safety; Inuit; Pangnirtung; drowning; swimming pool; traditional knowledge; injury prevention; changement climatique; sécurité sur l’eau; noyade; piscine; connaissances traditionnelles; prévention des blessures; Nunavut; Arctic; inuit; inuits; inuktitut
• Online Access: https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/67339

We use a vulnerability framework to examine how residents of Pangnirtung, Nunavut, perceive the risks of aquatic activities in the context of adaptation to a changing climate. Our findings suggest that community members identify climate change as increasing the risk of many aquatic activities and ha...