Reducing Vulnerability to Climate Change in the Arctic: The Case of Nunavut, Canada

• Main Authors: Ford, J D, Pearce, T, Smit, B, Wandel, J, Allurut, M, Shappa, K, Ittusujurat, H, Qrunnut, K
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Arctic Institute of North America 2007
• Subjects: FoR 0403 (Geology); FoR 0406 (Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience); climate change; adaptation; policy; vulnerability; Inuit; resource harvesting; Nunavut; policy mainstreaming; Arctic; Arctic Bay; Canada; Igloolik; Arctic bay; Climate change; inuit; Nunavut Land Claims Agreement
• Online Access: http://pubs.aina.ucalgary.ca/arctic/Arctic60-2-150.pdf

Research conducted with the communities of Arctic Bay and Igloolik in Nunavut identified key areas where policy can help Inuit reduce their vulnerability to climate change, focusing on the renewable resource harvesting sector. The policy responses are based on an understanding of policy development...