Community Adaptation to Climate Change in Ulukhaktok, Canada

• Main Authors: Pearce, T, Smit, B, Duerden, F, Goose, A, Inuktalik, R, Kataoyak, F
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2008
• Subjects: FoR 1601 (Anthropology); FoR 0502 (Environmental Science and Management); Canada; Ulukhaktok; Sea ice
• Online Access: http://www.arctichost.net/ICASS_VI/

This paper presents research that examined the sensitivity and adaptive capacity of people and their livelihoods to climate change in Ulukhaktok, NWT, Canada. The case study identifies climate conditions and hazards that community members are currently dealing with, the adaptive strategies employed...