‘WATER IS LIFE’: EXPLORING THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN PLACE IDENTITY, WATER AND ADAPTIVE CAPACITY IN FORT RESOLUTION, NORTHWEST TERRITORIES, CANADA

• Main Author: Fresque-Baxter, Jennifer A
• Format: Text
• Language: English
• Published: Scholars Commons @ Laurier 2015
• Subjects: place identity; place; adaptive capacity; adaptation; water; Northwest Territories; Geography; Nature and Society Relations; Canada; Fort Resolution
• Online Access: https://scholars.wlu.ca/etd/1701; https://scholars.wlu.ca/context/etd/article/2792/viewcontent/REVISED_V8_FINAL_POSTDEFENCE_COPY_FRESQUEBAXTER_DISSERTATION.pdf

Water is recognised as a fundamental human right in Canada’s Northwest Territories (NWT). However, the current and potential effects of climate change coupled with resource development pressures are leading to concerns about maintaining the health and viability of freshwater in the NWT. These inters...