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Northern Voices in the Global Climate
Resources and Links
Documents
- Arctic Climate Impact Assessment
www.acia.uaf.edu/PDFs/ACIA_Policy_Document.pdf
The ACIA is the world’s most detailed assessment of regional climatic changes. The document examines how climate and ultraviolet radiation have changed in the arctic, and how they are predicted to change progressively and continually.
- Unikkaaqatigiit
www.laurentian.ca/NR/rdonlyres/A91452A9-7C16-4E45-B9C4-F35F94B6A70F/0/Unikkaaqatigiit.pdf
Unikkaaqatigiit provides an overview of the changes in the Arctic environment from the perspective of the Inuit who live within it. Information was gathered through workshops in all four Inuit land claims areas, also known as Inuit Nunaat.
- Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Fourth Assessment Report: “Impacts, Adaptation and Vulnerability”
www.ipcc.ch/pdf/assessment-report/ar4/wg2/ar4-wg2-chapter15.pdf
This publication from the IPCC is a comprehensive resource on the global impacts of climate change. Chapter 15 focuses on the Polar Regions: Antarctica and the areas north of 60°, including Iceland and Greenland.
- Arctic Change 2008 Abstracts
www.arctic-change2008.com/pdf/ac-programme.pdf
The Arctic Change 2008 Abstracts provide a wealth of knowledge, summarizing studies done in partnership with International Polar Year. The documentation offers the potential for deeper research, as nearly every discipline in polar research, from social to environmental, is covered.
NGOs
- ArcticNet
www.arcticnet.ulaval.ca/index.php?fa=ArcticNet.showArcticNet
ArcticNet is a network composed of scientists, Inuit organizations, government bodies and northern communities. Its goal is to study the effects of climate change on Canada’s arctic coasts.
- Ouranos
www.ouranos.ca/en/scientific-program/impacts-adaptation/northern-environment.php
Ouranos is a research and development consortium that brings together scientists and professional from different disciplines. Its main focus is on the impacts of climate change and adaptability of communities.
- The Churchill Northern Studies Centre
www.churchillscience.ca
The CNSC is a non profit organization established in 1976. Its goal is to understand and sustain the North. CNSC provides funding and resources for researchers who want to study around the Churchill area - a place where three ecosystems meet: marine, tundra and boreal forest.
Indigenous Organizations / Government
- Silaup Asijjipallianinga Project, Nunavik, Quebec
http://climatechange.krg.ca
The Silaup Asijjipallianinga project works in collaboration with Kativik Regional Government (KRG), Nunavik Communities and Ouranos. The main goals of the project are to asses and monitor the safety of sea ice around the coast of Nunavik.
- The Canadian Polar Commission
www.polarcom.gc.ca
The Canadian Polar Commission is the lead government agency responsible for monitoring and promoting knowledge of the Polar Regions. Its mandate includes promotion of Polar Research, the monitoring of Polar Knowledge from Canada and around the world as well as communicating results from Polar Research to Canadians.
- International Polar Year
www.ipy.org
International Polar Year is a large scientific program which strives to extensively research the northern and southern polar regions. 2007/08 was the official polar year, but it was extended to 2009 because of its incredible success.
- World Meteorological Organization
www.wmo.int/pages/index_en.html
The WMO is the branch of the United Nations that deals with Meteorology, Environment and Water.
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