Ford, JD orcid.org/0000-0002-2066-3456, Labbé, J, Flynn, M et al. (2 more authors) (2017) Readiness for climate change adaptation in the Arctic: a case study from Nunavut, Canada. Climatic Change, 145 (1-2). pp. 85-100. ISSN 0165-0009
Abstract
There is limited knowledge on institutional factors constraining and enabling climate change adaptation in Arctic regions, or the overall readiness of governing bodies and communities to develop, implement, and promote adaptation. This paper examines the preparedness of different levels of government to adapt in the Canadian Arctic territory of Nunavut, drawing upon semi-structured interviews with government personnel and organizations involved in adaptation. In the Government of Nunavut, there have been notable developments around adaptation planning and examples of adaptation champions, but readiness for adaptation is challenged by a number of factors including the existence of pressing socio-economic problems, and institutional and governmental barriers. Federally, there is evidence of high-level leadership on adaptation, the creation of adaptation programs, and allocation of funds for adaptation, although the focus has been mostly on researching adaptation options as opposed to supporting actual actions or policy change. The 2016 Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change, and increasing emphasis on climate change federally and in the Government of Nunavut, offer opportunities for advancing adaptation, but concrete steps are needed to ensure readiness is enhanced.
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © 2017, The Author(s). This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/), which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided you give appropriate credit to the original author(s) and the source, provide a link to the Creative Commons license, and indicate if changes were made. |
Keywords: | Adaptation; Adaptation readiness; Arctic; Climate change; Nunavut; Inuit |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Environment (Leeds) > School of Earth and Environment (Leeds) > Sustainability Research Institute (SRI) (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 14 Jan 2019 10:30 |
Last Modified: | 14 Jan 2019 10:30 |
Status: | Published |
Publisher: | Springer Verlag |
Identification Number: | 10.1007/s10584-017-2071-4 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:140965 |