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The Canadian Water Resource Vulnerability Index to Permafrost Thaw
This study developed and applied a framework for assessing the vulnerability of pan-Canadian water resources to permafrost thaw. -
Variations of Climate, Surface Energy Budget, and Minimum Snow/Ice Extent ove...
Remote sensing is used to derive the annual minimum snow and ice extent over the Canadian Arctic landmass from 2000-2016. -
Pathways for Ecological Change in Canadian High Arctic Wetlands Under Rapid T...
Paleoecological techniques are used to investigate how Canadian High Arctic wetlands responded to a mid-twentieth century increase in growing degree days. -
Summary of 2018 Mackenzie Delta Permafrost Field Campaign
This is a study monitoring permafrost thaw due to a warming climate, based around the Beaufort Delta region. -
Integrated Climate Change Adaptation to Increase Resilience in Canadian Coa...
Exploring climate change risks to Canadian coastal communities. -
Massive Ice Control on Permafrost Coast Erosion and Sensitivity
A historical analysis of coastal erosion with the help of photo data. -
The State of Northwest Territories Forests In the Wake of Climate Change: Bas...
This report summarizes the current ecological conditions of forested ecosystems in the NWT and identifies gaps in our understanding of northern forests and ecosystem processes. -
Pre-Industrial Fire Regimes of the Western Boreal Forest of Canada
This project developed a first approximation summary of the pre-industrial fire regime attributes of the western boreal forest of Canada using the best available knowledge. -
The 2014 NWT Fires – Developing a Research Framework
This report summarizes workshop discussions held in 2015 - research prioritization is discussed after the devastating 2014 forest fires in the NWT. -
Inuit Observations on Climate Change - Final Report
This study seeks to understand the Traditional Knowledge (TK) of Inuit regarding climate change and to explore the contribution of TK to research on climate change in the Arctic. -
Protected Areas and Climate Change in Canada - Challenges and Opportunities f...
This report provides a national synthesis of climate change in protected areas in Canada for conservation professionals and decisionmakers engaged in managing protected areas. -
Climate Change and Arctic Sustainable Development
This book discusses eight themes of climate change in the Arctic, from an interdisciplinary focus including the Indigenous perspective. -
Arctic warming drives striking twenty-first century ecosystem shifts in Great...
This study documents the rapid restructuring of algal community composition ca 2000 CE that is consistent with recent climate change impacts in the region. -
Arctic Large Aquatic Basin climate change assessment part 2: Impacts, Vulnera...
This report examines how climate change will impact DFO priorities in the Arctic Large Aquatic Basin by assessing climate change impacts, vulnerabilities and opportunities. -
Climate Change Assessment in the Arctic Basin Part 1: Trends and Projections ...
This report summarizes observed trends and projections on a 50-year timescale for the Beaufort Sea, Canadian Polar Shelf, Baffin Bay/Davis Strait, Hudson Bay and Mackenzie Basin. -
The Land of our Future
In this video, local hunters, elders, and municipal and territorial government leaders are interviewed to get a sense of how the land has changed over the past 30 to 40 years. -
NWT Communities: On the Front Line of Climate Change
This video outlines the challenges NWT communities are facing when dealing with climate change impacts. Includes interviews and first-hand experiences by local community... -
Integrating Climate Change Measures into Municipal Planning and Decision-Maki...
This guide was developed to assist communities in the NWT integrate climate change adaptation measures into existing and future community plans. -
The Technical Opportunities & Economic Implications of Permafrost Decay on Pu...
This slideshow provides an overview of an analysis completed to understand the economic costs to communities from damage to infrastructure caused by permafrost thaw. -
The Technical Opportunities & Economic Implications of Permafrost Decay on Pu...
This document summarizes the results of an analysis of the economic costs in all NWT communities which can be attributed to permafrost impacts on community assets.