Climate Change Efforts

Arctic Climate Change

I consider Climate Change to be a natural disaster. It has many harmful effects on communities and in the environment. It causes mass damage and can result in loss of life, for animals and humans. In the Arctic region, animals and creatures lose their habitats while humans can lose their homes as a result of rising sea level. So the question is, how are those in the Arctic adapting to this climate change?

Adaptation Readiness

The term "readiness" basically means being in a state willing to do things or fully prepared. "Adaptation readiness focuses on identifying and characterizing what is actually being done to prepare for adaptation, focusing on the strength and existence of governance structures that determine the preparedness to build support for adaptation action and effectively develop, implement, and monitor adaptation intervention"(Ford, J.D., Labbé, J., Flynn, M., 2017). 
The framework for this team focuses on the Governments of Nunavut and Canada, part of the Arctic. They claim that the critical elements for adaptation include decision making, political leadership, institutional organization, adaptation funding, stakeholder engagement, usable science, and Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit (IQ). IQ refers to the traditions and cultural values of the Inuit people in adapting efforts. Stakeholder agreement is when stakeholders of the communities are kept informed and provide input for the efforts. 

Government of Canada

"The federal government, as outlined in the 2011 Adaptation Policy Framework (APF), is responsible for building adaptive capacity through increasing awareness of climate impacts, encouraging economic growth, establishing legislative frameworks conducive to national adaptation, and communicating climate change information (Government of Canada 2011)." (Ford, J.D., Labbé, J., Flynn, M., 2017). It appears that the Government of Canada stands as the main government involved with the issue of climate change. 

Funding... if any

In Nunavut, the majority of funding came from the Clean Air Agenda under the federal government. In 2007-2011, $85.9 million was investing, in 2011- 2016, around $148.8 million. $40-49 million was invested in Northern Canada alone. The federal budget in 2016 announced was $129.5 million for adaptation for the next 5 years. 

Here is a map of the populations in each country of this region. The map would not take my data and would only plot one point, which is incorrect. This was extremely difficult and uncooperative.  https://arcg.is/19jeKz

Ford, James D, et al. “Readiness for Climate Change Adaptation in the Arctic: a Case Study from Nunavut, Canada.” SpringerLink, Springer, 13 Sept. 2017, link.springer.com/article/10.1007/s10584-017-2071-4#citeas.

“Population Distribution in the Circumpolar Arctic, by Country (Including Indigenous Population).” GRID-Arendal, www.grida.no/resources/7009.

“Cities on Ice: Population Change in the Arctic.” Nordregio, 16 Oct. 2018, www.nordregio.org/nordregio-magazine/issues/arctic-changes-and-challenges/cities-on-ice-population-change-in-the-arctic/.