Principal Investigator:Duran, Nelida Licensed Year(s):
2011
2010 Summary:
The purpose of this research project is to describe the effects of climate change and variability on human nutrition and related health outcomes of Dene First Nations.
Research Design: A constructivist approach to the grounded theory methodology will be utilized in this study. Grounded theory methodology involves the use of systematic yet flexible guidelines for collecting and analyzing qualit...
Principal Investigator:Grieve, Sheryl Licensed Year(s):
2010
200920082007 Summary:
This project is part of a larger IPY study, Climate Change Impacts on Canadian Arctic Tundra Ecosystems (CiCAT), looking at the effect of climate change on arctic tundra ecosystems. For this project, Metis traditional knowledge on vegetation and terrain changes in the North Slave region will be collected. The goal of this study is to connect and meld scientific studies with knowledge from people ...
Principal Investigator:Sturm, Matthew Licensed Year(s):
2010
Summary:
Research goal is to understand how changes in the seasons, particularly the shortening of winter, might impact the economics of the North. In Canada the researcher will focus on the impact of ice road seasons on diamond mining. Research activities will mainly be to observe how environmental data are collected in the field, how they are utilized by regulatory agencies to make decisions, and how bu...
Principal Investigator:Hoar, Bryanne M Licensed Year(s):
2009
20082007 Summary:
The objective of this study in 2009 is to determine if parasites (Ostertagia gruehneri) can survive on the tundra over winter. This is the third year of a three year study.
This work is to study the parasite Ostertagia gruehneri. This is the most common stomach worm in barrenground caribou. Adult worms live in the stomach of caribou and eggs are shed in the feces of the caribou. Once in the env...
Principal Investigator:Galloway, Jennifer Licensed Year(s):
2009
Summary:
This licence is issued for the scientific research application #932.
The goal of this multi-disciplinary paleolimnological study will be employed to describe and further understand regional climate conditions, fire history, and ice cover duration spanning the past ~2000 years in the central Northwest Territories. The targeted study area is the southern portion of the Tibbitt to Contwoyto Winte...
Principal Investigator:English, Michael C Licensed Year(s):
2008
Summary:
This licence is issued for the scientific research application # 876.
The objective of this research is to determine the impacts of predicted soil warming scenarios for the arctic on the availability of phosphate, nitrate-nitrogen and ammonium, which are important soil nutrients.
The field portion of this research will consist of two weeks of collecting soil data and gauging and sampling (f...
Principal Investigator:Coxson, Darwyn S Licensed Year(s):
2008
2007 Summary:
The objective of this research is to study how northern soils in close proximity (geospatially linked soils) cycle nitrogen and carbon and produce greenhouse gases. Describing these links will allow forecasting on how the soils respond to climate change.
Three transects with 31 sampling locations will be set up. At each location a Time Domain Reflectometry (TDR) probe and thermocouple will be i...
Principal Investigator:Borsy, Emily Jane E Licensed Year(s):2008
2007
Summary:
The objective of this research is to obtain primary information about the gravel situation in the ISR from a variety of industry perspectives. The researchers wish to fill in a gap in information linking supply and demand to community stress and vulnerability, obtaining this information through interviews with industry professionals.
The research will be conducted in two stages. The first sta...
Principal Investigator:Furgal, Christopher Licensed Year(s):
2007
2005 Summary:
The objectives of this project are:
1. Assess the present and future adequacy of surveillance tools to support northern managers’ ability to identify and monitor acute and chronic diseases, exposures, and other health determinants related to climate change and economic development impacts.
2. Assess the applicability and use among northern managers of current risk management frameworks (RMF), wh...
Principal Investigator:Ritchie, Douglas G. Licensed Year(s):
2006
2005 Summary:
This project consists of conducting a series of workshops with community governments and residents on the topic of climate change, current and future impacts of climate change on municipal services, as well as possible measures that can be implemented to help communities adapt to climate change. The goal of the workshop is to document concerns, identify areas for further research, and determine po...