Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Gwich'in Settlement Area, Sahtu Settlement Area
Tags: climate change, permafrost degradation, community consultation, topography, infrastructure
| Principal Investigator: | Zhou, Fuqun (1) |
| Licence Number: | 13569 |
| Organization: | Natural Resources Canada |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2004
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| Issued: | Feb 16, 2004 |
| Project Team: | Aining Zha |
Objective(s): Structural infrastructure in northern communities is dependent on the permafrost layer for stability. The thawing and disappearance of the permafrost layer has accelerated in recent decades, damaging buildings and other infrastructure, and causing public concern. Scientists expect that the continued global warming trend will increase permafrost degradation and terrain disturbance, resulting in a financial and structural design impact on infrastructure. What are the options for adaptation? How much would they cost? Who will be most affected and who should bear the costs? These questions remain unclear and answers to them are of growing importance to governments at all levels and to northerners in particular. This project aims to address these issues.
