Regions: Inuvialuit Settlement Region
Tags: social sciences, traditional knowledge, environmental adaptation, resilience
| Principal Investigator: | Parewick, Kathleen S (2) |
| Licence Number: | 14313 |
| Organization: | Memorial University |
| Licensed Year(s): |
2007
2006
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| Issued: | Mar 27, 2008 |
| Project Team: | Dr. Don Forbes (Co-Supervisor, Memorial University/NRCan), Mr. Steve Solomon (Collaborating Researcher, NRCan), Gavin Manson (Collaborating Researcher, NRCan), Doug Ritchie (Collaborating Researcher, Ecology North) |
Objective(s): This collaborative project explores how local planning and development functions might serve to build community resilience.
Project Description: This licence has been issued to the scientific research licence application #577. The application was distributed for community consultation and approved between April and June, 2007, but the researcher was unable to conduct the fieldwork last year. Activities were postponed for 2008. This collaborative project explores how local planning and development functions might serve to build community resilience. Engaging Arctic coastal community members in timely knowledge-sharing and planning respecting ongoing adaptations to local environmental changes is an immediate project objective. The longer term goal of this research is the development of a “learning” practise of planning that takes greater account of those factors the community sees as fundamental to its sustainability. In Sachs Harbour and Tuktoyatuk the researcher will facilitate a community-guided planning process where geophysical findings, local knowledge and governance mechanisms will be integrated to produce local adaptation plans. The research is being conducted in conjunction with other ArcticNet research. Two other communities in Nunavut (Gjoa Haven and Arctic Bay) are also involved. Work involves: introductory visits; pre-planning; data compilation; consultations; plan preparation; and local committee review. Following consultation, adaptation planning workshops involving community residents are planned. Outcomes will be communicated using radio, posters, pamphlets, school and social activities, open meetings, and contacts, and may be presented at regional events. Information may also be disseminated through government. Efforts will be made to engage Elders and youth. A planning workspace will be maintained in each community and be open to the public. Special interests and those unable to directly participate will be accommodated if necessary. Fieldwork will be conducted from March 28 to July 31, 2008 in Sachs Harbour and Tuktoyaktuk .
