Canada in a Changing Climate: National Issues
About This Project
As part of a national effort, Drs. Kelly Vodden and Ashlee Cunsolo are leading the development of a chapter of the Canada in a Changing Climate: National Issues report. The report has been written by experts from a variety of disciplines across Canada and focuses on climate change impacts and adaptation issues that are of national importance. The results of this report will help to inform policy on climate change impacts on society, the natural environment, and the economy.
Drs. Vodden and Cunsolo and the co-authors noted below have contributed to the “Resilience of Our People and Society” theme, with a chapter that focuses on rural and remote communities. The chapter discusses gaps in existing research and policy by assessing the current knowledge of climate change impacts, adaptation strategies, and potential future directions for climate change adaptation in rural and remote areas. Seven key messages on the state of climate change impacts and adaptation across rural and regional communities and areas are introduced, as well as a number of short case stories from specific communities. These key messages reflect seven priority themes that emerged from the literature review, consultations, and the expertise of the author team. These include: enhancing adaptive capacity through knowledge-sharing, collaboration and co-creation; place-based knowledge systems; livelihoods and economy; infrastructure and transportation; health and well-being; identity, culture and society; and governance and institutions.
For more information on the report, visit NRCan or National Issues Report websites.
Research Team
Lead authors:
- Kelly Vodden, Environmental Policy Institute, School of Science and the Environment, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University
- Ashlee Cunsolo, School of Arctic and Subarctic Studies, Labrador Institute, Memorial University
Contributing authors:
- Sarah-Patricia Breen, Regional Innovation Chair in Rural Economic Development, Selkirk College / Adjunct Professor, School of Environment and Sustainability, University of Saskatchewan
- Conor Curtis, Environmental Policy Institute, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University
- Brian Eddy, Natural Resources Canada
- Sherilee L. Harper, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
- Stephen Hextall, Environmental Policy Institute, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University
- Amy Kipp, School of Public Health, University of Alberta
- Nia King, School of Public Health, University of Alberta / Queen’s School of Medicine
- Sean Manners, Environmental Policy Institute, Grenfell Campus, Memorial University
- Lauren Rethoret, Columbia Basin Rural Development Institute at Selkirk College