Northern Climate ExChange

Impacts & adaptation

Invitation to communities to develop Climate Change Adaptation Plans

The Northern Climate ExChange invites all Yukon communities to apply to develop a Climate Change Adaptation Plan. NCE has funding through the Northern Strategy Trust Fund to assist three Yukon communities to identify and implement actions that minimize risks and maximize benefits from climate change impacts.


Dawson Adaptation Project

The Northern Climate ExChange is participating in the development of a Climate Change Adaptation Plan for Dawson City. This plan will identify Dawson-specific initiatives for building resilience to a changing climate. The draft plan is scheduled to be completed by the fall, with specific projects being implemented by summer 2009.


Impacts & adaptation information sources

We have compiled a list of information sources pertaining to climate change impacts & adaptation. You will find background information, reports, studies, and other helpful resources produced by a variety of agencies, including the Northern Climate ExChange, the federal government, and the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change.


About C-CIARN North

The Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network (C-CIARN) was established by Natural Resources Canada in 2001 with the mandate of promoting and encouraging research on climate change impacts and adaptation, as well as promoting interaction between researchers and stakeholders.

C-CIARN successfully met the mandate that it was given when it was created in 2001, and on June 30, 2007, the network closed.

C-CIARN North facilitated collaborative research on climate change impacts and adaptation measures throughout Canada's three northern territories – Nunavut, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon. Its central office was hosted by the Northern Climate ExChange and housed at the Northern Research Institute located in Whitehorse, Yukon. C-CIARN North also had staff in Canada's other two northern territories – at Nunavut Research Institute in Iqaluit, Nunavut, and Ecology North in Yellowknife, Northwest Territories.

Yukon State of Play Report

Produced by C-CIARN North in June 2007, the State of Play Report looks at climate change impacts and adaptation work in the Yukon. The report identifies gaps in climate change research, and sets out what works and what doesn't for communicating climate change information.

Canadian Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Assessment – Northern Regions Chapter

Natural Resources Canada is directing the Canadian Climate Change Impacts and Adaptation Assessment (to be completed Fall 2007). This Assessment is broken into Canadian regional chapters, one of which is focused on the Territorial North. Similar to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, the Canadian Assessment includes consideration of all pertinent existing primary and grey literature on climate change, as well as expert opinion and traditional knowledge whenever possible.

The Northern Climate ExChange, functioning as the northern node of the Canadian Climate Impacts and Adaptation Research Network (C-CIARN North), in cooperation with the Northern Chapter leads, Chris Furgal (Laval University) and Terry Prowse (Environment Canada and University of Victoria), held three consultations in the North, one in each territory. The intent of these was to present an overview of the developing chapter to key groups to allow for review, critique and most importantly, input into the process. Included below are the meeting reports from these consultations.


Community-based Adaptation Planning Workshop – Atlin, BC

In March 2007, the Northern Climate ExChange held a week-long adaptation planning exercise in Atlin, British Columbia. A detailed description of the project can be found in our Initiatives section.