Generation and Transmission of Environmental Knowledge and Land Skills in Adaptation to Climate Change in the Arctic

Tristan Pearce

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Generation and Transmission of Environmental Knowledge and Land Skills in Adaptation to Climate Change in the Arctic

Tristan Pearce

Proceedings of the 2008 Northern Research Forum Open Assembly, pp.1-17

Northern Research Forum (NRF) Open Assembly: Seeking Balance in a Changing North, 5th (Anchorage, United States, 24-Sep-2008–27-Sep-2008)

Northern Research Forum (NRF)

2008

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Environmental Science and Management

This paper outlines the rationale and objectives of research that documents and describes how environmental knowledge and land skills are generated and transmitted among Inuit in an arctic community, and investigates how this influences adaptation to climate change. Previous research on vulnerability to climate change in the Arctic identified environmental knowledge and land skills as key determinants of adaptive capacity to climate change risks that affect subsistence hunting and the transmission of environmental knowledge and land skills as important in conditioning future adaptive capacity. However, Inuit have expressed concern that as a result of rapid societal changes, the traditional modes of knowledge generation and transmission by which Inuit have developed the skills to hunt safely and successfully no longer function effectively. This is cause for concern among Inuit as climate change is expected to continue into the future with further implications for ecosystems and livelihoods.

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Title: Generation and Transmission of Environmental Knowledge and Land Skills in Adaptation to Climate Change in the Arctic
Authors: Tristan Pearce (Author) - University of Guelph, Canada
Publication details: Proceedings of the 2008 Northern Research Forum Open Assembly, pp.1-17
Conference details: Northern Research Forum (NRF) Open Assembly: Seeking Balance in a Changing North, 5th (Anchorage, United States, 24-Sep-2008–27-Sep-2008)
Publisher: Northern Research Forum (NRF)
Date published: 2008
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450302002621
Output Type: Conference paper

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