Community collaboration and climate change research in the Canadian Arctic

Tristan Pearce; J D Ford; G Laidler; B Smit; F Duerden; M Allarut; M Andrachuk; S Baryluk; A Dialla; P Elee; A Goose; T Ikummaq; E Joamie; F Kataoyak; E Loring; S Meakin; S Nickels; K Shappa; J Shirley; J Wandel

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Community collaboration and climate change research in the Canadian Arctic

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Community collaboration and climate change research in the Canadian Arctic

Tristan Pearce, J D Ford, G Laidler, B Smit, F Duerden, M Allarut, M Andrachuk, S Baryluk, A Dialla, P Elee, …

Polar Research, Vol.28(1), pp.10-27

2009

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1751-8369.2008.00094.x

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adaptation

Canadian Arctic

climate change

community-researcher collaboration

Inuit

vulnerability

Research on climate change impacts, vulnerability and adaptation, particularly projects aiming to contribute to practical adaptation initiatives, requires active involvement and collaboration with community members and local, regional and national organizations that use this research for policy-making. Arctic communities are already experiencing and adapting to environmental and socio-cultural changes, and researchers have a practical and ethical responsibility to engage with communities that are the focus of the research. This paper draws on the experiences of researchers working with communities across the Canadian Arctic, together with the expertise of Inuit organizations, Northern research institutes and community partners, to outline key considerations for effectively engaging Arctic communities in collaborative research. These considerations include: initiating early and ongoing communication with communities, and regional and national contacts; involving communities in research design and development; facilitating opportunities for local employment; and disseminating research findings. Examples of each consideration are drawn from climate change research conducted with communities in the Canadian Arctic.

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Title: Community collaboration and climate change research in the Canadian Arctic
Authors: Tristan Pearce (Author) - University of Guelph, Canada
J D Ford (Author) - McGill University, Canada
G Laidler (Author) - Carleton University, Canada
B Smit (Author) - University of Guelph, Canada
F Duerden (Author) - Ryerson University, Canada
M Allarut (Author) - Hamlet of Arctic Bay, Canada
M Andrachuk (Author) - University of Guelph, Canada
S Baryluk (Author) - Inuvialuit Game Council, Canada
A Dialla (Author) - Community of Nunavut, Canada
P Elee (Author) - Community of Nunavut, Canada
A Goose (Author) - Community of Ulukhaktok, Canada
T Ikummaq (Author) - Community of Nunavut, Canada
E Joamie (Author) - Community of Nunavut, Canada
F Kataoyak (Author) - Community of Ulukhaktok, Canada
E Loring (Author) - Community of Nunavut, Canada
S Meakin (Author) - Community of Ulukhaktok, Canada
S Nickels (Author) - Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, Canada
K Shappa (Author) - Hamlet of Arctic Bay, Canada
J Shirley (Author) - Nunavut Research Institute, Canada
J Wandel (Author) - University of Waterloo, Canada
Publication details: Polar Research, Vol.28(1), pp.10-27
Publisher: Co-Action Publishing
Date published: 2009
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-8369.2008.00094.x
ISSN: 0800-0395
Copyright note: Copyright © 2009 T. Pearce et al. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial 3.0 Unported License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/3.0/), permitting all non-commercial use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited.
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99450132302621
Output Type: Journal article