The adaptation challenge in the Arctic

James D Ford; Graham McDowell; Tristan Pearce

doi:10.1038/nclimate2723

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The adaptation challenge in the Arctic

James D Ford, Graham McDowell and Tristan Pearce

Nature Climate Change, Vol.55(12), pp.1046-1053

2015

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/nclimate2723

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Atmospheric Sciences

Physical Geography and Environmental Geoscience

Environmental Science and Management

climate-change adaptation

governance

It is commonly asserted that human communities in the Arctic are highly vulnerable to climate change, with the magnitude of projected impacts limiting their ability to adapt. At the same time, an increasing number of field studies demonstrate significant adaptive capacity. Given this paradox, we review climate change adaptation, resilience and vulnerability research to identify and characterize the nature and magnitude of the adaptation challenge facing the Arctic. We find that the challenge of adaptation in the Arctic is formidable, but suggest that drivers of vulnerability and barriers to adaptation can be overcome, avoided or reduced by individual and collective efforts across scales for many, if not all, climate change risks.

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Title: The adaptation challenge in the Arctic
Authors: James D Ford (Author) - McGill University, Canada
Graham McDowell (Author) - McGill University, Canada
Tristan Pearce (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts and Business
Publication details: Nature Climate Change, Vol.55(12), pp.1046-1053
Publisher: Nature Publishing Group
Date published: 2015
DOI: 10.1038/nclimate2723
ISSN: 1758-678X
Organisation Unit: University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Sustainability Research Cluster
Language: English
Record Identifier: 99449405902621
Output Type: Journal article

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