scholarly journals Native Communities in the Arctic Face Climate Change Impacts

Eos ◽  
2013 ◽  
Vol 94 (7) ◽  
pp. 71-71
Author(s):  
Randy Showstack
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Native Communities

scholarly journals Values and motivations in tourist perceptions of last-chance tourism

2015 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 3-14 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ann Hindley ◽  
Xavier Font
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Photo Elicitation ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Construction Technique ◽  
Projective Techniques ◽  
Personal Variables ◽  
The Social ◽  
Self Interest ◽  
Nuanced Understanding

Tourists' perceptions of climate change affect decisions and choices to visit destinations, which are disappearing because of climate change impacts. Values and motivations are two of the personal variables underpinning tourists' decisions. The study addresses both the limited values research in tourism and reveals unconscious motives by using projective techniques. Projective techniques avoid some of the social desirability bias present in much ethical research. Choice ordering technique and the list of values assist by assigning importance, with narrative responses providing meaning. The construction technique builds a story from a stimulus, with photo-elicitation using participants' personal holiday photographs. A sample of pre, during and post visit tourists to the Arctic and Venice were interviewed. Results, which provide a more nuanced understanding of how the personal variables of values and motivations are underpinned by self-interest, inform policies and the messages designed to influence pro-sustainability behaviour.

scholarly journals The impact of global warming on seasonality of ocean primary production

2013 ◽  
Vol 10 (1) ◽  
pp. 1421-1450 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Henson ◽  
H. Cole ◽  
C. Beaulieu ◽  
A. Yool
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Primary Production ◽  
Nitrate Concentration ◽  
Mixed Layer Depth ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Layer Depth ◽  
Biogeochemical Models ◽  
Ocean Productivity ◽  
The Impact

Abstract. The seasonal cycle (i.e. phenology) of oceanic primary production (PP) is expected to change in response to climate warming. Here, we use output from 6 global biogeochemical models to examine the response in the seasonal amplitude of PP and timing of peak PP to the IPCC AR5 warming scenario. We also investigate whether trends in PP phenology may be more rapidly detectable than trends in PP itself. The seasonal amplitude of PP decreases by an average of 1–2% per year by 2100 in most biomes, with the exception of the Arctic which sees an increase of ~1% per year. This is accompanied by an advance in the timing of peak PP by ~0.5–1 months by 2100 over much of the globe, and particularly pronounced in the Arctic. These changes are driven by an increase in seasonal amplitude of sea surface temperature (where the maxima get hotter faster than the minima) and a decrease in the seasonal amplitude of the mixed layer depth and surface nitrate concentration. Our results indicate a transformation of currently strongly seasonal (bloom forming) regions, typically found at high latitudes, into weakly seasonal (non-bloom) regions, characteristic of contemporary subtropical conditions. On average, 36 yr of data are needed to detect a climate change-driven trend in the seasonal amplitude of PP, compared to 32 yr for mean annual PP. We conclude that analysis of phytoplankton phenology is not necessarily a shortcut to detecting climate change impacts on ocean productivity.

scholarly journals Climate Change Research in the Arctic Must Include Polar Native Communities

2020 ◽  
Vol 2020 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
D.F. Goldsmith ◽  
M. Levitsky ◽  
K. Hedges ◽  
B.S. Hillsberg ◽  
P. Weihe
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Climate Change Research ◽  
Native Communities

scholarly journals Climate-related displacements of coastal communities in the Arctic: Engaging traditional knowledge in adaptation strategies and policies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Romero Manrique ◽  
Serafin Corral ◽  
Ângela Guimarães Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
International Governance ◽  
Native Communities ◽  
Complex Processes ◽  
Ecological Changes

Climate change impacts lead to alterations in migration patterns and the displacement of exposed native com- munities and peoples in the Arctic region, forcing them to leave their homes and traditional ways of life as a result of rapid local ecological changes. This paper illustrates climate-related displacements and subsequent relocation as extremely complex processes, and proposes traditional knowledge as a relevant source of knowl- edge both at local level and policy making spheres.The main conclusions are that the representation of indigenous peoples in international governance structures does not guarantee that traditional knowledge is entirely engaged in evidence-based policy making and that traditional knowledge is not always valued as an equal source of knowledge by some relevant scientific bodies. In this context, changing the approach towards a knowledge-systems-based framework would contribute to the development of more concrete policies and strategies for adaptation of Arctic native communities.

scholarly journals Planning for climate change impacts on hydropower in the Far North

2017 ◽  
Vol 21 (1) ◽  
pp. 133-151 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jessica E. Cherry ◽  
Corrie Knapp ◽  
Sarah Trainor ◽  
Andrea J. Ray ◽  
Molly Tedesche ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Water Resource Management ◽  
Climate Models ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Far North ◽  
Glacier Recession ◽  
Hydrologic Impacts ◽  
Hydrologic Responses ◽  
Available Information

Abstract. Unlike much of the contiguous United States, new hydropower development continues in the Far North, where climate models project precipitation will likely increase over the next century. Regional complexities in the Arctic and sub-Arctic, such as glacier recession and permafrost thaw, however, introduce uncertainties about the hydrologic responses to climate change that impact water resource management. This work reviews hydroclimate changes in the Far North and their impacts on hydropower; it provides a template for application of current techniques for prediction and estimating uncertainty, and it describes best practices for integrating science into management and decision-making. The growing number of studies on hydrologic impacts suggests that information resulting from climate change science has matured enough that it can and should be integrated into hydropower scoping, design, and management. Continuing to ignore the best available information in lieu of status quo planning is likely to prove costly to society in the long term.

scholarly journals A Review of the Climate-Change-Impacts’ Rates of Change in the Arctic

2010 ◽  
Vol 01 (01) ◽  
pp. 59-69 ◽  
Author(s):  
Joseph Santhi Pechsiri ◽  
Amir Sattari ◽  
Paulina Garza Martinez ◽  
Liu Xuan
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
Rates Of Change

scholarly journals Climate-related displacements of coastal communities in the Arctic: Engaging traditional knowledge in adaptation strategies and policies

2018 ◽  
Author(s):  
David Romero Manrique ◽  
Serafin Corral ◽  
Ângela Guimarães Pereira
Keyword(s):  
Traditional Knowledge ◽  
Policy Making ◽  
Local Level ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Arctic Region ◽  
The Arctic ◽  
International Governance ◽  
Native Communities ◽  
Complex Processes ◽  
Ecological Changes

Climate change impacts lead to alterations in migration patterns and the displacement of exposed native communities and peoples in the Arctic region, forcing them to leave their homes and traditional ways of life as a result of rapid local ecological changes. This paper illustrates climate-related displacements and subsequent relocation as extremely complex processes, and proposes traditional knowledge as a relevant source of knowledge both at local level and policy making spheres.The main conclusions are that the representation of indigenous peoples in international governance structures does not guarantee that traditional knowledge is entirely engaged in evidence-based policy making and that traditional knowledge is not always valued as an equal source of knowledge by some relevant scientific bodies. In this context, changing the approach towards a knowledge-systems-based framework would contribute to the development of more concrete policies and strategies for adaptation of Arctic native communities.

scholarly journals Participatory scenario planning and climate change impacts, adaptation and vulnerability research in the Arctic

2018 ◽  
Vol 79 ◽  
pp. 45-53 ◽  
Author(s):  
Melanie Flynn ◽  
James D. Ford ◽  
Tristan Pearce ◽  
Sherilee L. Harper
Keyword(s):  
Climate Change ◽  
Climate Change Impacts ◽  
Scenario Planning ◽  
The Arctic
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