Ouranos Northern Environment Program

Transcription

1 Ouranos Northern Environment Program ROBERT SIRON In collaboration with STÉPHANIE BLEAU and REBECCA HENNIGS Kuujjuaq April 19, 2018

2 OURANOS SCIENTIFIC PROGRAMS VULNERABILITIES, IMPACTS & ADAPTATION CLIMATE SCIENCES

3 PRESENTATION OUTLINE Northern Environment program Objectives and priorities Ongoing projects Examples of cross-cutting projects The status of adaptation to climate change CC and science education in high schools Conclusion

4 NORTHERN CHALLENGES IN THE FACE OF CLIMATE CHANGE

5 OURANOS NORTHERN ENVIRONMENT PROGRAM ( ) Foster knowledge transfer to stakeholders Identify and prioritize insufficiently covered issues Ecosystem integrity, cultural & natural heritage Sustainable infrastructure Improve understanding of climate change and adaptation Support decision-making processes Population health & security Economic activities Climate risks in authorization processes Food security and resource management

6 Photo: Arquluk homepage ONGOING PROJECTS ( ) ECOSYSTEM INTEGRITY Climate change and the tundra of Nunavik: exposure, sensitivity and vulnerability (D. Berteaux /UQAR) Mapping the impacts of climate change on salmonid habitat in Northern lakes of Quebec (Y. Gratton /INRS) Identifying vulnerable wetland ecosystems and plants of Eeyou Istchee James bay to CC (N. Fenton /UQAT) POPULATION HEALTH & SECURITY Climate change and traditional food security in northern Quebec (M. Humphries /McGill) Modelling the future of arctic fox rabies dynamics and associated risk management (P. Leighton /UdeM) SUSTAINABLE INFRASTRUCTURE Quantitative risk of linear infrastructure on permafrost (ARQULUK Program) (G. Doré /U. Laval CROSS-CUTTING ISSUES AVATIVUT : Environmental monitoring and science education in Nunavik s schools (E. Lévesque /UQTR) Adaptation policy and practice in Nunavik (J. Ford /McGill)

7 Example of a cross-cutting project : ADAPTATION POLICY AND PRACTICE IN NUNAVIK (1) (J. Ford /McGill ; ) Create an adaptation baseline, i.e. reference point to understand the state of CC adaptation in Nunavik Evaluate adaptation readiness, i.e. engagement, funding, etc. Allow comparisons (same studies in Nunavut, Nunatsiavut) Measure and asses adaptation progress and adequacy to inform adaptation strategy and fill the gaps

8 Example of a cross-cutting project : ADAPTATION POLICY AND PRACTICE IN NUNAVIK (2) (J. Ford /McGill ; ) Systematic review of information publically available on CC adaptation Sources : scientific literature (articles), grey literature (reports, web sites, professional associations, networks) and interviews with key representatives 675 discrete adaptation initiatives ( ) Assessment and rating of 7 readiness factors that are necessary for adaptation to occur Use of interviews and ratings to find key linkages and barriers

9 Example of a cross-cutting project : ADAPTATION POLICY AND PRACTICE IN NUNAVIK (3) (J. Ford /McGill ; ) 60 % ground-work HOW? Research & monitoring Capacity building Risk assessments Resource planning 27% Complete (finished) 40 % action Policy initiatives Information sharing Practice and behaviour 39% 16% Complete (ongoing) Indeterminate Partially complete Planned Recommended 9% 6% 3% Adaptation initiative status Source: Shah and King (2017). State of Knowledge and Gap Analysis on Climate Change Adaptation in Nunavik, Ouranos Report to INAC.

10 Example of a cross-cutting project : ADAPTATION POLICY AND PRACTICE IN NUNAVIK (4) (J. Ford /McGill ; ) WHERE? Majority of initiatives implemented at national level A quarter implemented at regional and community levels Adaptation initiatives by community Source: Shah and King (2017). State of Knowledge and Gap Analysis on Climate Change Adaptation in Nunavik, Ouranos Report to INAC.

11 Number of Initiatives Example of a cross-cutting project : ADAPTATION POLICY AND PRACTICE IN NUNAVIK (5) (J. Ford /McGill ; ) WHEN? : End of IPY End of QC CCAP Start of QC CCAP IPY March 31, Gray Peer-reviewed Reporting Year Number of discrete adaptation initiatives published by year (n=675) Source: Shah and King (2017). State of Knowledge and Gap Analysis on Climate Change Adaptation in Nunavik, Ouranos Report to INAC.

12 Example of a cross-cutting project : ADAPTATION POLICY AND PRACTICE IN NUNAVIK (6) (J. Ford /McGill ; ) WHO? 60% initiatives involve several stakeholders 25% included traditional knowledge 3 most active sectors (63%) 26% 8% 3% 17% Business & Economy Culture & Education Health & Wellbeing Hunting & Subsistence Harvesting Indeterminate 16% 3% 7% Institutional & Resource Management Intersectoral 20% Infrastructure & Transportation Sectors involved in adaptation initiatives Source: Shah and King (2017). State of Knowledge and Gap Analysis on Climate Change Adaptation in Nunavik, Ouranos Report to INAC.

13 Example of a cross-cutting project: AVATIVUT: ENVIRONMENTAL MONITORING AND SCIENCE EDUCATION IN NUNAVIK S SCHOOLS (E. Lévesque /UQTR with Kativik Llisarniliriniq, INRS-ETE and CEN /U. Laval) To raise interest among students in natural sciences To contribute to building a long-term monitoring database on impacts of CC 1300 high school students in the 14 villages of Nunavik Integrated into the S&T classes and adapted to Inuit culture and northern environment Network of permanent plots and monitoring stations Modules on ice, snow, permafrost and berry production Bidirectional dialogue between different knowledge systems and generations Improve awareness among residents of CC impacts MINE RAGLAN

14 CONCLUSION What is coming up : Continue to work on program priorities and less covered topics focussing on solutions rather than problems Program renewal to prepare the next phase ( ), in collaboration with our partners (Ouranos program committees) New syntheses of knowledge on CC in : NRCan and Ouranos (Quebec-focus); with chapters on the North

15 CONCLUSION What is coming up : Continue to work on program priorities and less covered topics focussing on solutions rather than problems Program renewal to prepare the next phase ( ), in collaboration with our partners (Ouranos program committees) New syntheses of knowledge on CC in : NRCan and Ouranos (Quebec-focus); with chapters on the North What we have learned Need for more collaboration between all actors: i.e. working together and for each other i.e., codesign of projects on impacts and adaptation Making results more accessible to all! Traditional knowledge (IQ) and Science: We need both systems to get the «big picture» on CC Observations and projections, past/present and future climate, adaptation at individual, local, regional scales

16 Merci! Nakurmik Thank you