Northern Canada facing the climate change challenge in practical, culturally meaningful ways

We’ve seen firsthand how remote northern communities are rolling up their sleeves and working together to share knowledge, practices and resources.

Climate change has visible impacts, such as the disturbing of the migratory patterns of subsistence species like caribou, but there are intangible challenges as well for northern and remote communities to deal with. Flickr photograph by peupleloup

Opinion

BY ADAM FISER, KAITLYN RATHWELL, SOHA KNEEN

June 5, 2019

The threat of climate change to property and infrastructure has become increasingly apparent to Canadians. With increasing intensity and frequency, forest fires and floods are having a devastating impact on all kinds of communities, whether rural or urban. But imagine a world where climate change pu...

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