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Title:
How shrubification influences hydrology, permafrost, and mercury mobilization: a cross-disciplinary approach to landscape change to support community resilience in Old Crow Flats, YT
Agreement Number:
NST-2021-0040
Agreement Value:
$448,360.00
Agreement Date:
Oct 23, 2020 - Mar 31, 2023
Description:
This project aims to use remote sensing and field-based observations to elucidate expected trajectories of landscape change and its impacts in order to reduce uncertainty and support forward-looking adaptation for Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation (VGFN) members. Traditional knowledge will be used to identify key aspects of the landscape linked to local land use (e.g., vegetation covers that facilitate or hinder travel), which will become focal points for the scientific and communication components of the project. Information will be synthesised, and specialised communication products will be developed for the community highlighting changes affecting key landscape features linked to land use by community members to ensure that the information produced is clear and useable.
Organization:
Polar Knowledge Canada
Expected Results:

Advance knowledge creation in the North

Location:
Quebec City, Quebec, CA
Reference Number:
171-2020-2021-Q3-00040
Agreement Type:
Contribution
Report Type:
Grants and Contributions
Recipient Type:
Indigenous recipients
Recipient's Legal Name:
Laval University
Program:
Northern Science and Technology Program
Program Purpose:

The program aims to create a strong research presence in Canada’s Arctic through POLAR. The program builds a knowledge base to support effective solutions to Arctic issues, northern policy and research development, and advances Canada’s position as a leading Arctic nation.

Coverage:
Yukon