CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT IN NORTHERN NATIONAL PARKS * * * TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE.

CLIMATE CHANGE VULNERABILITY ASSESSMENT

IN NORTHERN NATIONAL PARKS* * *

TRADITIONAL ECOLOGICAL KNOWLEDGE

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Agenda

Introduction

Who we are

Parks Canada and the project

What is a climate change vulnerability assessment?

Case study locations

Aboriginal knowledge

Western science

Next steps

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Who we are

Delia Siivola – Parks Canada – aboriginal engagement, ecology

Paul Zorn – Parks Canada, ecology Al Douglas – climate change

impacts and adaptation Paul Gray – ecology, climate

change, science Chris Lemieux – university

professor, research, parks

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Parks Canada and the project

Understanding climate change in national parks

Work to-date

Traditional Ecological Knowledge component: aboriginal knowledge / Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit

Identifying important key ecological community values

Assessing climate change threats

3 case study parks

Aboriginal knowledge and western science

Opportunities for adaptation

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What is a climate change vulnerability assessment? Estimates possible changes, considers how changes could

impact the land and people in the future.

Modeling possible future climate change: vegetation models

Consider many questions:

How is the climate changing? What are the impacts?

How has it affected you and your community? (e.g. char, caribou)

Coping/adapting?

Other influences?

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Case study locations

Tuktut Nogait National Park

Ukkusiksalik National Park

Auyuittuq National Park

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Aboriginal Knowledge

Approach based on stakeholder guidance

How has the climate changed? What are the impacts?

How does that affect the collection of subsistence foods/country foods?

How have you coped with these changes? What does it mean to your lifestyle and culture?

If changes continue, what will you do differently?

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Western science and modeling

Forest Service of Canada

Modeling temperature and pptn change

Linking to affects on char and caribou

Maps Complement

aboriginal knowledge

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Initial stakeholder engagement for each study site

Based on stakeholder feedback, determine the approach for engagement of local and aboriginal knowledge

Enlist vulnerability assessment leads

Begin modeling and mapping

Develop methods for assessing vulnerability for key ecological indicators

Set reporting dates

Next steps

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Contact Information

Delia Siivola – [email protected]

250-200-0027

Al Douglas – [email protected]

705-675-1151 x1506

Thank you!

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Photo credits

Markus Siivola, slides 1, 2, 4, 7, 11 Parks Canada, slide 5, park maps on

slide 6 www.map-of-canada.org/about.htm,

Canada map on slide 6 www.churchillwild.com, slide 8