HOW PERMAFROST THAW MAY IMPACT FOOD SECURITY OF JEAN MARIE RIVER FIRST NATION, NWT

Fabrice Calmels, Cyrielle Laurent, Ryan Brown, Frédérique Pivot, Margaret Ireland

In the proceedings of: GeoQuébec 2015: 68th Canadian Geotechnical Conference & 7th Canadian Permafrost Conference

Session: Northern Communities / Communautés nordiques

ABSTRACT: The Jean Marie River First Nation (JMRFN) assembled a project team to exchange traditional, local and scientific knowledge to produce maps showing the vulnerability of traditional use areas near Jean Marie River to permafrost thaw. Landscape changes driven by permafrost thaw have and will have considerable impacts on country food. The vulnerability hazard map resulting from this project is tailored to the needs of the JMRFN community, is culturally oriented and, when overlain with spatial traditional land use information, brings a new, integrated perspective regarding climate change impacts on the JMRFN. This project represents a prototype for future surveys with mapping aimed at identifying and quantifying the impacts of permafrost degradation from a broader and more holistic viewpoint that combines western science and traditional and local knowledge.

RÉSUMÉ: La communauté de Jean Marie River et ses partenaires ont combiné et mis en commun leurs savoirs traditionnels, locaux, et scientifiques pour produire des cartes de vulnérabilité aux changements climatiques des aires utilisées pour leurs activités traditionnelles. Les changements du paysage provoqués par le dégel du pergélisol ont et auront des impacts considérables sur la nourriture issue du territoire. La carte de vulnérabilité aux risques de cette étude est taillée pour les besoins de la communauté, est orientée culturellement et, une fois recouverte par des informations spatiales sur la communauté. Ce projet est le prototype des futures études et cartographies visant à identifier et quantifier les impacts connaissances traditionnelles et locales.

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