English: Examples of projects in the Canadian North and their use of local observations and Traditional Knowledge on climate and environmental change ROLE OF TK IN STUDY SUBJECT REFERENCE TK and local observations are primary source of data Identification and development of individual and collective adaptation strategies to environmental change Nickels et al., 2002, 2005 Parlee et al., 2005 Assessment of local perceptions of risk associated with environmental change (food chain contaminants) Poirier and Brooke, 2000 Oâ€™Neil et al., 1998 Local observations of environmental change and impacts on northern communities (includes economic, health, social, and other impacts) MacDonald et al., 1997 Nichols et al., 2004 Fox, 2002 Furgal et al., 2002 Nickels et al., 2002, 2005 Thorpe et al., 2002 Berkes and Jolly, 2001 Krupnik and Jolly, 2002 Lafortune et al., 2004 Tremblay et al., in press Nunavut Tungavvik Inc, 2005 Government of Nunavut, 2005a,b,c,d CYFN, 2005 TK and local observations are used in complementary manner with science Modeling of sustainability of resource use Kruse et al., 2004 Assessment of vulnerability and resilience of Arctic communities to environmental change Ford and Smit, 2004 Reidlinger and Berkes, 2001 Chapin et al., 2004 Monitoring of wildlife and other environmental components Parlee et al., 2005 Moller et al., 2004 Furgal, 2003 Lafortune et al., 2004 Tremblay et al., in press Climate change and health impacts in northern communities Furgal et al., 2002 TK and local observations are used to identify / develop community relevant indicators for inclusion in monitoring programs Climate change and community impacts in Inuit regions Climate change and health indicators Climate change sea ice safety for Inuit communities Nickels et al., 2002 Furgal, 2003 Tremblay et al., in press TK and science are â€˜matchedâ€™ in complementary manner on same subject to increase understanding Investigation of changes in Arctic tundra ecosystems using both TEK and science Climate change and Arctic sea ice dynamics Understanding of aspects of past and current weather and climate trends (e.g. persistence and weather variability) Huntington et al., 2004 Laidler, 2006 Noonan et al., 2005 Meier et al., 2006; Gearheard et al., 2006; Gearheard, pers comm. â€œWithout TK and the ability to observe changes from historical patterns, it is likely that some very good research projects might have been delayed or reduced in scope.â€ (T.K. Gussman and Associates Inc., 2002) TK has been used in scientific projects in the program in a number of different ways.
French: Exemples de projets utilisant des donnÃ©es basÃ©es sur des observations et le ST en matiÃ¨re de changements climatiques et environnementaux dans le Nord canadien RÔLE DU ST DANS L'ÉTUDE SUJECT RÉFÉRENCE Le ST et les observations locales sont les sources primaires de donnÃ©es Identification et dÃ©veloppement de stratÃ©gies d'adaptation individuelle et collective aux changements environnementaux Nickels et al., 2002, 2005 Parlee et al., 2005 Ã‰valuation des perceptions locales de risques associÃ©s aux changements environnementaux (contaminants de la chaÃ®ne alimentaire) Poirier and Brooke, 2000 Oâ€™Neil et al., 1998 Observations locales de changements et d'impacts environnementaux sur les communautÃ©s nordiques (Ã©conomiques, de santÃ©, sociaux, etc.) MacDonald et al., 1997 Nichols et al., 2004 Fox, 2002 Furgal et al., 2002 Nickels et al., 2002, 2005 Thorpe et al., 2002 Berkes and Jolly, 2001 Krupnik and Jolly, 2002 Lafortune et al., 2004 Tremblay et al., in press Nunavut Tungavvik Inc, 2005 Government of Nunavut, 2005a,b,c,d CYFN, 2005 Le ST et les observations locales sont utilisÃ©s en complÃ©mentaritÃ© avec la science Simulations de la durabilitÃ© de l'utilisation des ressources Kruse et al., 2004 Ã‰valuation de la vulnÃ©rabilitÃ© et de la rÃ©silience des communautÃ©s arctiques au changement environnemental Ford and Smit, 2004 Reidlinger and Berkes, 2001 Chapin et al., 2004 Surveillance de la faune et des autres composantes de l'environnement Parlee et al., 2005 Moller et al., 2004 Furgal, 2003 Lafortune et al., 2004 Tremblay et al., soumis Changements climatiques et impacts sur la santÃ© dans les communautÃ©s nordiques Furgal et al., 2002 Le ST et les observations locales sont utilisÃ©s pour identifier/developer des indicateurs pertinents pour la communautÃ© afin de les inclure dans des programmes de surveillance Changements climatiques et impacts dans les communautÃ©s inuites Changements climatiques et indicateurs de santÃ© Changements climatiques liÃ©s Ã la sÃ©curitÃ© des glaces de mer pour les communautÃ©s inuites Nickels et al., 2002 Furgal, 2003 Tremblay et al., soumis Le ST et la science sont jumelÃ©s de complÃ©mentaire sur le meme sujet pour accroÃ®tre la comprÃ©hension Ã‰tude des changements dans les Ã©cosystÃ¨mes de la toundra arctique utilisant le ST et la science Changements climatiques et dynamiques des glaces de mer arctique ComprÃ©hension des tendances en matiÃ¨re de tempÃ©ratures et de climats passÃ©s et prÃ©sents (par ex. persistance et variabilitÃ© des conditions mÃ©tÃ©orologiques) Huntington et al., 2004 Laidler, 2006 Noonan et al., 2005 Meier et al., 2006; Gearheard et al., 2006; Gearheard, comm.