Inuit Research Advisors

Phase 3 (2011-2014)

IRIS 2 Information (Eastern Arctic)

The objective of IRIS 2 is to examine the present and future impacts of climate change on the social, economic and environmental conditions in the Eastern Canadian Arctic. The IRIS 2 team is working closely with ArcticNet scientists, Inuit organizations, local government, industries and other networks to prepare a regional IRIS report that draws on ArcticNet knowledge to inform regional issues.

  • Trevor Bell is the designated research leader for the IRIS. He is a Professor of Geography at Memorial University and has spent 25 years investigating environmental changes and human adaptations in the Canadian Arctic and Subarctic.
  • Philippe LeBlanc is the research coordinator for the Eastern Arctic IRIS. He organizes and coordinates IRIS 2 activities. Philippe is supported by ArcticNet and is hosted by Memorial University of Newfoundland in St. John's.
  • Stephanie MacDonald, the former Inuit research advisor for the Eastern Arctic IRIS, has taken up new employment and we wish her well in her new career and new home. We valued her assistance with the IRIS process.
  • Steering Committee members are helping the IRIS 2 team connect with policy and decision makers at the regional level. We are establishing a representative communication network for information flow between the ArcticNet IRIS initiative and the Eastern Arctic region.

The IRIS 2 team is using a regular newsletter to encourage information exchange between ArcticNet scientists who generate knowledge in the physical, social and health sciences and decision-makers who use scientific knowledge to make choices and inform policy in all sectors of Nunavut society.

IRIS 2 Knowledge exchange

We would like to invite you to be part of our regional network through participation in our newsletter. Don't hesitate to contact us if you have contributions feedback or questions ().

  Newsletter #1 - ArcticNet at a glance and ArcticNet in the Eastern Arctic

  Newsletter #2 – ArcticNet knowledge exchange and Eastern Arctic IRIS report

  Newsletter #3 – Regional Priority Issues

  Newsletter #4 – Scientific Priority Issues

ArcticNet in the Eastern Canadian Arctic

There are 28 current ArcticNet research projects that are directly relevant to the Eastern Canadian Arctic. Together these projects are tracking the present transformation of the Arctic environment and anticipating the consequences of climate, environmental and societal changes. The scientific information being generated by these projects has relevance for understanding the impacts of a changing environment and can help formulate adaptation strategies.

Each one of these projects will be highlighted in a newsletter format and posted below as they become available. We invite you to browse though these non-technical summaries and to learn about the researchers and their connections in Nunavut.

ArcticNet Research Project Profiles

  Instability of coastal landscapes in Arctic communities and regions (Bell and Forbes)

  Climate change and commercial shipping development in the Arctic (Lasserre)

  Sea Ice of the Arctic (Barber)

  Impact of climate change on the life of the Arctic Ocean floor (Archambault)

  Improving access to university education in the Canadian Arctic (Rodon)

  Past and present changes to the ocean and sea-ice in the Arctic Archipelago (Myers)

  Cape Bounty Arctic Watershed Observatory (CBAWO), Melville Island (Lafrenière, Lamoureux)

  Climate change and food security in regional Inuit centers (Ford)

  Research on Arctic Marine Mammals (Ferguson)

  Industrial development and Arctic communities: Environmental and social change (Keeling)

  Inuit Qaujimajatuqangit and the Transformation of High School Education in Nunavut (Walton)

  Effects of Climate Change on Carbon Exchange Dynamics in the Arctic (Papakyriakou)

  The emerging Arctic security environment (Huebert)

  Impacts of climate change for the marine Arctic (Tremblay and Gosselin)

Eastern Canadian Arctic Profiles

The "Eastern Arctic profile" series goal is to highlight both the relevant organizations, and/or individuals active in the Eastern Canadian Arctic and the information generated through relevant projects in relation to climate change impacts and adaptations and/or modernization.

  Ittaq Heritage and Research Centre in Clyde River, Nunavut

  Nunavut Coastal Resource Inventory Project

  Social Economy Research Network of Northern Canada (SERNNoCA)

  Inuit Sea Ice Use and Occupancy Project (ISIUOP)

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Inuit Associations & Affiliated Organizations