Northern reflections : Climate change and infrastructure in Canada's North

In spite of the importance and urgency of these issues, there has yet to be a comprehensive assessment of climate change-related infrastructure vulnerabilities in the Canadian North. [...] Along the Arctic coasts, ice builds outward from the shoreline in the fall and The heat and drought joins with the unattached and floating, multi-season ice pack. [...] As an example, the Arctic Council has launched a number of initiatives, including the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment; the Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program; the Snow, Water, Ice, Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA); and the International Permafrost Association which has set up PhPohtoo Ctor eCdreitd: Dit:r. [...] Similar information, and planes required for re- the interpretive services to support effective use, are generally less accessible in the territories and the less populated northern parts of the supply of goods and provinces. [...] Decision-Making Photo Credit: Yukon Government Infrastructure-related planning, policy, and regulatory processes need to be developed and coordinated in ways that consider climate change-related Reconstruction of the risks over the full service life of northern infrastructure.  Resource support for understanding and acting on climate change-related risks should be northern sections of consistent a