Dawson Adaptation Project
- About the project
- Climate Change Adaptation in Dawson City
- The Adaptation Times
- Project posters
- Dawson City temperature and precipitation maps
About the project
FINAL Dawson Climate Change Adaptation Plan
The final draft of the Dawson Climate Change Adaptation Plan was completed on December 15th, 2009.
Dawson City was identified as the first community in the Yukon to access Northern Strategy funding to develop a Climate Change Adaptation Plan.
The Adaptation Plan will identify Dawson-specific initiatives for building resilience to a changing climate. These initiatives will be identified in the short-term, mid-term and long-term (5-20 yrs, 20-50 yrs and 50-100 yrs).
This project will assist Dawson City in integrating the issue of climate change into the decision-making process and day-to-day operations, otherwise known as "mainstreaming" climate change.
Even though our understanding of climate change impacts involves uncertainty, it is easier and cost-effective to plan for climate change now rather than wait for severe impacts to our health, community, ecosystems and traditional lifestyles.
Adaptation planning stages
- Establish a Local Project Advisory Team, including a local coordinator, local governments and businesses
- Vulnerability Assessment Workshops and Expert Interviews
- Historical research – identify historical climate stresses on the region and coping mechanisms
- Build regional climate models for future scenarios
- Create an Adaptation Plan
- Work with Local Project Advisory Team to implement Adaptation Initiatives
Project schedule
- Community Office opens at Yukon College, Dawson Campus – May, 2008
- Open House – 7 pm, Wednesday May 21st, 2008 at St. Mary's Church
- Community interviews – Summer 2008
- Technical workshops with stakeholders/managers – Fall 2008
- Presentation of Draft Adaptation Plan – Fall 2008
- Local Advisory Committee recommends adaptation projects – Spring 2009
- Adaptation projects implemented – Summer 2009
Climate Change Adaptation in Dawson City: An Examination of European Adaptation Planning and Potential European Partners for the Dawson City Steering Committee
This report reviews adaptation planning processes across Northern Europe to identify possible partnerships for the Dawson City Local Advisory Committee. International partnerships could be an important element in increasing the capacity of Dawson to adapt to climate change by providing the outside experience of communities facing similar challenges.
The Adaptation Times
The Adaptation Times is the quarterly newsletter of the Dawson City Branch of the Northern Climate ExChange. Its purpose is to keep Dawsonites informed of the Dawson Adaptation Project.
Project posters
These posters provide a synopsis of what the Dawson Adaptation Project will entail. They explain what adaptation is, what the possible impacts of climate change could be, and provides details on the CAVIAR (Community Adaptation and Vulnerability in the Arctic Regions) research being done by Ryerson University. The CAVIAR research will be incorporated into the NCE Adaptation Project.