The IPY 2012 Conference being held in Montreal from April 22 to 27, 2012 represents perhaps the largest gathering of polar scholars and scientists to date. Moreover, in several parallel sessions, the issues of climate change and health figure prominently. Presentations from across the circumpolar world promise to detail both the impacts and adaptation strategies being pursued by various indigenous communities and governments.
The following list of sessions and presentations should give you a fairly representative snapshot of the recent academic research that has taken place across the circumpolar world in the area of climate change, health, and adaptation — as stand alone research topics and in relation to each other as covered by this site. The full conference program can be found at IPY2012.
1.4.2 Human health and well-being, including food security in a changing Arctic
Room: 520EF
| Parallel Sessions (13h30-15h00) | Chair: Kue Young |
|---|---|
| 13h30 | Is the Health of Circumpolar People Improving? A Report Card for 2000-2009 |
| K. Young | |
| 14h00 | Country Foods Benefits and Risks: New Recommendations for Pregnant Women and Those of Childbearing Age in Nunavik |
| M. Lemire, M. Kwan, G. Muckle, E. Labranche, S. Déry, É. Dewailly | |
| 14h15 | The Many Dimensions of Food Insecurity in Inuit Communities: IPY Inuit Health Survey, 2007-2008 |
| G.M. Egeland, H. Saudny, Z. Cao, C. Huet, N. Sheikh, Inuvialuit Settlement Region, Nunavut, & Nunatsiavut Inuit Health Survey Steering Committee | |
| 14h30 | Community-Based Food Security Research in Old Crow, Yukon: Integrating Knowledge of Human Health, Environmental Change and Adaptation |
| S. Wesche, L.M.H. Chan, R.C. Shuster, P. Tobin, Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, N. Kassi, C. Dickson | |
| 14h45 | Inuit Food Security: Vulnerability of the traditional food system to climatic extremes during winter 2010/2011 in Iqaluit, Nunavut |
| S. Statham, J. D. Ford | |
| Parallel Sessions (15h30-17h00) | Chair: Arja Rautio |
| 15h30 | From Human Biomonitoring of Environmental Contaminants to International Action; Protecting Human Health and the Arctic Environment |
| J. Van Oostdam, S. Donaldson, J. Odland, J. Hansen, A. Gilman | |
| 15h45 | Food Security and Infant Feeding Practices Among Canadian Inuit: Results from the Nunavut Inuit Child Health Survey |
| K.E. McIsaac, T.K. Young, D. Sellen, W. Lou, G. Egeland | |
| 16h00 | Building a Framework on How to Assess Food Security in the Alaskan Arctic |
| C. Behe | |
| 16h15 | Living on the Land, Living off the Land: Traditional Food Security through Community Education in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region |
| V. Douglas, H.M. Chan | |
| 16h30 | IPY- Adult Inuit Health Survey 2007-2008, Part I: Moving from Research to Knowledge – The Participatory Process |
| ISR steering committee, Nunavut steering committee, Nunatsiavut steering committee, H. Saudny, K. Young, G. Egeland | |
| 16h45 | Longitudinal Study of Persistent Organic Pollutants in Men from Northern Norway (1979-2008): Elucidating Trend Concepts Relevant for Predicting Future Exposures |
| T.H. Nøst, V. Berg, O.M. Fuskevåg, J.Ø. Odland, T.M. Sandanger |
| Parallel Sessions (13h30-15h00) | Chair: Jon Odland |
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| 13h30 | Prevalence of Self-reported Suicidal Thoughts in SLiCA. The Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic |
| A.R. Broderstad, B.M. Eliassen, M. Melhus | |
| 14h00 | Exploring Youth and Parent Perspectives on Sexual Health and Relationships in Nunavut |
| G.K. Healey | |
| 14h15 | Identifying the Causes of Inuit Suicide in Nunavut: Results of a Psychological Autopsy Case-Control Study |
| E. Chachamovich, J. Haagarty, M. Cargo, L. Kirmayer, G. Turecki | |
| 14h30 | Coming of Age: How Young Women in the Northwest Territories Understand the Barriers and Facilitators to Positive, Empowered, and Safer Sexual Health |
| C. Lys, C. Reading | |
| 14h45 | Antarctic Intergroup Relation: A Brazilian Station Psychodynamic Analysis |
| G. de O. Cobra | |
| Parallel Sessions (15h30-17h00) | Chair: Arja Rautio |
| 15h30 | Health Impacts in Arctic Populations, Climate Change and the Stockholm Convention: Integrating the Information for Effective Management of POPs |
| A Gilman | |
| 16h00 | Perfluoroalkyl Substances (PFASs) in Women from Norway, Arctic Russia and Uzbekistan – Predictors and Regional Differences |
| T.M. Sandanger, L. Hanssen, C. Rylander, A. Dudarev, E. Lund, J.Ø. Odland | |
| 16h15 | Perfluorinated Compounds are Related to Breast Cancer Risk in Greenlandic Inuit: A Case Control Study |
| E.C. Bonefeld-Jorgensen, M. Long, R. Bossi, P. Ayotte, G. Asmund, T. Krüger, M. Ghisari, G. Mulvad, P. Kern, P. Nzulumiki, E. Dewailly | |
| 16h30 | Human Health Risks of Contaminants in the Arctic Populations |
| A. Rautio, A. Huusko, K. Abass, P. Nieminen, H. Lehtiniemi, K. Vähäkangas | |
| 16h45 | Level and Temporal Trend of Perfluoroalkyl Acids in Greenlandic Inuit |
| M. Long, R. Bossi, E.C. Bonefeld-Jørgensen |
| Parallel Sessions (13h30-15h00) | Chair: Peter Bjerregaard |
|---|---|
| 13h30 | International Circumpolar Surveillance of Infectious Diseases |
| A.J. Parkinson, H. Njoo, B. Evengard, F. Stenz, A. Koch, K.G. Kristinsson, H. Blystad, P. Nuorti, L. Liudmil | |
| 13h45 | The Research of Seasonal Injuries at the Mining Enterprises of the North |
| A.F. Galkin, R.G. Khusainova | |
| 14h00 | Climate Change Impacts on Alaska Population Health: Findings from a Community-based Sentinel Surveillance System |
| T. Sunbury, D. Driscoll | |
| 14h30 | Climate Change, Heat Waves and Cold Spells Pose Health Risks in Russian Arctic |
| B.A. Revich, D.A. Shaposhnikov, N. Tokarevich | |
| 14h45 | The Circumpolar Health Observatory (CircHOB), an International Collaborative Health Information System. |
| K. Young, S. Chatwood | |
| Parallel Sessions (15h30-17h00) | Chair: Peter Bjerregaard |
| 15h30 | What do we know about the possible role of contaminant exposure in the emergence of cardio vascular diseases in the Arctic? |
| E. Dewailly, B. Valera, P. Poirier | |
| 16h00 | Averting the Emerging Chronic Disease Epidemic |
| P. Bjerregaard | |
| 16h30 | Inuulluataarneq (Having the Good Life): Community Based Participatory Research in Greenland to Address Sexual Health |
| E. Rink, R. Montgomery-Andersen, A. Koch, G. Mulvad, D. Gesink | |
| 16h45 | Impact of Antarctica Winters on Vital and Nutritional Parameters |
| A. Bhatia, R. Pal |
2.4.4 Communities and change: vulnerability, resilience and adaptation
Room: 524C
| Parallel Sessions (13h30-15h00) | Chairs: Chris Furgal and Henry Huntington |
|---|---|
| 13h30 | CAVIAR: Community Vulnerability and Adaptation in Arctic Regions |
| B. Smit, G. Hovelsrud, T. Pearce | |
| 13h45 | Gender, Well-being, and Climate Change in the Circumpolar North |
| A.L. Lovecraft | |
| 14h00 | Participation of the Russian Indigenous Peoples in the IPY Research Project |
| P.V. Sulyandziga, T.Yu. Semenova | |
| 14h15 | A Necessary Voice: The Importance of Engaging and Including Inuit Youth in Northern Research and Policy |
| J. MacDonald, S.L. Harper, A. Cunsolo Willox, V.L. Edge, Rigolet Inuit Community Government | |
| 14h30 | Mapping Human Dimensions of Climate Change Research in the Canadian Arctic: 2000-2010 |
| J.D. Ford, K. Bolton, J. Shirley, T. Pearce, M. Tremblay, M. Westlake | |
| 14h45 | Assessing the Link between Place-Based Relationships and Changing Water Resources: Approaches to Incorporating ‘Place’ in Adaptation Assessments |
| J.A. Fresque-Baxter, D. Armitage |
| Parallel Sessions (13h30-15h00) | Chairs: Henry Huntington and Rebecca Klady |
|---|---|
| 13h30 | Reindeer Herders’ Vulnerability Network Study (EALÁT): From Knowledge to Action on Climate Change Adaptation |
| A. Oskal, R.G. Corell, S.D. Mathiesen, J.M. Turi, O.H. Magga | |
| 13h45 | From Vulnerability to Adaptive Capacity and Transformative Adaptation: Case Studies from Northern Norway |
| G.K. Hovelsrud, H. Dannevig | |
| 14h00 | Indigenous Knowledge Exchange |
| C. Dickson, A. Oskal, B. Larocque, M.A. Pogodaev | |
| 14h15 | Adaptive Capacity and Community Resilience in Northern Norwegian Communities |
| H. Amundsen, G.K. Hovelsrud | |
| 14h30 | Capacity-building for Local Public Management and Territorial Planning in Nunavik and Raising Awareness Regarding Climate Change |
| M. Gagnon, C. Larrivée, C. Furgal, R. Laing, S. Ricard | |
| 14h45 | Climate Change Policy Responses for Canada’s Inuit Populations: The Importance of and Opportunities for Adaptation |
| T. Pearce, J. Ford, F. Duerden, C. Furgal, B. Smit |
| Parallel Sessions (10h00-12h00) | Chairs: Chris Furgal and Henry Huntington |
|---|---|
| 10h00 | Ecosystem Influences, Hunting Success, and Adaptation in Savoonga, Alaska |
| G. Noongwook, H.P. Huntington | |
| 10h15 | Changing Daily Wind Speeds: Implications for a Subsistence Hunting System |
| W.D. Hansen, T.J. Brinkman, M. Leonawicz, F.S. Chapin III, G.P. Kofinas | |
| 10h30 | Heterogeneous Experiences with Mining and Community Adaptive Capacity: A Case Study of Baker Lake, Nunavut, Canada |
| K. Peterson, B. Bradshaw, C. Knotsch | |
| 10h45 | Vulnerability and Adaptation to Climate Change: A Case Study from Kuujjuarapik and Whapmagoostui |
| V. Larivière | |
| 11h00 | Historical Adaptations to Extreme Events and Natural Hazards in Iqaluit, Nunavut, 1942-1995 |
| P.H. Adams | |
| 11h15 | Landscape Instability in Nunavut Coastal Communities |
| D.L. Forbes, T. Bell, I.R. Smith, T.S. James, G.K. Manson, D. St. Hilaire-Gravel | |
| 11h30 | Characterization, Impact and Adaptation Assessment of an Anomalous Winter in Nain, Nunatsiavut, Canada |
| R. Laing, C. Furgal, T. Sheldon | |
| 11h45 | ‘Brightening Our Home Fires Project’ |
| M. Van Bibber, D. Badry, A. Hache, L. Boucher, S. Lockhart, A. Salmon, A. Wight-Felske | |
| Parallel Sessions (13h30-15h00) | Chairs: Henry Huntington and Chris Furgal |
| 13h30 | Distinct Communities, Unique Experiences: Regional Center-Village Contrasts among Alaska Natives |
| C. Turcotte-Seabury | |
| 13h45 | The Greenlandic Settlement Structure: Who Moves Who Stays and Why? Results from the Survey of Living Conditions in the Arctic, SLiCA |
| B. Poppel | |
| 14h00 | Ghost Towns and Boom Towns: Migration and Its Impact on Arctic Communities |
| T. Heleniak | |
| 14h15 | Climate-induced Community Relocation: Social Ecological Tipping Points |
| R. Bronen | |
| 14h30 | Community Vulnerability to Changes in Winter Trails, Trail Use and Travelling in Nunatsiavut |
| R. Bronen | |
| 14h45 | Changing Exposure to Coastal Hazards in Iqaluit, Nunavut |
| S.V. Hatcher, D.L. Forbes, G.K. Manson | |
| Parallel Sessions (15h30-17h00) | Chairs: Rebecca Klady and Henry Huntington |
| 15h30 | Arctic Food Security and Agricultural Knowledge in Action: Lessons in Resilience and Adaptation from Iceland in an Era of Climate Change and Financial Crisis |
| J.H. Ingimundarson | |
| 15h45 | Circumpolar Indigenous Youth Resilience: Stressors, Strategies, and Optimizing Pathways to Adulthood |
| M.J. Kral, L. Wexler, J. Allen, O. Ulturgasheva, S. Rasmus, K. Nystad, K. Hopper | |
| 16h00 | The Sámi Reindeer Herding in Turmoil: The Conflict between International Law and the National Legislation in Finland |
| A. Aikio | |
| 16h15 | The Greenlandic Self-government Prioritizing of Oil and Mineral Exploration and Heavy Industry Challenge the Local Communities Adaptability and Increases Vulnerability |
| K. Hendriksen | |
| 16h30 | Climate Change in Inuit Nunangat: A Review and Gap Analysis of Academic and Grey Literature |
| M. Lougheed, J. Kuptana, C. Grable, S. Nickels, A. Kendrick | |
| 16h45 | Making Bush Travel Safer in an Unpredictable Environment: The Use of a Novel Web-Based Informatics Tool to Increase the Adaptive Capacity of First Nation Communities in the James Bay Region of Ontario, Canada. |
| C.D. Barbeau, D.D. McCarthy, D. Cowan, L.J.S. Tsuji |
3.4.2 Climate Change Adaptation
Room: 513EF
| Parallel Sessions (13h30-15h00) | Chairs: Eddie Carmack & Russel Shearer |
|---|---|
| 13h30 | Salluit, Nunavik: Permafrost Science in Support of Community Adaption to Climate Change |
| M. Allard, E. L’Hérault, R. Fortier, F. Calmels, O. Gagnon, P. Solomon-Côté, C. Barrette | |
| 13h45 | Adaptation to Global and Climate Change for Coasts and Marine Areas in the Circumpolar Arctic |
| M.A.K. Muir | |
| 14h00 | Enhancing the Use of Knowledge in Climate Change Related Regional Strategic Planning, Case Finnish Lapland |
| I. Mettiäinen | |
| 14h15 | From Social Anthropology in Siberia to Multidisciplinary Research Project in Support of Climate Change Adaptive Measures |
| A. Lavrillier | |
| 14h30 | Vulnerability Narratives and Responses to Climate Change in Northern Norway |
| H. Dannevig, G.K. Hovelsrud | |
| 14h45 | Collaborative Planning Approach to Solving Development Problems in the Community of Salluit, Québec, Canada |
| D. Frappier, V. Gratton, J. Gagnon | |
| 15h00 | Stabilizing Highways Overlying Degrading Permafrost in a Changing Climate, Yukon, Canada |
| P. Murchison, G. Doré, D. Fortier, B. Stanley |
3.4.3 Human and Environmental Well-Being
Room: 513D
| Parallel Sessions (10h00-12h00) | Chair: Henning Pederson |
|---|---|
| 10h00 | (empty) |
| 10h15 | Improving Access to University Education in the Canadian Arctic: Learning from Past Experiences, Listening to the Inuit Students and Developping Tools and Policies |
| T. Rodon, F. Walton, F. Abele, D. O’leary, S. Kennedy, M. Lachapelle, T. McKay, P. Gross, C. Mearns | |
| 10h30 | Mental Health and Criminal Justice in Remote Northern Communities |
| P. Ferrazzi | |
| 10h45 | The Mercury Message: One Inuvialuit Community’s Knowledge and Perceptions About the Process of Communicating Contaminants Research |
| B. Reinfort, G.A. Stern, F. Wang | |
| 11h00 | Adapting to Environmental Change in the Yukon: Transferring Knowledge to Action to Improve Food Security |
| L.H.M. Chan, S. Wesche, R.C. Schuster, P. Tobin, V. Douglas, Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation, Teslin Tlingit Council, N. Kassi, C. Dickson | |
| 11h15 | Local Responses to Food Insecurity in Iqaluit, Nunavut: The Use of Community Food Programs |
| M-P. Lardeau, J. Ford, G. Healey, W. Vanderbilt | |
| 11h45 | (empty) |
Action Forum
| 10h00-12h00 | Improving Access to Quality and Sustainable Health Care in Arctic Communities |
|---|---|
| Chair: Dr. Joan Nymand Larsen (Iceland). Panelists: S. Chatwood (Canada), L. Hamilton (United States), G. Mulvad (Greenland), A. Rautio (Finland), M. Simon (Canada) |
Plenary Panel
| 15h30-17h00 | Communities and Health |
|---|---|
| Chair: Alain Parkinson. Panelists: K. Young, H.S. Pedersen, S. Stewart, L.A. Baer |
Indigenous Knowledge Exchange Program
| Session 3: Room 516C (10h00-12h00) | Arctic Lavvu Dialogue: Indigenous Leaders Roundtable on Climate Change |
|---|---|
| Convenor: Svein Mathiesen (EALAT Project Leader) | |
| Session 4: Room 516C (13h30-15h00) | Indigenous Youth Leaders Roundtable on Climate Change |
| Convenor: Bridget Larocque (Gwich’in Council International) |
| Session 5: Room 513A/B (10h00-12h00) | Youth and Capacity Building |
|---|---|
| Convenor: Nancy Karetak-Lindell (Indigenous Knowledge Exchange Program Chair) | |
| Session 6: Room 513A/B (13h30-15h00) | Tools for Knowledge Transfer |
| Convenor: Erik Gant (Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples Secretariat) |
| Session 7: Room 513A/B (10h00-12h00) | Indigenous Knowledge: From Understanding other ways of Knowing to Indigenous Participation in Research in the Arctic |
|---|---|
| Convenor: Victoria Gofman (Principle Investigator, Bering Sea Sub Network) | |
| Session 8: Room 513A/B (13h30-15h00) | Food security and health |
| Convenor: Stephanie Meakin (Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada) |