Research on the Human Dimensions of Climate Change in Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut: A Literature Review and Gap Analysis

Ford, James D.; Bolton, Kenyon C.; Shirley, Jamal; Pearce, Tristan; Tremblay, Martin; Westlake, Michael

doi:10.14430/arctic4217

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“…Of the remaining surveillance systems, 17 (20%) operated at a local level, eight (10%) at a national level, and 16 (19%) at an international level. Integrated surveillance systems were described across all levels of operation (i.e., local, regional, national, and international) for population health outcomes and determinants associated with air and water quality (e.g., [73,74,75,76]), wildlife trends and health (e.g., [76,77,78,79]), and meteorological change and variability (e.g., [62,80,81,82]) (Figure 5). Local and regional integrated surveillance systems were described or recommended for population health outcomes and determinants associated with every category of environmental hazards, exposures, and/or conditions identified in this body of literature.…”

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Responding to Climate and Environmental Change Impacts on Human Health via Integrated Surveillance in the Circumpolar North: A Systematic Realist Review

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Jones‐Bitton

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Environments are shifting rapidly in the Circumpolar Arctic and Subarctic regions as a result of climate change and other external stressors, and this has a substantial impact on the health of northern populations. Thus, there is a need for integrated surveillance systems designed to monitor the impacts of climate change on human health outcomes as part of broader adaptation strategies in these regions. This review aimed to identify, describe, and synthesize literature on integrated surveillance systems in Circumpolar Arctic and Subarctic regions, that are used for research or practice. Following a systematic realist review approach, relevant articles were identified using search strings developed for MEDLINE® and Web of Science™ databases, and screened by two independent reviewers. Articles that met the inclusion criteria were retained for descriptive quantitative analysis, as well as thematic qualitative analysis, using a realist lens. Of the 3431 articles retrieved in the database searches, 85 met the inclusion criteria and were analyzed. Thematic analysis identified components of integrated surveillance systems that were categorized into three main groups: structural, processual, and relational components. These components were linked to surveillance attributes and activities that supported the operations and management of integrated surveillance. This review advances understandings of the distinct contributions of integrated surveillance systems and data to discerning the nature of changes in climate and environmental conditions that affect population health outcomes and determinants in the Circumpolar North. Findings from this review can be used to inform the planning, design, and evaluation of integrated surveillance systems that support evidence-based public health research and practice in the context of increasing climate change and the need for adaptation.

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Responding to Climate and Environmental Change Impacts on Human Health via Integrated Surveillance in the Circumpolar North: A Systematic Realist Review

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“…Reviews of adaptation policy and practice are unlikely to lend themselves to standard approaches to systematic review, and as a result, there has been limited penetration and use of systematic approaches in adaptation research. This is despite ongoing and increasing calls for transparency of review methods, particularly within the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)'s Assessment Reports (Petticrew and McCartney 2011;Ford et al 2012c), and paralleled by calls in international development literature (Waddington et al 2012). New methodological tools to support evidence-based reviews of adaptation policy are sorely needed.…”

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Systematic review approaches for climate change adaptation research

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Recent controversy has led to calls for increased standardization and transparency in the methods used to synthesize climate change research. Though these debates have focused largely on the biophysical dimensions of climate change, human dimensions research is equally in need of improved methodological approaches for research synthesis. Systematic review approaches, and more recently realist review methods, have been used within the health sciences for decades to guide research synthesis. Despite this, penetration of these approaches into the social and environmental sciences has been limited. Here, we present an analysis of approaches for systematic review and research synthesis and examine their applicability in an adaptation context. Customized review frameworks informed by systematic approaches to research synthesis provide a conceptually appropriate and practical opportunity for increasing methodological transparency and rigor in synthesizing and tracking adaptation research. This review highlights innovative applications of systematic approaches, with a focus on the unique challenges of integrating multiple data sources and formats in reviewing climate change adaptation policy and practice. We present guidelines, key considerations, and recommendations for systematic review in the social sciences in general and adaptation research in particular. We conclude by calling for increased conceptual and methodological development of systematic review approaches to address the methodological challenges of synthesizing and tracking adaptation to climate change.

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“…Research completed during the last decade and a half in the northern Inuit regions (Inuvialuit, Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut) has focused largely on the impacts of climate change and its effects on subsistence harvesting, the vulnerability of subsistence harvesting to this change, and nutrition. However, little research has focused on the economic aspects of climate change (Ford et al 2012) or on the effects of trade bans on seal products. The result is that recent data on the financial and economic impacts of the recent decline in the value of seal products for the northern regions, and the northwest Atlantic commercial seal harvest, are not readily available.…”

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2016

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Occasional Paper of the IUCN Species Survival Commission No. 55 About IUCN IUCN, International Union for Conservation of Nature, helps the world find pragmatic solutions to our most pressing environment and development challenges. IUCN's work focuses on valuing and conserving nature, ensuring effective and equitable governance of its use, and deploying nature-based solutions to global challenges in climate food and development. IUCN supports scientific research, manages field projects all over the world, and brings governments, NGOs, the UN and companies together to develop policy, laws and best practice. IUCN is the world's oldest and largest global environmental organization, with almost 1,300 government and NGO Members and more than 15,000 volunteer experts in 185 countries. IUCN's work is supported by almost 1,000 staff in 45 offices and hundreds of partners in public, NGO and private sectors around the world. http://www.iucn.org IUCN Species Survival Commission The Species Survival Commission (SSC) is the largest of IUCN's six volunteer commissions with a diverse global membership of nearly 10,000 experts. With biodiversity loss as one of the world's most pressing crises, and many species declining to critical levels, the SSC drives its efforts and expertise to conserving nature through positive and informed action. This is achieved through the strength of its dedicated sciencebased network of volunteer experts, who constitute the invaluable "power house" of the SSC. Web: http:// www.iucn.org/ssc IUCN Commission on Environment, Economics and Social Policy CEESP, the IUCN Commission on Environmental, Economic and Social Policy, is an interdisciplinary network of professionals whose mission is to act as a source of advice of the environmental, economic, social and cultural factors that affect natural resources and biological diversity, and to provide guidance and support towards effective policies and practices in environmental conservation and sustainable development. The designation of geographical entities in this book, and the presentation of the material, do not imply the expression of any opinion whatsoever on the part of IUCN, the European Union, the ACP Secretariat or the compilers concerning the legal status of any country, territory, or area, or of its authorities, or concerning the delimitation of its frontiers or boundaries. This publication has been produced with the support of the International Fur Federation. The views expressed in this publication do not necessarily reflect those of IUCN, the European Union, the ACP Secretariat, the International Fur Federation, or other participating organizations.

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Research on the Human Dimensions of Climate Change in Nunavut, Nunavik, and Nunatsiavut: A Literature Review and Gap Analysis

Cited by 39 publications

References 132 publications

Responding to Climate and Environmental Change Impacts on Human Health via Integrated Surveillance in the Circumpolar North: A Systematic Realist Review

Responding to Climate and Environmental Change Impacts on Human Health via Integrated Surveillance in the Circumpolar North: A Systematic Realist Review

Systematic review approaches for climate change adaptation research

Seal range state policy and management review

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