This online seminar series will address issues related to climate change impacts and response, as well as resilience in general, in northern communities. In particular, this series will explore how local government decision-makers and stakeholders engage climate change discourse, how impacts manifest in different locations, and how resilience features in policy and planning. Over the course of the series, we will hear from speakers that are engaging in a diversity of research, from managed retreat to health and well-being, natural resource management and sustainability, to the role of local food systems in bolstering resilience.

Session Co-chairs:

Jeff Birchall, PhD, RPP, MCIP | Lead, Local-scale Planning, Climate Change and Resilience, UArctic TN Associate Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Alberta, Canada

John Duffy, PhD, AICP | Partner, Local-scale Planning, Climate Change and Resilience, UArctic TN
Professor, College of Business and Public Policy, University of Alaska Anchorage, USA
Visiting Professor, Department of Public Administration, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia

Moderator:

Baasanjav Ganbaatar, PhD
Associate Professor + Head, Department of Public Administration, National University of Mongolia, Mongolia

Schedule:

8:00 - 8:10 Welcome remarks

  • Jeff Birchall (Thematic Network Lead)

8:10 - 9:40 Presentations + Moderated Questions

  • Amgalan Batsuuri (University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA) - Effectiveness of sustainability policies in Ulaanbaatar and the measurement of well-being in the Ger Districts
  • Tsermaa Nyamdavaa (University of Alaska Fairbanks, USA) - The implementation of community-based natural resources management (CBNRM) at Hustai National Park, Mongolia

8:50-9:00 Break

  • Desiree Rose (University of Alberta, Canada) - How do we move from talk to action? Bolstering community resilience through health-focused climate adaptation
  • Nicole Bonnett (University of Alberta, Canada) - The importance of local-led climate adaptation in Yukon Communities: Mobilizing enablers and addressing barriers through a shift in governance

9:40-9:55 Audience questions

9:55-10:00 Wrap up remarks

  • John Duffy (Thematic Network Partner)

10:00-10:30 Breakout Session (for presenters)

Contact Dr. Jeff Birchall for a Zoom link to join the audience (jeff.birchall@ualberta.ca) by November 21, 5pm 2022