Assessing Climate Change Risk and Resilience in the Yukon
Table 6 shows the recommended actions to increase resilience for Priority 3.
Table 6 Summary of recommended actions, Priority 3: Permafrost thaw that affects communities,
infrastructure and access
Impact
no.
4
Significant impacts, Priority 3
Permafrost thaw and ground subsidence
damages buildings and infrastructure
8
Permafrost thaw alters land forms and ecology
9
Permafrost thaw causes critical infrastructure
failures
Recommended actions to increase resilience
• Ensure that permafrost data are available to
those responsible for planning, developing and
upgrading infrastructure; continue to support
research efforts that characterize permafrost
• Raise awareness and build capacity for adopting
northern infrastructure standards
• Build the capacity of key sectors to consider
climate projections and impacts
• Ensure that the mining sector is planning for
and reducing risks to its infrastructure stemming
from permafrost thaw
CHAPTER 4 PRIORITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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