Assessing Climate Change Risk and Resilience in the Yukon
Table 8 shows the recommended actions to increase resilience for Priority 4.
Table 8 Summary of recommended actions, Priority 4: Changing climate conditions that affect land, water,
animals and plants
Impact
no.
15
20
23
24
26
Significant impacts, Priority 4
Changing winter conditions affect ecosystems,
wildlife and biodiversity
Freshwater temperatures rise in some rivers and
lakes, disrupting ecosystems
Changing climate affects composition,
distribution and movement of plants and
animals
Changing climate conditions affect health and
availability of plants and animals
A warming climate worsens the spread of
illness and parasites in plant and animals
Recommended actions to increase resilience
• Identify the ecosystems and species at most risk
from climate change impacts
• Increase monitoring capacity in order to
forecast, assess and respond to changes
• Build capacity for responding to invasive species
• Continue to expand the network of protected
areas
• Continue to build capacity to consider climate
change impacts in parks, protected areas and
managed areas
• Continue to manage parks and protected areas
collaboratively with First Nations and Inuvialuit,
and explore how the idea of Indigenous
Protected and Conserved Areas may apply in
the Yukon
Explore how nature-based solutions may apply
in the Yukon
CHAPTER 4
PRIORITIES AND RECOMMENDATIONS
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