Assessing Climate Change Risk and Resilience in the Yukon
3 FINDINGS: WHAT IS RESILIENCE IN THE YUKON?
This assessment developed a framework for
understanding resilience in the Yukon. The
framework was developed by inviting project
participants to discuss what resilience means
to them and to share their experiences
anticipating or coping with climate impacts
while living and working in the Yukon. The
project team used this framework to explore
how climate change impacts pose risks to
the things that Yukoners value so that society
can uphold those values through policies and
programs. The framework built on the Inter-
governmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC)
definition of resilience: "the capacity of social,
economic and environmental systems to
cope with a hazardous event or trend or
disturbance..." (IPCC 2022: 59, note 12).
The framework for resilience (Figure 1)
focuses on the connections between the
impacts of a changing climate, the values
that are important to Yukoners; and the
actions that build resilience to these impacts
and uphold the nine core values:
impacts are the results of climate change
hazards on communities' health and
well-being, infrastructure or delivery of
services;
values are the elements of Yukoners' lives
that are important to safeguard in order to
build resilience; and
actions are the steps that Yukoners can
take to make informed and forward-
looking decisions to minimize risks
stemming from climate change hazards,
and take advantage of opportunities
associated with climate change impacts.
Figure 1 The framework for resilience
Values
Hazards
Wildland fire
• Permafrost thaw
•
Changes to snow,
ice and water
Infrastructure
Food security
Energy
•
Changes to
vegetation
and wildlife
• Extreme weather
Actions
Enhancing
self-sufficiency
• Increasing efficiency
Expanding knowledge
Planning and preparing
•
• Broadening education
and knowledge sharing
• Working together
Building capacity
.
Culture and
Heritage
Access
Community
Impacts
Climate hazards have
impacts on the things
that people value
in the Yukon. These
impacts can lead to
risks or opportunities
for Yukoners.
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Livelihoods
Environmental
Health
Health and
well-being
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