Assessing Climate Change Risk and Resilience in the Yukon
The seven priorities
Seven priorities emerged from the assessment. Each priority includes relevant climate change
impact statements. The project team identified these priorities in the following ways: by reviewing
the risk statements that scored high for multiple values, by highlighting recurring themes from
discussions with participants, and by highlighting areas that participants identified as significant
for building resilience.
The following sections summarize the findings and recommendations for each priority.
Key findings and recommendations are noted for each priority.
Priority 1: Extreme weather and precipitation events that threaten transportation
infrastructure
Priority 2: Floods and fires that threaten communities and livelihoods
Priority 3: Permafrost thaw that affects communities, infrastructure and access
Priority 4: Changing climate conditions that affect land, water, animals and plants
Priority 5: Changing conditions on the land that threaten safety and access,
culture and heritage, livelihoods, and health and well-being
Priority 6: Multiple climate change impacts that affect health and well-being
Priority 7: Risks to the Yukon's economy
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