Yukon

Understanding how electricity demands will be influenced by temperature trends will contribute to more effective and comprehensive energy demand and resource planning.

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Assessing the effects of permafrost response to climate warming on transportation infrastructure in Yukon and the Northwest Territories.

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Risk assessments can help northern communities develop best practicies for maintaining buildings on degrading permafrost.

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Developing hydrological response projections will assist in adaptation planning and may reduce negative impacts of climate change on northern transportation infrastructure.

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Promoting integration of adaptation and mitigation will contribute to the ability of Canada’s energy sector to take meaningful action towards enhancing effectiveness and cost efficiency.

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Conducting a cost-benefit analysis for a range of adaptation options for a major northern mine winter access road will help to better inform future decisions about transportation infrastructure in a changing climate.

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Climate change may affect the health of Yukoners in unique ways. Increasing our knowledge of the relationship between climate change and health will help communities to respond appropriately and to build resiliency.

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Changes in the Yukon climate impact the hunting and gathering of traditional food. Specifically, the Vuntut Gwitchin First Nation have been negatively impacted by climate change. The Government of the Yukon has partnered with the Vuntut Gwitchin to investigate ways to adapt to these impacts.

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Climate change, and associated permafrost thaw, have wide-ranging impacts on infrastructure. Importantly, highways are impacted by permafrost heave and thaw. The Government of the Yukon is determining the vulnerability of the North Alaska Highway to climate change.

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Changes in the Yukon climate will have impacts on agriculture and agriculture capability classifications. As such, the Government of the Yukon is looking into these climate change impacts.

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