Vulnerability and adaptive capacity of Inuit women to climate change: a case study from Iqaluit, Nunavut

Bunce, Anna; Ford, James D.; Harper, Sherilee L.; Edge, Victoria L.

doi:10.1007/s11069-016-2398-6

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“…Research examining climate-mental health experiences in Indigenous contexts identified potentially gendered and age-specific mental health outcomes and coping strategies [e.g. 30,57,59,62]. This theme aligns with the broader mental health literature, where mental health outcomes such as suicide and depression, are known to vary by sex and age [89,90].…”

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confidence: 52%

“…27] reported enhanced community cohesion, compassion, and psychological resilience and growth among some individuals. Overall, however, there were no [45,58,59,62,70], two of which investigated women's wellbeing in the context of seasonal and climate-dependent food security [45,70]. Research also indicated that some emotional responses to climate change differed by gender [12,59].…”

Section: How Does Climate Change Impact Indigenous Mental Health?mentioning

confidence: 99%

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Indigenous mental health in a changing climate: a systematic scoping review of the global literature

Middleton

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Jones‐Bitton

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Environ. Res. Lett.

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Indigenous Peoples globally are among those who are most acutely experiencing the mental health impacts of climate change; however, little is known about the ways in which Indigenous Peoples globally experience climate-sensitive mental health impacts and outcomes, and how these experiences may vary depending on local socio-cultural contexts, geographical location, and regional variations in climate change. Thus, the goal of this study was to examine the extent, range, and nature of published research investigating the ways in which global Indigenous mental health is impacted by meteorological, seasonal, and climatic changes. Following a systematic scoping review protocol, three electronic databases were searched. To be included, articles had to be empirical research published since 2007 (i.e. since the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's Fourth Assessment Report); explicitly discuss Indigenous Peoples and describe factors related to climatic variables and mental health. Descriptive data from relevant articles were extracted, and the articles were thematically analyzed. Fifty articles were included for full review. Most primary research articles described research in Canada (38%), Australia (24%), and the United States of America (10%), with the number of articles increasing over time. Mental health outcomes such as strong emotional responses, suicide, depression, and anxiety were linked to changes in meteorological factors, seasonality, and exposure to both acute and chronic weather events. The literature also reported on the ways in which the emotional and psychological impacts of climate were connected to changing place attachment, disrupted cultural continuity, altered food security and systems, forced human mobility, and intangible loss and damages. This review highlights global considerations for Indigenous mental health in relation to climate change, which can support Indigenous-driven initiatives and decisionmaking to enhance mental wellness in a changing climate.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

confidence: 52%

Section: How Does Climate Change Impact Indigenous Mental Health?mentioning

confidence: 99%

Indigenous mental health in a changing climate: a systematic scoping review of the global literature

Middleton

Cunsolo

Jones‐Bitton

et al. 2020

Environ. Res. Lett.

139

102

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“…The same study suggests that overcrowding may be perceived as a source of disturbance, and increased pressure on existing building and transport infrastructure and waste facilities that were originally designed to cover basic community needs (ibid.) Shipping can also have negative impacts on Arctic natural environments and sensitive ecosystems (Ford et al, 2018;O'Brien et al, 2006) including those inhabited by marine mammals (Bunce et al, 2016;Christie et al, 2018). refers to Cameron (2012) and argue that "shipping and resource development are likely to be major factors affecting vulnerability and adaptation in Arctic communities."…”

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Adaptive capacity of Arctic communities in the context of climate change and shipping growth: A review of Russian and Western literature

Olsen

2020

Polar Record

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Throughout the past two decades, the number of studies examining the adaptive capacity of Arctic communities in the context of climate change has been increasing; however, little is known about Arctic communities’ ability to adapt to certain emerging changes, such as increased shipping activity. To address this knowledge gap, this study systematically analyses published scientific articles on community adaptive capacity in circumpolar Arctic, including articles published in Russian which may not be captured in English-only reviews. Throughout this review, the study focuses on three areas: the development of the adaptive capacity framework; the conditions that enable community adaption abilities; and the extent to which shipping developments are addressed in the literature. This study demonstrates that the adaptive capacity framework has been significantly developed both theoretically and methodologically and is broadly used to address new types of climatic and non-climatic changes. Though the impacts from the shipping development are discussed in some studies, there is a clear need for further examination of coastal communities’ ability to adapt to such changes. Additionally, the study reveals limitations in the application of the Western conceptual terminology when exploring community-based research by Russian scholars.

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“…Scholarship examining the human dimensions of climate change in the Arctic and Subarctic, particularly in Canada and with a focus on Indigenous peoples is well established (Ford et al 2018 ). Much of this work describes hunting and fishing livelihoods and associated food systems, but comparable work on berry picking is largely absent (Ford et al 2012b ; Bunce et al 2016 ). There are also geographic disparities in research, with most scholarship focusing on communities and the region above 60°N (Ford et al 2012a ) rather than the Subarctic (Downing and Cuerrier 2011 ; Cuerrier et al 2015 ).…”

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The Impacts of Climate and Social Changes on Cloudberry (Bakeapple) Picking: a Case Study from Southeastern Labrador

2018

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The traditional subsistence activities of Indigenous communities in Canada’s subarctic are being affected by the impacts of climate change, compounding the effects of social, economic and political changes. Most research has focused on hunting and fishing activities, overlooking berry picking as an important socio-cultural activity and contributor to the diversity of food systems. We examined the vulnerability of cloudberry (referred to as ‘bakeapple’ consistent with local terminology) picking to environmental changes in the community of Cartwright, Labrador using semi-structured interviews (n = 18), field surveys, and satellite imagery. We identified the components of vulnerability including: the environmental changes affecting the abundance, quality, and ripening time of bakeapples (i.e., exposure), the characteristics of the community that affect how these changes have local impacts (i.e., sensitivity), and the ways in which the community is responding to environmental changes (i.e., adaptive capacity). Our results confirm that environmental changes related to permafrost, vegetation, and water have occurred at the bakeapple picking grounds with observed impacts on bakeapples. It is becoming increasingly difficult for bakeapple pickers to respond to variable growth as in the past because of changes in summer settlement patterns that place families farther from their bakeapple patches. We conclude that harvesters in Cartwright have high adaptive capacity to respond to environmental changes due to their knowledge of their bakeapple patches, and at present, socioeconomic changes have had a greater impact than environmental changes on their harvesting capacity.

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Vulnerability and adaptive capacity of Inuit women to climate change: a case study from Iqaluit, Nunavut

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Cited by 30 publications

References 82 publications

Indigenous mental health in a changing climate: a systematic scoping review of the global literature

Indigenous mental health in a changing climate: a systematic scoping review of the global literature

Adaptive capacity of Arctic communities in the context of climate change and shipping growth: A review of Russian and Western literature

The Impacts of Climate and Social Changes on Cloudberry (Bakeapple) Picking: a Case Study from Southeastern Labrador

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