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Overcoming hurdles to climate change adaptation in the Arctic
2016-01-07 13:00:00| LifeSciencesWorld
[NEWS] Outdated land management practices, a dearth of local decision-making bodies with real powers, a lack of long-term planning, along with long-standing educational and financial disempowerment and marginalization are among the hurdles the prevent Arctic communities from adapting to climate change, says a McGill-led research team. But Arctic communities inherently have the capacity to adapt to significant climate change. That's partly because they are used to accepting a chan…
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