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The term "Arctic" varies in its usage. It can be defined as north of the Arctic Circle (66° 33'N). Alternatively, it can be defined as the region where the average temperature for the warmest month (July) is below 10 °C (50 °F); the northernmost tree line roughly follows the isotherm at the boundary of this region.
The CanNor policy perspective is contrary to contemporary environmental policy. [19] The Arctic region of Canada is a fragile ecosystem, with the area warming at twice the rate as the rest of the world in the past twenty years. [19] There are a number of issues associated with the North warming due to climate change.
The Pan-Canadian Framework on Clean Growth and Climate Change (PCFCGCC or PCF; French: Cadre pancanadien sur la croissance propre et les changements climatiques, CPCPCC or CPC), Canada's national climate strategy, was released in August 2017 by the Government of Canada. [1]
Climate change, due to increased concentrations of greenhouse gases in the atmosphere, has lead to increased temperatures and large scale changes in the Arctic. The Arctic sea ice is decreasing, permafrost thawing and the glaciers and ice sheets are shrinking.
On March 1, 2007, while launching the International Polar Year that a worldwide program that will focus on intense researches on the Arctic regions, including climate change effects, the government announced a $150 million/4 year funding for over 40 projects related to the IPY program. [59]
The Arctic is rapidly changing from the climate crisis, with no "new normal," scientists warn. Wildfires and permafrost thaw are making the tundra emit more carbon than it absorbs.
ArcticNet also manages the Arctic Inspiration Prize on a voluntary basis. [ 2 ] The governance structure includes a board of directors who oversee two divisions: (1) the science programme, led by an Inuit Advisory Committee and a Territorial Advisory Committee, to whom the Scientific Director reports, and (2) the network administration overseen ...
Due to climate change in the Arctic, this polar region is expected to become "profoundly different" by 2050. [ 1 ] : 2321 The speed of change is "among the highest in the world", [ 1 ] : 2321 with the rate of warming being 3-4 times faster than the global average.