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Navigating Uncertainty; Targeting Sustainability
Friday, November 18 • 1:15pm - 2:35pm
674: Permafrost change is profoundly impacting Canada: Why is this an urgent priority, and what action is needed to adapt and build resilience? / 674: Le changement du pergélisol a de profondes répercussions sur le Canada : pourquoi est-ce une priorité ur

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Permafrost change is profoundly impacting Canada: Why is this an urgent priority, and what action is needed to adapt and build resilience?
Le changement du pergélisol a de profondes répercussions sur le Canada : pourquoi est-ce une priorité urgente, et quelles mesures faut-il prendre pour s’adapter et renforcer la résilience?

Panel Organized by: NSERC PermafrostNet

Canada is in a climate crisis and permafrost is thawing. Permafrost thaw is not only releasing large amounts of greenhouse gases, but also destabilizing the frozen ground that literally supports northern communities, and infrastructure, and sustains traditional lifestyles and interlinked ecosystems. Yet capacity, research, data, services, and informed risk assessment remain limited and fragmented, as negative impacts accelerate. This panel session will stimulate discussion on the competing priorities and considerations of Canada learning to live with and prepare for permafrost thaw, within the broader policy landscape of climate change, Arctic issues, energy and food sustainability, self-governance, reconciliation, and data sovereignty.

Le Canada traverse une crise climatique et le pergélisol est en train de dégeler. Le dégel du pergélisol entraîne non seulement la libération de grandes quantités de gaz à effet de serre, mais également la déstabilisation du sol gelé qui soutient littéralement les communautés et les infrastructures du Nord, et qui assure la subsistance des modes de vie traditionnels et des écosystèmes interdépendants. Pourtant, les capacités, la recherche, les données, les services et l'évaluation éclairée des risques restent limités et fragmentés, alors que les impacts négatifs s'accélèrent. Cette table ronde stimulera la discussion sur les priorités et les considérations concurrentes du Canada qui apprend à vivre avec le dégel du pergélisol et à s'y préparer, dans le contexte plus large du changement climatique, des questions arctiques, de la durabilité énergétique et alimentaire, de l'autogouvernance, de la réconciliation et de la souveraineté des données.

Moderators
avatar for Janet King

Janet King

Chair of the NSERC PermafrostNet Board of Directors | Vice Chair of the Canadian Light Source Board | Member of the CSPC Board, BSc, MSC, PhD
BSc from the University of Toronto, and an MSC and PhD from Queen’s University, all in the field of Geology.Dr. Janet King is Chair of the NSERC PermafrostNet Board of Directors, Vice Chair of the Canadian Light Source Board and Member of the CSPC Board.  Janet began her career... Read More →

Speakers
avatar for Kumari Karunaratne

Kumari Karunaratne

B.Sc. in Physical Geography from University of Western Ontario, an M.Sc. in Physical Geography and a Ph.D. in Earth Sciences from Carleton University., B.Sc., M.Sc., Ph.D.
she/herKumari Karunaratne is the Assistant Director, Information Services at Northwest Territories Geological Survey. Her PhD research examined permafrost conditions at sites across treeline in the Northwest Territories (NWT) including industrial sites like the Ekati Diamond Mine... Read More →
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Dipika Deol

M.Sc. in International Economics and Business from Stockholm School of Economics, BA from Wilfrid Laurier University, M.Sc.
she/herDipika Deol is the Head P&C Treaty Underwriting, Canada & English Caribbean at Swiss Re. She started at Swiss Re in 2016, having previously worked as a Senior Reinsurance Consultant at RSA in London (United Kingdom) and for the Danish Trade Council at the Permanent Representation... Read More →
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Emilie Stewart-Jones

BSc (Hons) in Physical Geography and Earth Sciences - Earth Sciences at Carleton University, BSc (Hons)
BSc (Hons) in Physical Geography and Earth Sciences at Carleton University.Emilie is an MSc student at Carleton University working on an NSERC PermafrostNet project investigating and predicting thaw-induced mass movements in mountain permafrost terrain. She was awarded a Senate Medal... Read More →
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Gregory M. Flato

Director, Climate Research Division, Senior Scientist, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling and Analysis (CCCma), Environment and Climate Change Canada, BSc, MSc, PhD
He/Him il/luiFlato pronounced like ‘Flay-toe’BSc and MSc in Civil Engineering from the University of Alberta, Canada, and a PhD in Engineering Science from Dartmouth College, USA. Acting Director, Climate Research Division, Senior Scientist, Canadian Centre for Climate Modelling... Read More →


Friday November 18, 2022 1:15pm - 2:35pm EST
Governor General Ballroom III - Westin Ottawa Hotel