1st Call for Papers - see Program page for details

Arctic Change and Coastal Communities

Tuktoyaktuk, Northwest Territories, August 14-18, 2006

Arctic Change and Coastal Communities is the seventh conference in a biennial series, sponsored by the Canada Coastal Zone Association. This is the first of the series to be located on the Arctic coast.

The intent of the Coastal Zone Canada 2006 conference is to raise awareness about the unique challenges faced by residents of the Arctic coastal zone in the face of rapid changes occurring in Arctic marine ecosystems. While the focus is on coastal and ocean issues in the north, we encourage contributions from coastal areas around the world, recognizing that many of the drivers of coastal change, and the adaptation of people to them, are common to many parts of the world.

The Arctic Council of eight circumpolar nations has recently proposed an Arctic Marine Strategic Plan to address common marine issues in the Arctic Ocean and its seas. Building upon the Arctic Marine Strategic Plan, the Coastal Zone Canada Association intends to highlight Canadian and Circumpolar experience in marine and coastal management, building a bridge between the communities of the Inuvialuit Settlement Region of Canada – to those of Nunavut, Nuvavik, the Labrador Inuit Settlement Area and beyond Canada – to coastal communities throughout the circumpolar Arctic.