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.
![Arctic Flowers](/web/20060214181355im_/http://www.czc06.ca/images/flowers.jpg)
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.
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