Integrating Community Vulnerability Case Studies from the IPY CAVIAR Project

The Community Adaptation and Vulnerability in Arctic Regions (CAVIAR) project is based on assessments of the vulnerability of communities across the circumpolar Arctic to changing environmental conditions, including climate change. The research, under the auspices of International Polar Year (IPY), involves 26 case studies using a common framework and participatory methodology. The research outlines the ways in which communities experience environmental changes and explores adaptive strategies and adaptive capacity, including roles of governance institutions. This poster outlines our process for integrating and comparing CAVIAR case studies and highlights preliminary results.