So it is time for my blog to come to an end. Through researching for and writing my blog I feel I have gained a great deal of knowledge about the impacts facing communities in Northern Canada. I feel that I had a rather naïve view of the impacts that climate change was going to have on the communities when I began out with the blog. I hadn’t appreciated how the effects of climate changes are already affecting them now.
It’s difficult not to feel sorry for the communities, as they have contributed very little, if at all, to global carbon emissions, and yet it is they who have to deal with the first effects. It is extremely important that they get support from the Canadian Government and the rest of the global community. Whilst they have had to deal with changes before, nothing has been as dramatic as this. Not only that but all aspects of their life are likely to be affected, from resource harvesting to health issues to their homes and villages sinking into the ground. It must be difficult for them to voice their opinions and gain attention which is why I think initiatives such as Arctic Net will play a vital role in helping to overcome the challenges.
I hope that through my blog the challenges that the Canadian Northern Communities face has been highlighted. It mustn’t be forgotten that there are many other groups of communities throughout the world that will face equally harsh threats to their livelihood from climate change.
The most important thing that I have learnt is that change is happening and the sooner we can prepare for it, the better.
