Our Work
The U2MCR2H is dedicated to addressing climate-related risks at local scales by connecting climate information with community needs in northern Manitoba and Inuit Nunangat.
A brief history
Led by the University of Manitoba Canada 150 Research Chair Professor Julienne Stroeve and her team, the U2MCR2H is motivated by the need to provide communities with the analytical and observational tools required to prepare for continued impacts of a changing climate, demonstrated most recently in flood, drought, and wildfire events in Manitoba.
Outreach
Over the years, the U2MCR2H team has with partners engaged with students in secondary schools in northern Manitoba in the context of local adaptation strategies through the following initiatives:
Amundsen community visit in Grise Fiord. Photo by Elizabeth Worden.
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Centre for Earth Observation Science/Duke of Marlborough School 4 + 1 program (June, 2022)
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Climate action, MCR, and high school science curriculum
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Extreme weather-related events in Inuit Nunangat communities: experience and observations, impacts, and outcomes
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Changing sea ice conditions in Hudson Bay and implications for coastal communities and their environment
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Sea level rise in African coastal communities
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Air quality and GHG emissions in Canada and implications
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Wildfires
Aerial photo near Alert, NU. Photo by Julienne Stroeve.
Finding common ground: diagnostic development
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Contributions to the Northern Climate Data Report and Inventory led by the Canadian Centre for Climate Services (Diaconescu et al., 2021) (May, 2021 - 2023)
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Indicator development to facilitate knowledge exchange with community residents
Iceberg near Nuuk, Greenland. Photo by Elizabeth Worden.