In northern communities, climate change effects are being felt day after day. There is the permafrost. The ice in the Beaufort Sea is melting, thereby changing the habitat of animals and fish. As a result, the region’s economy is changing, because ships can now pass through there. Those changes have an impact not only on the environment but also on the culture and economy.
Northern governments and the federal government are faced with a big challenge. They have to develop an infrastructure that enables us to adapt to those changes. In light of available funding, the north cannot adapt to those rapid changes.