NCE Takes Steps to Mainstream Climate Change Information Access

Whitehorse – The Northern Climate Exchange will now offer support and expertise to Yukon Government decision makers to ensure the inclusion of climate change considerations in projects, planning and decision making processes. In cooperation with the Climate Change Secretariat, and with support from the Yukon Government, the Northern Climate Exchange has hired Lia Johnson in a newly formed position – Information Analyst - to take the first step towards mainstreaming climate change into governments’ and agencies’ decisions.

Johnson received her undergraduate degree in Biomedical Science at the University of Waterloo, where she completed a thesis on the effect of climate change on invertebrates in the lakes of the Old Crow Flats.

“Mainstreaming climate change into planning and policy is a necessary step in the North to ensure to the best of our abilities that changing climates, and consequent impacts, are at the forefront of our attention” says Johnson. “With the creation of this position, the Northern Climate ExChange will be able to assist project managers with incorporating climate change projections, trends and technical expertise into decisions and projects that are tailored to their specific needs”.

Groups, governments, and all interested bodies are encouraged to contact Johnson for support on assessing projects through a climate change lens.