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SEARCH Open Science Meeting
October 27, 2003
Seattle, Washington, USA
Arctic Climate Research and Traditional Ecological Knowledge: The Quantitative Aspect of TEK
Raphaela Stimmelmayr1
1Commuity and Natural Resources , Tanana Chiefs Conference, 122 First Avenue, Suite 600. , Fairbanks, Alaska , AK, 99701-4897, USA, Phone 907-452-8251 ex, Fax 907-459-3852, rstimmelmayr@tananachiefs.org
The world is changing rapidly. Observations and climate modeling indicate that Alaska’s climate and ecosystems are at the forefront of the predicted global climate change. Direct and indirect effects on traditional foods, on local weather, snow, and permafrost and ice conditions, characterize climate change currently experienced on a village level.
Many uncertainties remain in predicting climate scenarios and impacts in particular on local and regional scale. A still largely untouched source of information relevant to Alaska’s ecosystem health and potential pollution-climate change interactions is local and Traditional Ecological Knowledge (TEK) held by Alaska Natives. The poster will describe and discuss methodological aspects of TEK, in particular, provide examples on the quantitative nature of TEK, and thoughts on how TEK measurement units can be integrated into Arctic Climate models.
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