Community Adaptation and Vulnerability in the Arctic Regions (CAVIAR)

CAVIAR is an international research consortium consisting of partners from the eight Arctic nations. The main goal of CAVIAR is to identify how projected changes in climate interact with changes in social and natural conditions, and how such interactions shape vulnerability and adaptation to climate change in Arctic Regions. Comparable case studies across Arctic communities provide a basis for assessing vulnerabilities and for exchanging experiences with adaptation. One of the project outputs is a conceptual framework for community vulnerability, including the role of exposures and sensitivities to multiple stresses and the adaptive capacities or resilience of communities.