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Flooding in the James Bay Region of Northern Ontario, Canada: Learning from Traditional Knowledge of Kashechewan First Nation

2019

Khalafzai, M.-A.K., McGee, T.K., & Parlee, B.

Elsevier

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This study drew on the traditional knowledge of Kashechewan knowledge holders to enhance understanding about the nature and impacts of spring flooding in the southwestern James Bay region of northern Ontario. Findings reveal changes in the timing and extent of spring flooding in response to climate change, highlighting the usefulness of participatory techniques for ongoing flood monitoring and disaster risk reduction activites in this region and elsewhere.

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Flooding in the James Bay Region of Northern Ontario, Canada: Learning from Traditional Knowledge of Kashechewan First Nation

Khalafzai, M.-A.K., McGee, T.K., & Parlee, B. (2019). Flooding in the James Bay region of northern Ontario, Canada: Learning from traditional knowledge of Kashechewan First Nation. International Journal of Disaster Risk Reduction, 36, 101100.

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