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New Economy Development Group (the New Economy Group) provided project support to the Cree Trappers Association, the James Bay Advisory Committee on the Environment, the Cree Regional Authority and the Cree Health Board for the completion of their climate change impact and adaptation project in Eeyou Istchee (the James Bay Territory in mid-northern Quebec).
Climate change is affecting Cree subsistence activities, social organization, and development aspirations. This project assessed these impacts and explored the possible response options. Three Cree communities were involved, along with local Cree Trappers Association (CTA) members, in identifying:
- the key categories of changes associated with climate change;
- the potential vulnerabilities to local land uses and society caused by climatic change; and
- the priorities and available options for adaptation actions.
This information has been documented and provides the basis for a methodological climate change adaptation approach that could potentially be applied by other Eeyou Istchee communities. This information will also be made available for the use of other communities, governments, academics and organizations as required and permitted.
The three participating communities were selected based on community interest and the two main climate gradients in the region: north-south, and coastal-inland. This distribution allows for the consideration of differences in thermal regimes, precipitation distribution, as well as other important considerations (different wildlife resources, differences between freshwater and brackish environments etc.).
The six final reports for this project are located under ‘Resources’ at http://www.creegeoportal.ca/geoportal/index_climate_change.php
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Impact Evaluation of Contributions to Indian Bands for Land Management on Reserve
The New Economy Group, a consulting firm based in Ottawa with offices in the Atlantic and British Columbia regions, was contracted by the Department of Indian and Northern Affairs Canada’s (INAC) Evaluation, Performance Measurement and Review Committee (EPMRC) to perform research for an evaluation assessing the impact of INAC’s land management programs for EPMRC (who performed the analysis and prepared the report). The evaluation examined certain activities under the Treasury Board Authority Contributions to Indian Bands for Land and Estates Management for the period covering 2005/2006 to 2009/2010 and totalling $122.4 million in program spending.
The goal of the evaluation was to study the performance of the land management system as a whole, including the extent to which First Nations have access to land. Two key program areas were included in this evaluation: Additions to Reserve (ATR), and the Indian Act Land Management Programs, Reserve Land and Environmental Management Program (RLEMP), Regional Land Administration Program (RLAP) and 53/60 Delegated Authority Program. The evaluation also considered a number of cross-cutting activities and systems supporting land management, including land surveys, the Indian Land Registry System, creation of legal interests and other related activities that are important to supporting ATRs and land management on reserve. Environmental issues were considered as part of the RLEMP, namely as they apply to First Nation funding for land use planning and environment management. New Economy Group began work on the evaluation in December 2009 following an internal evaluation scoping exercise and initial methodology development, and their report was submitted in August 2010.
The complete report of the impact evaluation can be found at
http://www.ainc-inac.gc.ca/aiarch/arp/aev/pubs/ev/iblmo/iblmo-eng.asp.
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