Vulnerability of Small-Island Freshwater Resources to Climate Change

Institution: Dalhousie University
Theme: Environmental change, Human activity
Area of Vulnerability: Coastal communities, Marine ecosystems/living resources
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Principal Investigator

  • Dr. Barret KurylykDalhousie University
Funding Call
Early Career & Postdoctoral Awards
Region
Atlantic
Years
2017, 2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022
Funded By
Network Centres of Excellence (NCE)

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Cycle II, Early Career Faculty

Using field sites in Lennox Island, PEI and Sable Island, Nova Scotia, this project studies the potential for sea-level rise and episodic storm surges that cause saltwater to migrate into coastal aquifers and the potentially devastating impacts to human populations and ecosystems relying on fresh groundwater.

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