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THE NUNAVUT PERMAFROST DATABANK- CENTRALIZING NUNAVUT PERMAFROST FOR NORTHERN DECISION-MAKING Sara Holzman, Government of Nunavut, Department of Environment, Climate Change Section (Canada) The Government of Nunavut’s Climate Change Section is developing a centralized Permafrost Databank that will house permafrost data for Nunavut by 2016. This databank will make permafrost data, in its various forms, more accessible to practitioners. The major components of the project include collecting permafrost temperature data from various sources, including governments, academia, and industry, and integrating it into an online interface. This databank is being designed for user-friendly accessibility and is intended for Nunavut researchers, government and community decision makers, as well as the general public. Due to the varied formats and sources of data, the databank will be developed as a geo-referenced map, linking to other online forums that contain key permafrost data, publications, or references. This project is not intended to duplicate existing work or databases, but rather to compile and centralize these sources into one centralize location. The Government of Nunavut is in the development phase of this project and welcomes feedback on its design and data sources before the Permafrost Databank is released in 2016.
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