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Grant: Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)

University of Victoria|Université de Victoria

$12,176.50

Climate change in the Arctic: forecasting the preparedness of the Department of National Defence into 2070

FY 2021-22 · 2021-04-14

Summary
Funding will support a study of the effects of climate change on Canadian Armed Forces operations in the Arctic, including an examination of the physical impacts on the Arctic and the organizational structure required to meet these climate challenges.
Program
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
Location
Victoria|Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
Recipient Type
Academia
Type
Grant
Source
Proactive Disclosure - Grants and Contributions

As published

Agreement End Date
2022-04-14
Agreement Number
21-01-24
Agreement Start Date
2021-04-14
Agreement Title
Climate change in the Arctic: forecasting the preparedness of the Department of National Defence into 2070
Agreement Title (French)
Changement climatique dans l’Arctique : prévoir l’état de préparation du ministère de la Défense nationale en 2070
Agreement Type
Grant
Agreement Value
$12,176.50
Amendment Number
0
Description
Funding will support a study of the effects of climate change on Canadian Armed Forces operations in the Arctic, including an examination of the physical impacts on the Arctic and the organizational structure required to meet these climate challenges.
Description (French)
Ce financement servira à soutenir une étude portant sur les effets du changement climatique sur les opérations des Forces armées canadiennes dans l’Arctique. Cette étude comportera, notamment, un examen des répercussions physiques dans l’Arctique et de la structure organisationnelle requise pour relever ces défis d’ordre climatique.
Organization Code
dnd-mdn
Organization
National Defence | Défense nationale
Program Name
Mobilizing Insights in Defence and Security (MINDS)
Program Name (French)
Mobilisation des idées nouvelles en matière de défense et de sécurité (MINDS)
Program Purpose
Targeted Engagement Grants (TEGs) respond to defence policy challenges with the goal of informing current and future defence policy-thinking. TEGs provide non-recurring financial support to fund activities such as conferences, workshops, roundtables, and research and publications that are relevent to DND/CAF and align with defence policy challenges.
Program Purpose (French)
Les subventions de coopération ciblées visent l’étude des défis en matière de politiques de défense, afin d’éclairer la réflexion stratégique actuelle et future en ce qui a trait à la défense. Ce soutien financier non récurrent appuie des activités (conférences, ateliers, tours de table, recherches, publications et autres) qui sont pertinentes pour le ministère de la Défense nationale (MDN) et les Forces armées canadiennes (FAC), et qui cadrent avec les priorités de la politique de défense.
Recipient City
Victoria|Victoria
Recipient Country
CA
Recipient Legal Name
University of Victoria|Université de Victoria
Recipient Province or Territory
BC
Recipient Type
S
Reference Number
018-2021-2022-Q1-TR124
Research Organization
University of Victoria|Université de Victoria