June 7, 2019, Inuvik, Inuvialuit Settlement Region – Climate change disproportionately affects the Inuit Nunangat environment, significantly changing the Inuit way of life and the wildlife and ecosystems that have sustained Inuit since time immemorial. The National Inuit Climate Change Strategy (NICCS), launched today in Inuvik, is an Inuit-led response to the global climate crisis. It is accompanied by first-year implementation funding of $1 million from the Government of Canada.
It calls for, among other things, coordinated climate policy and decision making that improves Inuit quality of life rather than adding to the socio-economic inequities Inuit already face, and is inclusive of Inuit as rights holders and knowledge holders. It asserts that for climate actions to be effective, appropriate, equitable and sustainable for Inuit Nunangat, they must be in line with the collective Inuit vision for building the sustainability, prosperity and wellbeing of Inuit Nunangat.
The NICCS is built on a foundation of five interconnected priority actions:
- Advance Inuit capacity and knowledge use in climate decision-making
- Improve linked Inuit and environmental health and wellness outcomes through integrated Inuit health, education and climate policies and initiatives
- Reduce the climate vulnerability of Inuit and market food systems
- Close the infrastructure gap with climate resilient new builds, retrofits to existing builds, and Inuit adaptations to changing natural infrastructure
- Support regional and community-driven energy solutions leading to Inuit energy independence
Each priority is reinforced by a number of collaborative actions that are practical and achievable within the next three years with appropriate partnerships between Inuit, federal, provincial and territorial governments, and groups including professional organizations, industry and the academic community.
Partnerships, both domestic and international, are key to successful implementation of the NICCS. Only by working with Inuit can climate actions affecting Inuit Nunangat be effective and sustainable in the long term.
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Natan Obed, President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami
“Inuit have a relationship with the environment that is steeped in meaning. It shapes our identity, values and world view. Our environment is a fundamental source of learning, memories, knowledge and wisdom. The National Inuit Climate Change Strategy is a response to an unprecedented global climate crisis. It is a hopeful, forward looking plan in the face of potentially catastrophic change that welcomes unique partnerships that are respectful of Inuit rights and knowledge.”
Catherine McKenna, Minister of Environment and Climate Change Canada
“Inuit are disproportionately experiencing the impacts of climate change. Canada’s North is warming at three times the global average, impacting Inuit way of life, economies and communities. Today’s strategy is climate action by Inuit, for Inuit. We will continue to work together to tackle climate change and protect our northern communities.”
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ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᖓᑦ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᖅᓯᔪᖅ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓗᓂᓗ ᐋᖅᑭᒃᓱᐃᔾᔪᑕᐅᓗᓂᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᕐᓂᒃ
ᑕᓪᓕᒻᒥᖅ, ᔫᓂ 7, 2019, ᐃᓅᕕᒃ, ᐃᓄᕕᐊᓗᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑦ − ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓂᒃ, ᐊᓯᔾᔩᒪᕆᒃᖢᓂᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐆᒪᔪᐃᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᐃᓅᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᙵᓂᑐᖃᖅ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᖓᑦ, ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᔪᖅ ᐃᓅᕕᖕᒥᑦ, ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᓯᕗᓕᖅᑕᐅᓪᓗᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᖅ ᑲᒪᒋᔭᐅᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓂᒃ. ᐃᓚᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑕᐅᐸᓪᓕᐊᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ $1 ᒥᓕᔭᓐᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂᑦ.
ᑐᒃᓯᕋᖅᑐᖅ, ᐃᓚᖃᖅᖢᓂ, ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕐᓂᕐᒥᒡᓗ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓅᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᐊᑲᐅᙱᓕᐅᕈᑕᐅᙱᓂᖅᓴᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᓱᕈᖅᑎᑦᑎᓯᒪᓕᖅᑐᓂᒃ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓚᐅᑎᑦᑎᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᓂ ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖃᕐᒪᑕ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᕐᒪᑕᓗ. ᑐᕌᒐᖅ ᑎᓕᐅᕆᔪᖅ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᒥᓵᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᑎᑦᑎᔫᓪᓕᐊᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ, ᓈᒻᒪᑦᑎᐊᖁᓪᓗᒋᑦ, ᐊᔾᔨᒌᒃᑎᑦᑎᔪᖕᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᖏᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᔪᖕᓇᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂᑦ, ᒪᓕᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᑕᐅᑦᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᐱᔪᒪᓂᕆᓯᒪᔭᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᑕᐅᒪᖏᓐᓇᖅᑎᑦᑎᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐱᕚᓪᓕᖅᓯᒪᑦᑎᐊᕈᒪᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᑕ.
ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᕌᒐᖅ ᑐᙳᕕᓕᒃ ᑕᓪᓕᒪᓂᒃ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᖃᑎᒌᒃᑐᕐᓂᒃ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᓗᑎᒃ ᐱᓕᐊᖑᖁᔭᐅᔪᓂᒃ:
- ᓯᕗᒻᒧᐊᒃᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᔪᖕᓇᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᑐᖅᑕᐅᓗᑎᒃ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐃᓱᒪᓕᐅᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ
- ᐊᑲᐅᓯᑎᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᒃᑯᑦ ᖃᓄᐃᙱᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᖕᓂᖏᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᒡᓗᑎᒃ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐋᓐᓂᐊᖃᕐᓇᖏᓐᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ
- ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓂᕆᔭᒃᓴᖏᓪᓗ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᖃᑦᑕᕐᓂᖏᑦ ᓯᓚᒧᑦ ᒥᑭᒡᓕᑎᕆᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ
- ᐊᑭᑐᔫᑎᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᙱᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᐱᑕᖃᓕᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓗᑎᒃ ᓈᒻᒪᒐᔭᖅᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ, ᓄᑖᙳᖅᑎᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᓴᓇᔭᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖏᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ
- ᐃᑲᔪᖅᑐᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓄᓪᓗ ᐱᒋᐊᖅᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐋᖅᑭᒋᐊᕈᑎᒃᓴᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᖕᒥᒎᓕᕆᐊᒃᑲᓐᓂᕈᓐᓇᕐᓂᐊᕐᒪᑕ
ᑕᒪᐃᑕ ᓯᕗᓪᓕᐅᑎᑕᐅᖁᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᙱᑎᑕᐅᓯᒪᒧᑦ ᐊᓯᒌᙱᑦᑐᕐᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᓄᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕈᖕᓇᖅᑐᓄᑦ ᖃᐃᔪᓂ ᐱᖓᓱᓂ ᐊᕐᕌᒍᓂ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᑦᑎᐊᕐᓗᑎᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᑦ, ᐊᕕᒃᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᕐᔪᐃᑦ ᒐᕙᒪᖏᑦ, ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ ᐃᓚᒋᓪᓗᒋᑦ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᖅᓯᒪᔪᓄᑦ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᑦ, ᑮᓇᐃᔾᔭᒃᓴᒐᓱᖕᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᓇᖕᒥᓂᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑎᑦ.
ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐅᔪᑦ, ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᓯᓚᑖᓂᓗ, ᐱᒻᒪᕆᐅᔪᑦ ᐊᑐᓕᖅᑎᑕᐅᑦᑎᐊᕋᓱᖕᓂᐊᖅᐸᑦ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᕌᒐᖅ. ᐃᓄᖕᓂᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᖃᖅᓗᓂ ᑭᓯᓂᐊ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᐊᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᑐᑦ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓄᓇᖓᓐᓂᑦ ᐱᕚᓪᓕᕈᖕᓇᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᐃᒪᐅᖏᓐᓇᕈᖕᓇᕐᓗᑎᒡᓗ ᐊᑯᓂ ᓯᕗᓂᒃᓴᒥᑦ.
ᐅᖃᐅᓯᕆᔭᐅᔪᑦ:
ᓈᑕᓐ ᐆᐱᑦ, ᐊᖓᔪᖅᑳᖅ, ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑕᐱᕇᑦ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ
“ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᑦ ᐊᕙᑎᒥ ᑐᑭᖃᑦᑎᐊᒻᒪᕆᒃᑐᕐᒥᒃ. ᐊᒃᑐᐊᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑭᓇᓂᑦᑎᑦᓄᑦ, ᐅᒃᐱᕆᔭᑦᑎᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᖃᓄᖅ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᒃ ᑐᑭᓯᐊᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂᒃ. ᐊᕙᑎᕗᑦ ᑐᙵᕕᐅᓪᓗᕆᒃᑐᖅ ᐃᓕᓐᓂᐊᕐᓂᕐᒥᒃ, ᐃᖅᑲᐅᒪᔾᔪᑎᒃᓴᓂᒃ, ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᕐᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓚᑐᓂᕐᓂᒃ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᒐᖓᑦ ᑭᐅᔾᔪᑎᒋᔭᐅᔪᖅ ᑕᑯᔭᐅᓚᐅᖅᓯᒪᙱᑦᑐᑦ ᓯᓚᒥ ᐱᕙᓪᓕᐊᓕᕐᒪᑕ. ᓂᕆᐅᖕᓇᖅᑐᖅ, ᓯᕗᒻᒧᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᓪᓗᓂ ᐸᕐᓇᐅᑎᐅᔪᖅ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖃᒻᒪᕆᒃᑎᓪᓗᒍ ᓴᖅᑭᑎᑦᑎᓂᐊᕐᓗᓂᓗ ᐊᔾᔨᐅᖏᑦᑐᕐᒥᒃ ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᐱᒋᔭᖃᑦᑎᐊᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐱᔪᓐᓇᐅᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᓂᖏᓐᓂᒡᓗ.”
ᑲᑕᕆ ᒥᑭᓇ, ᒥᓂᔅᑕ ᐊᕙᑎᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᓕᕆᓂᕐᒥ ᑲᓇᑕᒥ
“ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐊᒃᑐᖅᑕᐅᓂᖅᐹᖑᔪᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓᓄᑦ. ᑲᓇᑕᒥ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᐅᖅᑰᓯᕙᓪᓕᐊᔪᖅ ᐱᖓᓱᐃᖅᑕᖅᖢᒍ ᓱᑲᓐᓂᖅᓴᒥ ᓯᓚᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥᑦ, ᐊᒃᑐᐃᓂᖃᖅᖢᓂ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᐃᓕᖅᑯᓯᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᑮᓇᐅᔾᔭᒃᓴᕐᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓄᓇᓕᖕᓂᒃ. ᐅᓪᓗᒥ ᑖᓐᓇ ᑐᕌᒐᖅ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᒥᒃᓵᓄᑦ ᐱᓕᕆᒋᐊᕈᑎᒋᔭᖏᑦ ᐃᓄᖕᓄᑦ ᑐᕌᖓᓪᓗᓂᓗ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᖕᓂᐊᖅᑐᒍᑦ ᑲᒪᒋᒐᓱᒡᓗᒍ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓴᐳᒻᒥᓂᐊᕐᓗᒋᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᕐᒥᑦ ᓄᓇᓖᑦ.”