Strengthening opportunities for climate change adaptation and mitigation in NunatuKavut

Like many Indigenous communities across the north, NunatuKavut Inuit communities are facing diverse impacts of climate change. For example, Inuit have been describing impacts to changing sea ice conditions. Sea ice is critical to coastal and inland communities in this region, with notable impacts on health, traditional education, food security, etc.

This project will assist NCC in the development of a NunatuKavut Inuit climate change framework (a tool that will later assist NCC in their efforts to inform a climate strategy for NunatuKavut). Prior to the development of a climate strategy however, NCC requires assistance with proposal development to secure opportunities to engage in this work. As one example, an Inuit program titled SmartICE, helps communities address sea ice safety by monitoring ice thickness and other ice-related climate conditions. The project intern will work on securing funding and developing the application for SmartICE.

Faculty Supervisor:

Amy Hudson;Kelly Vodden

Student:

Partner:

NunatuKavut Community Council

Discipline:

Business

Sector:

Professional, scientific and technical services; Public administration

University:

Memorial University of Newfoundland

Program: