Abstract
Inuit traditional knowledge for adapting to the health effects of climate change
International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol.75(1), p.95
International Congress on Circumpolar Health, 16th (Oulu, Finland, 08-Jun-2015–12-Jun-2015)
2016
Abstract
The Inuit Traditional Knowledge for Adapting to the Health Effects of Climate Change (IK-ADAPT) project was launched in May 2012. Funded through the Canadian Institutes for Health Research (CIHR), IK-ADAPT combines scientific research and Inuit traditional knowledge to develop an evidentiary base to inform policy and programming needed to adapt to the health effects of climate change. Working with Canadian Inuit communities in the Inuvialuit Settlement Region, the Northwest Territories, Nunavut and Nunatsiavut, as well as knowledge users at multiple levels, the project is examining ways to preserve, promote and disseminate Inuit knowledge in order to prevent, prepare for and manage the health impacts of climate change. Having just come to the end of its final phase, this presentation provides an overview of the project, shares results from projects conducted under IK-ADAPT and identifies next steps for enhancing the resilience of communities and northern health systems in the light of a rapidly changing climate.
Details
- Title
- Inuit traditional knowledge for adapting to the health effects of climate change
- Authors
- Joanna Petrasek MacDonald (Author) - McGill University, CanadaAshlee Cunsolo Willox (Author) - Cape Breton University, CanadaJames Ford (Author) - McGill University, CanadaSusan Chatwood (Author) - University of Toronto, CanadaVictoria Edge (Author) - University of Guelph, CanadaKhosrow Farahbakhsh (Author) - University of Guelph, CanadaChris Furgal (Author) - Trent University, CanadaSherilee Harper (Author) - University of Guelph, CanadaIan Mauro (Author) - University of Winnipeg, CanadaTristan Pearce (Author) - University of the Sunshine Coast - Faculty of Arts, Business and Law
- Publication details
- International Journal of Circumpolar Health, Vol.75(1), p.95
- Conference details
- International Congress on Circumpolar Health, 16th (Oulu, Finland, 08-Jun-2015–12-Jun-2015)
- Publisher
- Taylor & Francis Ltd.
- Date published
- 2016
- DOI
- 10.3402/ijch.v75.33200
- ISSN
- 2242-3982
- Organisation Unit
- University of the Sunshine Coast, Queensland; School of Science, Technology and Engineering; Sustainability Research Cluster
- Language
- English
- Record Identifier
- 99450790702621
- Output Type
- Abstract
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