Inuit traditional knowledge for adapting to the health effects of climate change

• Published in: International Journal of Circumpolar Health
• Main Authors: MacDonald, Joanna Petrasek, Willox, Ashlee Cunsolo, Ford, James, Chatwood, Susan, Edge, Victoria, Farahbakhsh, Khosrow, Furgal, Chris, Harper, Sherilee, Mauro, Ian, Pearce, T
• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: Taylor & Francis Ltd. 2016
• Subjects: FoR 0502 (Environmental Science and Management); FoR 1604 (Human Geography); Northwest Territories; Nunavut; inuit; Inuvialuit
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3402/ijch.v75.33200

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.