Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada

Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada's office will be closed from Dec 21 to January 2nd, 2024. We will reopen on January 3rd, 2024.

The Atlas of Community-Based Monitoring and Indigenous Knowledge in a Changing Arctic was launched in 2012 under direction of the Inuit Circumpolar Council in partnership with the Exchange for Local Observations and Knowledge in the Arctic (ELOKA). Inuit are actively involved with observing social and environmental change; this atlas was designed to showcase the many community-based monitoring and Indigenous Knowledge initiatives and to increase cross-coordination, identification of best practices, and collaboration between community-led and community-based monitoring projects in the circumpolar Arctic. ICC will be staffing a poster this week on December 10th and 11th at the Arctic Change 2024 Conference in Ottawa, ON, in an effort to recruit more Community-Based Monitoring and Indigenous Knowledge projects to join the atlas and to encourage existing projects to update their entries. For more information on the atlas or to add a project to the atlas, please use the following link: https://lnkd.in/gaVGGJhq

This morning, the Government of Canada launched its new Arctic Foreign Policy. Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk, President of ICC Canada, commented on the policy in Global Affairs Canada's press release: "Effective partnerships for a stronger, flourishing Arctic rely on co-development with Inuit, whether it be at home or abroad. Removing barriers for Inuit to connect with each other across borders and strengthening institutions, including the Arctic Council, are examples of what lies ahead. The Arctic Foreign Policy and policies like it must uphold Inuit self-determination, including our full and effective participation. We look forward to the work ahead with the federal government to make this happen.” Read the press release and the new policy here: https://lnkd.in/gkb8dSb2

Lisa Qiluqqi Koperqualuk made an intervention in the early hours of Monday morning as seven days of negotiations on a legally binding instrument on plastic pollution, came to an end. “As an Indigenous Peoples Organization, we are deeply concerned about the process of these negotiations to which our right to full and effective participation has not been recognized. As a consequence, the current draft treaty text is lacking in many aspects such as: • Language to our rights as affirmed in the UNDRIP as well as a human rights approach, • The full cycle of plastics is not adequately covered, including chemicals which can’t be addressed in other binding treaties, such as the Stockholm Convention on POPs. We urge that reference to the individual and collective rights of Indigenous Peoples, including the rights to self-determination and full and effective participation, as is affirmed in the United Nations Declaration on the Rights of Indigenous Peoples are included in the treaty text. The Arctic is disproportionately affected by many stresses: climate change, pollution, increasing human development, and it is projected to also be a sink for plastic pollution, with no ability to deal with it adequately. Now more than ever we will need strong multi-lateral action. We call on all delegations to act with the required urgency and agree to a strong treaty text that truly addresses the roots of plastic pollution for the sake of humanity.” #INC5 #StopPlasticPollution #Inuit #PlasticsTreaty

Inuit Rights Overlooked in Critical Draft of Global Plastic Treaty at INC-5 Read more here: https://lnkd.in/g6-MVydT #INC5 #StopPlasticPollution #Inuit #PlasticsTreaty

Over the course of the two weeks at COP29, Inuit Circumpolar Council leadership, delegates, and staff worked hard to bring the concerns and priorities of Inuit to the international climate conference. Even though the outcomes were disappointing, the Inuit delegation brought vital messages to the world and we will continue to push moving forward, now looking ahead to COP30 next year. Press release is available here: https://lnkd.in/gH9N2Png #COP29 #ClimateAction #Inuit

Inuit Delegation Joins Indigenous Constituency on COP29 Outcome: Unacceptable That Indigenous Rights Not Upheld Read more here: https://lnkd.in/gH9N2Png #COP29 #ClimateAction #Inuit

As we enter the second week of COP29, we’re reflecting on many events, roundtables, dialogues, and negotiations of last week. Inuit leadership, delegates and representatives brought examples of Inuit climate leadership while delivering urgent warnings about the future in every space they entered. ICC Vice-Chair Lisa Koperqualuk arrived yesterday at COP. “This week, we’ll be focusing on ensuring Inuit rights and interests are at the forefront of negotiations. This space was not made for Inuit, but we will continue to show up and use our voice.” Left to right: Matthew Parent- Consultant, ICC Sophie Crump- Environment and Climate Advisor, ICC Taqialuk Peter- Executive Assistant, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Laurie Beaupre- Assistant Director, ᒪᑭᕝᕕᒃ - Makivvik Rodd Laing- Director of Environment, Nunatsiavut Government Sara Olsvig- Chair, ICC Adamie Delisle Alaku- Vice President, Makivvik Susie Ann Kudluk- President, National Inuit Youth Council Louis Papis Chemnitz- Intern and Youth delegate, ICC Emma Lennert- Board Member and Youth Delegate, ICC Anne Simpson- Climate Change Advisor, ICC Paul Irngaut- Vice President, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. Dustin Fredlund- Chief Operating Officer, Nunavut Tunngavik Inc. #COP29 #ClimateAction #Inuit #Arctic