‘Few examples of concrete action:’ Study says Nunavut climate adaptation slow
Programs to help people adapt to climate change in a part of Canada where help may be needed the most are stuck in the ice, a study has concluded.
For more than a decade Inuit in Nunavut have been saying that the old ways for building, travel and hunting on the land no longer apply. But most of the recommendations from a plethora of plans and task forces remain just that.
“We haven’t made as much progress as people would have liked or as is needed,” said Jolene Labbe, the McGill University researcher, who conducted a survey recently published in NRC Research Press.
Labbe’s study, based on public documents and interviews with officials, found 700 initiatives to help people adapt to climate change in Nunavut — from community efforts to federally funded programs. She concluded that less than one-third have actually resulted in action.