Bringing the Inuit voice to the international arena

Several Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change reports have shown the threats are clear: we are facing a climate emergency; something we Inuit have been warning the world about all along.

Ice breakup near Greenland. The Paris Accord goal to limit global warming to 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels is no longer disregarded as all corners of the globe are facing fires, floods, hurricanes, and melting permafrost and glaciers. But the Arctic is warming up to three times as fast as the global average, writes Lisa Koperqualuk.Photograph by John Crump, copyright Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada

Opinion

BY LISA KOPERQUALUK

November 3, 2022

In mid-July, I was acclaimed as president of Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada for a four-year term. I was previously vice-president international since 2018. Our organization began in 1977 with the goal of uniting all Inuit, and bringing our voice to the international stage. Now Inuit in Canada, Ala...

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