Canadian partners have joined IPON in 2023. They aim to collaborate with the Inuit people in 2 indigenous communities.
Traditional foods are vital to Inuit food systems
Accelerated warming conditions increased storms, changes in precipitation, and changes in ice formation, depth, and quality
Consumption of retail foods has increased with a high cost associated with long shipping distance, and often poor nutritional content
Co-Investigator
University of Alberta
Canada
Sherilee Harper is a Canada Research Chair in Climate Change and Health, Kule Scholar, and Professor in the School of Public Health at the University of Alberta. Prof. Sherilee researches the associations between weather, environment, and health equity in the context of climate change.
Collaborator
Environmental Sustainability Research Centre, Brock University
Canada, Fiji
Dr. Kerrie Pickering is a Research Associate in the Environmental Sustainability Research Centre at Brock University. Kerries' research interests sit at the nexus of health, environmental sustainability, and food security.
Principal Investigator
University of Northern British Columbia
Canada
Dr. Tristan Pearce is an Associate Professor in the Department of Geography, Earth and Environmental Sciences, Chair of the Northern Studies Program, and the Canada Research Chair in the Cumulative Impacts of Environmental Change at the University of Northern British Columbia. He is internationally recognized for advancing Indigenous governance in research by pioneering an approach where Indigenous communities manage research funds and oversee research activities.
