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Inuit Circumpolar Council

An Inuit delegation has gone to Paris, to the COP21, to deliver the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) position paper on climate change.

As also explained in the ICC's facebook page,  "The health and well-being of Inuit have always been tied to the environment. Inuit are deeply concerned about the impacts of climate change on their cultural, social and economic health.” Eegeesiak added, “Inuit will be in Paris to remind the world that the Arctic is the barometer of the health of the planet. Any and all measures for mitigation and adaptation must correspond to acknowledge, recognize and implement human rights in national and international agreements. The Arctic Peoples delegation invite world leaders and delegates to Arctic Day on December 8th to celebrate and share our culture with Inuit and Saami Peoples". 

In the position paper ICC urges global leaders to support Inuit in sustaining our livelihoods by taking the following seven actions:

Full text of the position paper is available here.