Inuit Observations on Climate Change

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International Institute for Sustainable Development
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This video documents the impacts of climate change from an Inuvialuit perspective. On Banks Island in Canada's High Arctic, the residents of Sachs Harbour have witnessed dramatic changes to their landscape and their way of life. Exotic insects, fish and birds have arrived; the sea ice is thnner and farther from the community, carrying with it the seals upon which the people depend for food; the permafrost is melting, causing the foundations of the community's buildings to shift and an inland lake to drain into the ocean. In the fall, storms have become frequent and severe, making boating difficult. Thunder and lightning have been seen for the first time.

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Inuit Observations on Climate Change. International Institute for Sustainable Development. Canada. November 1, 2000. Video. (http://www.iisd.org/library/inuit-observations-climate-change-full-length-version-dvd, accessed July 25, 2023)

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