The $6.4 milllion network was announced Wednesday in Ottawa by the president of Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami Natan Obed, federal Health Minister Jean-Yves Duclos and the president of the Canadian Institutes of Health Research Dr. Michael Strong.
The federal government announced $6.4 million on Wednesday to go towards a new Inuit Research Network in Canada.
Canada's Minister of Health Jean-Yves Duclos made the announcement in Ottawa along with Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK) President Natan Obed in Ottawa and Dr. Michael Strong, President o
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From: Polar Knowledge Canada
Today, we are announcing that a new Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) in support of the United Kingdom-Canada Inuit Nunangat and Arctic Region Research Programme was signed by Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami, United Kingdom Research and Innovation, POLAR Knowledge Canada, the National Research Council of Canada (NRC), Parks Canada Agency, and Fonds de recherche du Québec.
With rapid changes to the Arctic climate, there is a pressing need to understand and respond to the resulting environmental, social and economic impacts. The MOU focuses on working in partnership on the development and administration of the new research programme, which aligns with National Inuit Strategy on Research objectives and actions. Broadly, research funded under this programme will focus on changing Arctic ecosystems and the impacts to Inuit communities and beyond, and will explore innovative and practical mitigation and adaptation mechanisms and technologies to enhance resilience to