by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Mar 11, 2016 | 2016, Press Releases
Friday March 11, 2016 – The Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) applauds the joint statement released by the United States and Canadian governments on Arctic cooperation. In particular, ICC appreciates the attention given to issues related to climate change,...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Jan 19, 2016 | 2016, Press Releases
January 19, 2016 – Iqaluit, Nunavut and Nuuk, Greenland – The Inuit Circumpolar Council, Office of the Chair and the Inuit Circumpolar Council, Greenland have initiated the Pikialaorsuaq Commission to consult with Canadian and Greenlandic communities that are most...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Dec 13, 2015 | 2015, Press Releases
December 13, 2015 – Ottawa – The climate change treaty finalized today in Paris is “historic,” said Okalik Eegeesiak, Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) “but we recognize the compromise in the text.” Eegeesiak led the circumpolar Inuit delegation to the...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Dec 9, 2015 | 2015, Press Releases
December 9, 2015 – Paris, France – Voices from some of the world’s coldest and hottest regions were raised in unison today calling for ambitious greenhouse gas emissions targets that would limit the average global temperature increase to 1.5 degrees Celsius. The call...
by Inuit Circumpolar Council Canada | Dec 8, 2015 | 2015, Press Releases
December 8, 2015 – Vancouver, Canada – Duane Smith, President of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) Canada is in Vancouver, British Columbia attending the Northern Contaminants Program Results Workshop. The NCP Results Workshop, held every other year, is the main...