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Melting Security – Indigenous Livelihood in the Canadian Arctic

Pohl, Lisa LU (2023) SIMZ11 20231
Graduate School
Abstract
The COP21 Paris Agreement is considered a milestone on the way to limiting global warming to 1.5°C. For the first time in history, a climate convention is signed by all 198 members of the UNFCCC, with each signatory state being responsible for developing their own climate strategy that considers the national circumstances.
Given Canada’s colonial history, the Canadian government has a special responsibility for ensuring that Nunavut’s Inuit communities experience adequate protection of their cultural identity in times of changing environmental conditions.
While studies on Inuit vulnerability to climate change are manifold, research on the political protection of Inuit cultural identity is still fragmentary. Therefore, this
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The COP21 Paris Agreement is considered a milestone on the way to limiting global warming to 1.5°C. For the first time in history, a climate convention is signed by all 198 members of the UNFCCC, with each signatory state being responsible for developing their own climate strategy that considers the national circumstances.
Given Canada’s colonial history, the Canadian government has a special responsibility for ensuring that Nunavut’s Inuit communities experience adequate protection of their cultural identity in times of changing environmental conditions.
While studies on Inuit vulnerability to climate change are manifold, research on the political protection of Inuit cultural identity is still fragmentary. Therefore, this
thesis seeks to uncover how Inuit perceptions of societal security are assured within Canada’s climate policies by carrying out a text-based analysis of Canada’s nationally determined contributions to the Paris Agreement. The research question this study aims to answer is: How are societal security matters of Nunavut’s Inuit communities addressed in Canada’s climate change policies aligned to the Paris Agreement?
The analysis finds that the needs expressed by Nunavut’s Inuit communities throughout the coded publications are not adequately approached within the government’s climate strategies. Although the needs of Canada's indigenous
communities are not entirely left out, a strong focus on industrial challenges can be identified, with Canada seemingly afraid to lose its economic strength while
transitioning to net-zero emissions. (Less)
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author
Pohl, Lisa LU
supervisor
organization
alternative title
An analysis of the presence of Inuit societal security matters in Canadian climate policies aligned to the Paris Agreement
course
SIMZ11 20231
year
type
H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
subject
keywords
Paris Agreement, Climate Change, Inuit, Nunavut, Societal Security
language
English
id
9121139
date added to LUP
2024-02-01 10:03:42
date last changed
2024-02-01 10:03:42
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  abstract     = {{The COP21 Paris Agreement is considered a milestone on the way to limiting global warming to 1.5°C. For the first time in history, a climate convention is signed by all 198 members of the UNFCCC, with each signatory state being responsible for developing their own climate strategy that considers the national circumstances. 
Given Canada’s colonial history, the Canadian government has a special responsibility for ensuring that Nunavut’s Inuit communities experience adequate protection of their cultural identity in times of changing environmental conditions. 
While studies on Inuit vulnerability to climate change are manifold, research on the political protection of Inuit cultural identity is still fragmentary. Therefore, this 
thesis seeks to uncover how Inuit perceptions of societal security are assured within Canada’s climate policies by carrying out a text-based analysis of Canada’s nationally determined contributions to the Paris Agreement. The research question this study aims to answer is: How are societal security matters of Nunavut’s Inuit communities addressed in Canada’s climate change policies aligned to the Paris Agreement?
The analysis finds that the needs expressed by Nunavut’s Inuit communities throughout the coded publications are not adequately approached within the government’s climate strategies. Although the needs of Canada's indigenous 
communities are not entirely left out, a strong focus on industrial challenges can be identified, with Canada seemingly afraid to lose its economic strength while 
transitioning to net-zero emissions.}},
  author       = {{Pohl, Lisa}},
  language     = {{eng}},
  note         = {{Student Paper}},
  title        = {{Melting Security – Indigenous Livelihood in the Canadian Arctic}},
  year         = {{2023}},
}