The Inuit community of Rigolet, Nunatsiavut have been working for the past several years on developing a monitoring system to adapt to the health impacts of climate change. As part of this work, Rigolet Inuit defined why monitoring matters in the context of rapid change, and why it’s essential to adapt in ways that are grounded in Inuit values and knowledges.
This handout was created by Dr. Alex Sawatzky to summarize the key findings from her PhD project; it illustrates the main reasons why Inuit-led monitoring matters in Rigolet, and what it needs to include for meaningful, effective climate change adaptation. Alex created and shared these handouts with community partners in Rigolet her during a trip this past spring.
