The Great North and its challenges

Researchers from the Observatoire hommes-milieux International du Nunavik (OHMI), including Didier Haillot from the Department of Mechanical Engineering at École de technologie supérieure (ETS Montreal), will meet via Zoom on November 24 and 25, from 8 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Eastern time).

They will present the results of seven research activities that were been launched to address issues arising from climate, ecological and social changes in the Arctic (see table below for the projects that will be presented).

Interested in attending these discussions (in French only)? Write to didier.haillot@etsmtl.ca or najat.bhiry@ceu.ulaval.ca.

Research themes include:

• Industrial development, sustainable development and renewable energy sources
• Food security and self-sufficiency
• Inuit health and well-being and their relationship to the environment
• Climate change, natural hazards and vulnerabilities of users of Nunavik parks, protected areas and cultural sites
• Traditional knowledge, heritage, intergenerational discussions and Inuit perception of their territory

Registration 

Interested in attending these discussions (in French only)? Write to didier.haillot@etsmtl.ca or najat.bhiry@ceu.ulaval.ca.