This research looks at the causes of search and rescue (SAR) and more broadly unintentional injuries on the land in Nunavut. We focus on SAR because of the health and cultural importance to being on the land. Further, SAR costs the Government of Nunavut roughly $850,000 annually and in 2015 represented over 450 individuals requiring assistance.

The Nunavut Climate Change Partnership (NCCP) was a collaborative partnership between the Government of Nunavut, Aboriginal Affairs and Northern Development Canada, and Natural Reosurces Canada to build capacity for community-level adaptation planning.

The Nunavut Climate Change Partnership (NCCP) was formed in 2008. Entitled "Atuliqtuq: Action and Adaptation in Nunavut" the Partnership’s three main themes are:

• To build capacity for climate change adaptation planning within the Government of Nunavut and communities

ᑲᑎᑎᑦᓯᕙᑦᑐᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᒪᔪᕐᔪᐊᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᑦᒥᔨᓂᓗ ᓄᓇᒥ ᐃᓄᓐᓂ ᖃᓄᐃᓐᓂᖏᓐᓄᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐃᓅᓯᕐᒧᑦ ᑐᑭᓯᓇᓱᐊᕆᐊᓕᓐᓄᑦ ᑲᑎᑎᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᑲᑐᔾᔨᖃᑎᒌᑦᑐᓂᒃ ᐃᓄᐃᑦ ᑎᒥᖁᑎᖏᓐᓂᒃ, ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂᒃ, ᒐᕙᒪᑐᖃᒃᑯᓐᓂ ᐊᕕᑦᑐᖅᓯᒪᔪᓂᓗ ᑎᒥᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᒻᒥᓂᖃᖅᑐᓂᒃ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᖃᑎᒌᑦᓱᑎᒃ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖏᓐᓂᒃ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖓᑕ ᓯᓈᖏᓐᓂ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᑕ.

ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕆᔭᕗᑦ ᕿᒥᕐᕈᓂᖃᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᐱᖅᑯᑎᓄᑦ: ᓱᓇᐅᒻᒪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑑᑉ ᐊᑦᓱᖏᖅᓯᒪᓂᖓ? ᓱᓇᓂᒃ ᐊᑐᐊᒐᓕᐅᖅᑏᑦ ᓂᕆᐅᒋᐊᖃᖅᑲᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖅ ᓄᓇᕐᔪᐊᕐᒥ ᖃᓄᐃᑦᑑᒐᔭᕐᒪᖔᖅ ᓯᕗᓂᕐᒥ, ᑕᑯᓐᓇᖅᓱᒋᑦ ᐊᔾᔨᒌᓐᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᐅᔪᑦ ᓴᖅᑭᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ ᑕᒫᓂ?

ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᖅᑕᕐᓂᖓ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ ᓄᓇᓂ, ᐊᑕᐅᓯᒃᑯᑦ ᓯᓚ ᖃᓄᑐᐃᓐᓇᑦᓯᐊᖅ ᐱᕙᑦᑎᓪᓗᒍ, ᓴᖅᑮᒍᑕᐅᒍᓐᓇᖅᑐᖅ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᓗᐊᓐᖏᓂᕐᒥᒃ ᐅᓗᕆᐊᓇᖅᑐᓂᓪᓗ, ᐱᖃᓯᐅᑎᑦᓱᓂ ᐅᓕᕕᔾᔪᐊᕐᓂᖅ, ᓄᓇᐃᑦ ᓯᑑᕐᓂᖏᑦ, ᐊᐅᑉᐸᓪᓕᐊᔪᑦ, ᓯᓈᓂ ᓯᑯᒧᑦ ᐅᔭᐅᖅᑕᐅᔪᑦ, ᓯᓚᕐᓂᓪᓗᓯᑲᓪᓚᖃᑦᑕᕐᓃᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᓈᑉ ᓄᖑᑎᖅᐸᓪᓕᐊᓂᖓ. ᐱᓕᕆᖃᑎᒌᕗᑦ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᖃᐅᔨᓴᖅᑐᑦ ᑕᒪᒃᑮᓐᓂᒃ ᐱᔾᔪᑕᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᐊᑦᑐᐃᓂᖏᑦ ᑐᓐᖓᕕᖃᑦᓯᐊᖏᑦᑐᑦ ᓄᓇᓕᓐᓂ ᓄᓇᐃᑦ ᓂᕈᐊᖅᑕᐅᓯᒪᔪᑦ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᒥ.

ᐅᖃᐅᓯᖃᕐᓂᖅ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖓᓂᒃ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓇᓗᓇᐃᔭᐃᓂᖅ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᐃᑲᔪᖅᓯᓂᕐᒧᑦ ᒫᓐᓇ ᐊᒻᒪᓗ ᓯᕗᓂᑦᑎᓐᓂ ᓯᓚᐅᑉ ᐊᓯᔾᔨᕐᓂᖓᓄᑦ ᓱᖏᐅᑎᒍᑎᓂᒃ ᐊᐅᓚᓂᐅᔪᓂᒃ ᑲᓇᑕᐅᑉ ᐅᑭᐅᖅᑕᖅᑐᖓᓂ.