Indigenous Climate-Food Nexus in Canadian Arctic
This project explores how climate change interacts with non-climatic conditions—including economic pressures, cultural practices, and behavioral factors —to shape food security in Arctic communities. The project began with a systematic literature review across all eight Pan-Arctic countries (USA, Canada, Russia, Finland, Norway, Sweden, Greenland, Iceland) to identify the non-climatic factors that intensify or compound climate-related food security challenges. Building on these findings, the research is being developed in partnership with Inuit Elders and community leaders to co-create research questions, methods, and evaluation approaches that reflect community priorities and food-security goals. The project prioritizes participatory communication, shared decision-making, and collaborative proposal development. Through this approach, it aims to strengthen long-term research relationships, support local capacity, and lay the foundation for future community-led food security research in the Arctic.
Outcomes
Peer reviewed articles
Eranga Galappaththi, Gayanthi A.Ilangarathna, Sithuni Mimasha, 2026. Co‑planning community‑based research: evidence,steps, and strategies. Current Opinion in Environmental Sustainability link
Gayanthi Ilangarathna, Eranga Galappaththi, Lynn M. Resler, Karen Dunmall, Santosh Rijal. 2026. Identifying impacts of non‑climatic factors on food security of Indigenous Peoples in the pan‑Arctic region. Regional Environmental Change link
Media
Captures from the Arctic
