ArcticNet

ArcticNet is a Network of Centres of Excellence that brings together scientists and managers in the natural, human health and social sciences with their partners in Inuit organizations, northern communities, federal and provincial agencies and the private sector to study the impacts of climate change in the coastal Canadian Arctic. Over 100 ArcticNet researchers from 27 Canadian universities and 5 Federal departments collaborate with research teams in the USA, Japan, Denmark, Sweden, Norway, Poland, the United Kingdom, Spain, Russia, Greenland and France.

ArcticNet, together with the Nasivvik Centre for Inuit Health and Changing Environments and the Northern Contaminants Program, support a regional Inuit Research Advisor (IRA) position in each of the four Inuit Land Claim regions of the Canadian Arctic. The Inuit Research Advisors can help facilitate research in Inuit regions for these programs on contaminants, climate change and environmental health and engage Inuit in undertaking research activities of importance to their communities.

The Inuit Research Advisors are knowledgeable and resourceful contacts for their regions. They are available to:

• Assist and advise researchers and Inuit communities in making the appropriate connections during the proposal development and during the project.
• Assist and advise researchers and Inuit communities in dissemination and communication of research results.
• Assist in the development of new Inuit-driven research projects.
• Identify and engage youth in training and educational opportunities and build research capacity in each region.

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