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Food insecurity among Inuit females exacerbated by socio-economic stresses and climate change
Beaumier, M., and Ford, J. Canadian Journal of Public Health 101(3), 196-201. Find PDF.
Objectives: To identify and characterize the determinants of food insecurity among Inuit women.
Methods: A community-based study in Igloolik, Nunavut, using semi-structured interviews (n=36) and focus groups (n=5) with Inuit women, and key informants interviews with health professionals (n=13). Continue Reading
See the original article by Hélèna Katz here.
As Arctic sea ice gets thinner and warmer temperatures thaw permafrost, hunting for their traditional food sources is becoming a more expensive proposition for the Inuit. It’s one of the findings of a three-year study led by James Ford, associate professor of geography at McGill, along with colleagues from the University of Guelph.
They examined the social, economic and cultural impact of climate change on 15 Inuit communities. “We were looking through the eyes of local people and at the dangers in their everyday life,” Ford says. The study appeared in a recent issue of the journal Global Environmental Change.