North America

Hi there,

I found your site, and want to thank you for some of the inspiration for our action today.

I want to let you know about the protest that I'm a part of in front of the State department. Hope you find it interesting, and you can be sure you have allies in the fight for climate refugee justice. I'm a little new to this issue, so any help would be appreciated.

http://actionfactorydc.blogspot.com/2009/08/greetings-from-dc-action-fac...

Morgan

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Morgan Goodwin
Avaaz Action Factory DC
Twitter: mogmaar

10/12/08 North America, USA, Lori Johnston writes:
We would like to produce a publication like the one done for Guernsey. We need ways to do in-depth studies and reports on our area along the southeastern coast of North America.

We were hoping someone would know something about how to get funding for these studies. Is this a sustainable communities project?

Thank you

10/12/08 Europe, Guernsey, Andrew Casebow writes:
Dear Lori

Hello,

How can policy help Inuit adapt to climate change in Canada?

Climate change is currently threatening fundamental human rights for Inuit in Canada. A number of policy options can help Inuit adapt. I organize policy responses according to how they can uphold key human rights.

In my own part of the country, the winters are clearly not as cold as they used to be. Nor is there as much snow, reports Doug Kiel, an Oneida Indian from Wisconsin, USA (North America). Wisconsin's 15,000 lakes are a tremendously important natural resource and we usually fish them year-round, even after they freeze over in the winter. But the winters are getting warmer, and in recent years this has not always been possible. When I was a child, the lakes froze over in December and did not thaw until nearly April.

This year our berries and fish are later than usual - at least one month behind the time when they usually are ready to eat. The coast line has suffered erosion along the eastern shores of our islands. This year, the herring and whales did not show up in our inlet as they usually do. A few gray whales came into the inlet but, left shortly after - in the past we could count on enjoying their visit for any where up to a couple of months.

Respectfully,
Kii'iljuus (Barbara Wilson)
Cultural Liaison Specialist,
Cultural Resource Management
Queen Charlotte, Canada

Hello,
We are an NGO interested in writing an in-depth report about the climate changes in our area, what has caused it, and how it affects us. How can UNESCO help us to do that?

Thank you.

Lori Johnston
Yamasi People