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Silap Pissusaata
Allanngornera/Climate
Change
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Saqqummiisoq/Presentation by Lene K. Holm, ICC
Greenland
Sila – Inuk
 Silap
pissusiata allanngoriartornerata
kingunerisaanik misissuineq / A Study of The
Impacts of Climate Change in Greenland
Kalaallit Nunaat
Greenland facts
 Kalaallit
Nunaat 57.000 missaanik
inoqarpoq
 Greenland is inhabited by approximately
57.000
 18-nik
kommuneqarpoq 60-illu
sinnilaarlugit nunaqarfeqarluni (200-it
ataallugit inullit)
 We have 18 Municipalities and more
than 60 small communities (Under 200
inhabitants)
 Kommunit
amerlanersaat, 15-it Nunatta
Kitaani inissisimapput
 15 municipalities are situated in West
Greenland
Oqaatsit/Languages
Oqaatsivut tassaapput Kalaallisut oqaatsivut
 The first language we have is Greenlandic,
(Inuktitut)
 Taakku saniatigut Danskisut tuluttut
allamiusullu oqaatsinik ilinniarnissamut
periarfissaqarpugut
 Besides that we can be taught in Danish
English and other languages
 Greenlandic and Danish are the official
languages
 Kalaallisut Danskisullu oqaatsit pisortani
atorneqarput
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Inuusuutissarsiutit
Occupation
 Aalisarneq
nunatsinni inuussutissarsiutit
annersarivaat
 The main income is from fishing
 Piniartuunerli Kulturitta tunngavigivaa
 Though is our culture stemming from
Hunting
Silap Pissusaata allanngornera
Climate Change
 Silap
pissusaata allanngornera
avatangiisimi inuussutissartiutilinnit
maluginiarneqarnera ersereerpoq
 The Climate Change is already being
observed by the users of the
environment
Silap Pissusaata allanngorneranik
takussutissaareersut
Climate Change Examples
 Ukiukkut
sikusartut kingusinaarlutik
sikusalersimapput,(sikugaangamik),
siusinaarlutillu sikuertalersimallutik
 Sea ice is forming later (if at all) than usual
and breaks up earlier
Assersuutit/Examples
Maluginiarneqarpoq uumasut pissusaat
allanngulersoq, allaat siornatigut
takussaanngitsut takkuttalersimallutik
 There are observed changes of animal
behavior, new species are even spotted
 Sermitat allanngoriartulerput, allaat ilaatigut
taaguutit naleqqukkunnaarlutik
 In some areas place names are no longer
reflecting the place due to residing glaciers
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Sila-Inuk
Kikkut suliassaat/Who are
doing the project?
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Inuit Issittormiut Kattuffiata, ICC-p Kalaallillu
Nunaanni Aalisartut Piniartullu Kattuffiata,
KNAPK-p suleqatigiinneratigut suliaq
ingerlanneqartoq
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Inuit Circumpolar Conference, ICC-Greenland and
Kalaallit
Nunaanni
Aalisartut
Piniartullu
Kattuffiat, The Association of Fishermen and
Hunters in Greenland, KNAPK, are cooperates in
the Sila – Inuk project.
Sila-Inuk
 Silap
Pissusiata allanngoriartornera ukiuni
makkunani malunniukkiartuinnarpoq,
pingaartumillu Nunarsuup issittortaani
tamanna malugilereerparput
 The change of the climate in the world are
in these years something that is taken note
of, especially in the Arctic we observe
changes due to the changing climate.
Misissuinissaq /Object
of the Study
Kalaallit Nunatsinni innuttaasut Silap pissusaata
allannguutaanik misigileriigaannik apersuinikkut
katersinissaq
 To collect the climate change observations made
by residents of Greenland through interviews
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Sooq Apersuinikkut?
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Apersuinikkut ilisimasanik katersisinissap
pingaaruteqassuisia uaniippoq Piniartut allallu
pinngortitamik/asimik atuisut ilisimaarisaannik
taamaalilluni katersisoqarsinnaammat. Tamakku
aamma taaneqartarput Qangaaniit Avatangiisinik
Uumassusilinnillu Ilisimasat, TEK, taakkuuppullu
Kulturitsinnut atalluinnartut.
Why interviews?
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To collect data through personal interviews with
Greenland hunters and others who live close to the
environment is important. That way we are able to
get some of the knowledge these have that are of
importance to the culture closely connected to the
environment, what is also called TEK, Traditional
Environmental/Ecological Knowledge
Kikkut / Who will be the
informants?
 Piniartut/Hunters
 Aalisartut/Fishermen
 Allallu
asimik atuisuusut avatangiisimillu
ilisimasaqarluartullu / And other
knowledgeable persons of the environment
Paasiniaanermi sumiiffiit
sammineqartussat /
Locations whereat the interviews
will be conducted
 Kujataa
/ South Greenland
 Kitaa / West Greenland
 Avanersuaq / North Greenland
 Tunu / east Greenland
Kikkut suleqatigineqassappat?
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Ilaatigut:
Issitumi ukiorititani 2007-2008-mi SIKU-mik (Sea Ice
Knowledge and Use)/ Immap Sikuanik Ilisimasat
Atuinerlu) taallugu suliassaq suleqataafigaarput. Tassani
aallaviuvoq Qaanaami Nunatta Avannaani Tunumilu
piniartunik suleqateqarnikkut Immap sikuata pissusaanik
assigiinngitsunik ilisimatuussutsinik
paarlaaseqatigiinnissaq
Who are being partnered with?
Among others:
 IPY
(2007-2008) Project called SIKU,
Sea Ice Knowledge and Use. In this
hunters from Avanersuaq, North West
Greenland and East Greenland will be
exchanging their knowledge with other
sciences on sea ice
Inernerisassai
Nunatsinni inuit namminneq takusaat misigisaallu
katersorneqassapput
 Qangaaniilli ilisimasat tunngavigineqassapput,
Nunatsinnilu katersarineqalerlutik kingulissatta
aamma pigisassaattut
 Allannguutaalereersut tunngavigalugit
ineriartortitsineq pisinnaanngussaaq, taakkuumata
tamatta naleqqussarfigisariaqakkagut
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Expected results
Observations made by the inhabitants of Greenland
will be collected
 TEK will be the base for the collected data and
these data will remain in Greenland also for the
coming generations
 The changes that already are observed will steward
us into the new situation that we all are to adapt to
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