18 record(s) found with the tag "food security" (multi-year projects are grouped):
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Climate Change and Food Security in Whatì and Wekweètì
Principal Investigator: Latta, Alex
Licensed Year(s): 2024 2023
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5410. The overall objective of the project is to work with the Indigenous partners, the Tli?cho Government, to identify, develop and implement initiatives to enhance capacity to plan for and address food security issues in the face of climate change and other related stressors in the communities of Whatì and Wekweètì. Th...


Dene Béré (Country Foods) Campaign
Principal Investigator: Andrew, Leon
Licensed Year(s): 2023 2022
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5402. The aim of this project is to support adaptation of Dene be´re´ (Dene be´re´) systems to climate change through a harvesting and sharing program that includes hunters, women and youth. To do so, the research team propose to increase the communication of knowledge on Dene be´re´ and to build a community harvesting pilo...


Food Systems Research in Kakisa
Principal Investigator: Spring, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2023 2022 2021 2020 2019 2018
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5200. The objectives of this research project are to: 1. foster training and knowledge sharing to ensure that traditional foods continue to provide an important component of affordable, sustainable healthy food system for Ka'a'gee Tu First Nation; 2. conduct a detailed needs assessment for a food security and climate chan...


Climate Change and Food Security in Whatì and Wekweètì
Principal Investigator: Latta, Alex
Licensed Year(s): 2021
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.5014. The overall objective of the project is to work with our Indigenous partners, the Tli?cho Government, to identify, develop and implement initiatives to enhance capacity to plan for and address food security issues in the face of climate change and other related stressors in the communities of Whatì and Wekweètì. T...


Food Security Initiatives across the Northwest Territories
Principal Investigator: Skinner, Kelly
Licensed Year(s): 2021 2020
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4936. This research aims to learn from and enhance community capacity to address priorities and inform both climate change and food security action and support-structures at local, regional, and territorial scales. This research will examine questions related to food security and climate change across the four cross-cut...


Sustainable food system research in Yellowknife
Principal Investigator: Spring, Andrew
Licensed Year(s): 2021 2019 2018 2017 2016
Summary: This licence has been issued for the scientific research application No.4881. The objectives of this research is to support the implementation of the sustainable food systems research and related local food activities in Yellowknife. This will be done through: 1) Working with and supporting local groups (Ecology North and the Yellowknife Farmers Market) to identify community-based strategi...


Local Food Procurement in Fort Providence, Northwest Territories: Examining Community Resilience and Adaptive Capacity to Environmental Change
Principal Investigator: Ross, Paulina P
Licensed Year(s): 2018
Summary: The purpose of this research is to support food security, promote community resilience and encourage adaptive capacity for northern communities. Research outcomes could have potential implications for the community of Fort Providence, as findings will help direct both top-down and bottom-up approaches to local food procurement. Suggested policy recommendations based on community perspectives will ...


Permafrost mapping and food security vulnerability assessment in Jean Marie River First Nation Lands
Principal Investigator: Laurent, Cyrielle C
Licensed Year(s): 2018
Summary: The proposed project will build on the proven methodology used during previous permafrost studies in Jean Marie River First Nation (JMRFN). It aims to extend the vulnerability map by including the McGill and Deep Lake area. These lakes are traditionally and culturally very important to JMRFN (for example, the area surrounding these lakes is also used repeatedly by caribou year after year) and the ...


Our Land is Changing: Climate Change, Food Security and Health in Déline
Principal Investigator: Simmons, Deborah L
Licensed Year(s): 2015
Summary: The objectives of this research project are to: 1. assess the vulnerability of Déline community members to climate change impacts with a focus on impacts to harvesting practices and country food security now and in the future; 2. identify adaptation strategies currently employed or possible for future application by community members in order to mitigate any adverse impacts to traditional harves...


Cassette Islands Project
Principal Investigator: Paulette, Cochise
Licensed Year(s): 2015
Summary: The short term objectives of this project are to: 1) Document and present and historical data on the local environment and wildlife; 2) Assess the impacts of climate change on our community's health and food security; 3) Support intergenerational knowledge sharing between elders and youth on the land; 4) Engage our community in the research; 5) Build traditional knowledge capacity in our com...


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