WWF WHAT QAANAAMIUT WILL TELL YOU ABOUT CLIMATE CHANGE Aalborg University CPH The Lost Decade? March 1 2019 Mette Frost WWF Verdensnaturfonden LAST ICE AREA Photo: Pristine Seas, National Geographic. THE PERIFERI OF THE ARCTIC A CLOSER LOOK Qaanaaq is a small community of 621 people. Another 130 people live in the settlements of Savissivik, Qeqertat and Sioraapaluk. Qaanaamiut have: • Traditional lifestyles remain important, But under pressure. • Strong sense of pride, But also a feeling of being forgotten or misunderstood by Nuuk. We provide mattak to the rest of the country! • Clear understanding of change • A knowledge regime based on local knowledge. Photo: Mette Frost Often conflict with western science. MOVE TO QAANAAQ POPULATION 1979 2019 0 100 200 300 400 500 600 700 800 Qaanaaq (town) Savissivik Siorapaluk Qeqertat Qeqertarsuaq Moriusaq PIKIALASORSUAQ – WHERE THE ACTION IS Photo: Henrik Saxgreen QAANAAMIUT STARING • Juaanna Platou: priest and writer of childrens books. • Lars Jeremiassen: retired hunter and former mayor of Qaanaaq. • Rasmus Avike: skilled hunter (storfanger), but also works with tourists and researchers. Famous from Thule/Tuvalu film. • Rasmine J. Normann: teacher and mother of two. LIVING WITH CLIMATE CHANGE ADAPTATION? Elements in sustainable development • Integration of local knowledge in management and planning. • Engagement of locals in science. • Support for local efforts to develop opportunities (fisheries, science hub). • More local involvement with tourism industry (jobs, guidelines). • National efforts to protect and sustainably manage the marine ecosystem. • International regulation of shipping that is binding and Arctic- specific. Qaanaaq hunters engaged in research activities. ADAPTATION HAPPENING? 4.000 3.500 3.000 2.500 2.000 QAANAAQ TRADE IN 1.500 1.000 500 0 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 Greenland2005 halibut trade (DKK 1.000) Narwhal and Beluga2006 trade (DKK 1.000) 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 Photo: Rune Langhoff, Mette Frost, WWF2018 -DK SUSTAINABILITY ‘We need to do conservation work within a sustainable development framework. If we don’t, we will create conservation surrounded by poverty’. Paul Crowley, WWF Canada. Living in Iqaluit, Nunavut. Photo: Mette Frost, WWF-DK #TRUEFACTS? WWF Qujanaq Questions and comments Mette Frost [email protected] WWF Mette Frost, .