Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami and the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals: Linkages Project

Next Steps and Opportunities for Collaboration: The Inuit Nunangat Poverty Reduction Strategy and Implementation Plan After completion of the Cost of Living Project- Phase II, and the National Inuit Poverty Reduction Summit 2022, ITK plans to use these findings to inform the Inuit Nunangat Poverty Reduction Strategy and Implementation Plan. [...] Figure 1: Graph of Incidence rate of TB disease among Inuit in Inuit Nunangat19 Recognizing the severity of TB in Inuit Nunangat, in March 2018, ITK and the Government of Canada committed to reduce the rate of TB across Inuit Nunangat by 50 percent by 2025, and to eliminate TB by 2030. [...] While ITK recognizes the success of federal investments that were committed towards housing in Inuit Nunangat, there is still an urgent need to continue to advance the actions outlined in the INHS and INHSIP to close the gap and to align Inuit housing outcomes with the rest of Canada. [...] The National Inuit Climate Change Strategy (NICCS) Climate change is a pressing issue and it has already brought marked changed to the Inuit way of life and the ecosystems that sustain communities.30 In response to the growing concerns of climate change in Inuit Nunangat, ITK released the National Inuit Climate Change Strategy (NICCS) (Appendix I) in 2019 which outlines the needs of Inuit relating. [...] Within the Inuit Nunangat Policy, the Government of Canada commits to effective partnership and collaboration with Inuit in the development and implementation of policies and programs that impact Inuit Nunangat.33 One priority area where this could significantly enhance the commitments made under the SDGs involves coastal and marine management (SDG#14).