Roads built over seasonally frozen land and water in Canada constitute an essential supply and service line to remote Canadian First Nation communities. Warming temperatures threatening food security and worsen the indigenous housing crisis. However Canadian First Nation knowledge is combining with Western climate research to inform and support culturally appropriate adaptations to future changes.
Annette Salles, is a PhD Research Student at Queen’s University Belfast
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Venue information
This event will be held at Geography Department, School of Natural and Built Environment, Queen’s University Belfast, Elmwood Avenue, Belfast, BT7 1NN .
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Wounded Tigris: a river journey through the cradle of civilization
Writer, broadcaster and explorer Leon McCarron shares stories from his incredible, beautiful and occasionally dangerous journey by boat along the full length of the river, recounted in his book Wounded Tigris: a river journey.
BelfastOpen to allThursday 20 June 2024