New Chair Outlines IPS Priorities
by Clive Tesar
Patricia Cochran, International Chair of the Inuit Circumpolar Council is now also the Chair of the Indigeno
us Peoples’ Secretariat. She was elected to the post at a Board Meeting of IPS held during Arctic Council meetings in Tromso, Norway.
Ms Cochran says that there are many priority issues facing Arctic peoples as she takes office.
“It’s pretty obvious that climate change is a very big issue, contaminants still remain a big issue, looking at oceans management, biodiversity, there’s so many issues on our plate right now. We have to look at our priorities and at what we can do, and do well.”
Posted on Thursday, April 12th, 2007
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