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Inuit are set to acknowledge the global awards honouring the environmental perform of ICC Chair Sheila Watt-Cloutier right now. In the course of a supper hosted by Nunavut Tunngavik Integrated in Iqaluit, Nunavut,
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“Sheila Watt-Cloutier is a highly effective spokesperson for the Arctic environment. She does an excellent job in helping warn the world about the devastating effects of climate change and how this may impact future generations of Inuit,” said President Kaludjak.
On Tuesday April 19th, Sheila Watt-Cloutier was honoured by the United National Environment Programme (UNEP) as one of seven “Champions of the Earth”. She received the award at the United Nations headquarters in New York.
On Wednesday April 20th, Sheila Watt-Cloutier was awarded the Sophie environment prize in Oslo,
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Both awards were for her function to address the issue of global climate change, and to conclude a global convention to eliminate persistent organic pollutants (POPs).