Presented by:
Deputy Grand Chief Derek Fox, Nishnawbe Aski Nation
NAN First Nations have been keepers of our land since time immemorial. Today, all communities throughout the world are being impacted by climate change – some from by our own actions and many by actions of those we have never met.
It is not a question if NAN First Nations will be affected – we are being affected. When we look to the future, there are many things to considered that will impact the well-being of our communities, including economic development.
The environment, climate change, energy and economic development all impact upon each other. NAN Chiefs have provided the NAN Executive with a mandate to develop a Triple E (Environment/Climate Change, Energy, Economic Development) framework that will provide, facilitate capacity building and allocation of resources to individual NAN First Nations. We would like to share this with you today.