Prince warns of impact of climate change on Arctic Inuit way of life

The Prince of Wales has warned that climate change is “tragically” changing the Arctic way of life of Canada’s indigenous people,

After arriving in the sparsely populated city of Iqaluit, close to the Arctic Circle, Prince Charles spoke about his fears for the local Inuit people.

The Prince, who has begun a three-day visit to Canada with the Duchess of Cornwall, told dignitaries and elders about changes to the climate since the days of 16th century seaman and privateer Sir Martin Frobisher.

Speaking at an open-air reception outside the city’s 0 The Prince of Wales is on a three-day visit to Canada legislative assembly, Prince Charles said: “The lessons of history are both profound and enlightening.

“Sir Martin Frobisher’s first visit here was to Baffin Island in 1576.

“He was looking for the fabled Northwest Passage and a new trade route to the riches of Asia.

“Instead, he found a people and their Arctic culture, living in harmony with nature.

“Today, the Northwest Passage, impassable when Frobisher first came here, is becoming a deeply worrying reality as the results of human activity warm even this remote ocean.

“This same warming is, tragically, bringing rapid and damaging changes to an Arctic way of life that has sustained the lives of the Inuit since long before Frobisher arrived here on his quest.”