![]() ![]() Under her leadership, the world’s first international legal action on climate change was launched with a petition to the Inter-American Commission on Human Rights. In 2002, she was elected international chair of the council. From 1995 to 2002, she served as the elected Canadian president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC). ![]() She is also an officer of the Order of Canada. In addition to her Nobel nomination, Watt-Cloutier has been awarded the Aboriginal Achievement Award, the UN Champion of the Earth Award, and the prestigious Norwegian Sophie Prize. It is the human story of life on the front lines of climate change, told by a woman who rose from humble beginnings to become one of the most influential Indigenous environmental, cultural, and human rights advocates in the world. ![]() In 2007, Watt-Cloutier was nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for her advocacy work in showing the impact global climate change has on human rights, especially in the Arctic, where it is felt more immediately and more dramatically than anywhere else in the world. The Right to Be Cold is Sheila Watt-Cloutier's memoir of growing up in the Arctic reaches of Quebec. She treats the issues of our day-the environment, the economy, foreign policy, global health, and sustainability-not as separate concerns, but as a deeply interconnected whole. Experienced in working with global decision makers for over a decade, Watt-Cloutier offers a new model for twenty-first-century leadership. Description: Sheila Watt-Cloutier is one of the world’s most recognized environmental and human rights activists. ![]()
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