Dossier
EMRIP
Coverage of EMRIP in the Nexus archive.
- A ‘crisis communication gap’ threatens Indigenous peoples
A wildfire near Canada's Xeni Gwet’in First Nation highlighted inadequate emergency communication in the Tŝilhqot’in language, forcing reliance on community-led alerts. Indigenous leaders at the UN EMRIP meeting cited historical injustices and climate change as compounding threats, urging governments to improve direct consultation and resources for disaster response.