Whales are an important food source for more than 80 countries, but their nutritional value and socioeconomic importance to communities in the context of climate change are still a little unclear.
That's why Chandra Madramootoo, a professor at Canada's McGill University, is leading a project to learn more about toothed whales, which are an important source of food for indigenous communities around the world, per a press release.
His project, Whale Adapt: Adaptation to Climate Change in the Global South and Indigenous Communities, has been awarded $1.5 million from Canada's New Frontiers in Research Fund.
The project, which will involve researchers from Canada, the US, Denmark, and the UK, aims to develop a plan to help communities in the Caribbean withstand climate change-related flooding, per the release.
"We need innovative, adaptive strategies such as those being developed by Professors Madramootoo and McKinney," says Martha Crago, McGill University's vice-president for research and innovation.
McKinney, meanwhile, was awarded $1.45 million for her project, Flooding in coastal and riverine communities due to sea level rise in the countries of Guyana, Trinidad and Tobago, and St.
Lucia, which poses serious risks for the people, infrastructure, and agriculture in these areas
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