Greenlandic society has been evolving in the direction of a modern fishing society for many decades.But in various places, particularly in remote areas, the traditional hunting culture is preserved, based especially on sealing. Now we see that people living on traditional hunting are facing an increasingly difficult time due to climate changes. For centuries, even millennia, Greenland's pride has been its sophisticated and increasingly refined hunting culture. A warmer climate will mean that the last remnants of this culture will disappear. In remote areas where the hunting culture is still preserved, the command of the Greenlandic language is more pervasive than in towns, and I am concerned that the finer distinctions of the language attached to the hunting culture and the traditional family patterns and ways of life will disappear, and that will mean that special Greenlandic manners, mentality and colloquial language associated with the hunting culture will also decline.

Earlier changes in settlement patterns in Greenland have shown us that people forced from settlements to larger villages or towns do not adapt well and become the losers of society which leads them to social defeat.

The anticipated societal changes and scenarios caused by climate changes are tremendous, and some of them can already be felt in various parts of Greenland. Large investments will be necessary. Greenland cannot make those investments on its own. Today, Greenland is fighting problems of many sorts: social marginalization of large groups of the population, lack of education, housing problems in the larger towns, etc. Greenlandic politicians of today are not ready or prepared for the huge changes which will be required by climate changes.

==Daniel is a sociologist and the director of the Greenland National Museum.