Why a warming Arctic needs an investment review mechanism
Increased investment into the Arctic over the coming decades is inevitable. To respond to this, the Arctic’s present international governance structures can be improved to help steer the region through...
View ArticleReimagining the future of habitation in Greenland
Despite the fact that urbanization in Greenland was once a tool of Danish colonialism, it is actively employed today by the Greenlandic government to strengthen sovereignty. So how can communities in...
View ArticleThe Arctic needs better cross-sector crisis-related collaboration
The coronavirus pandemic has shown that the Arctic Council must hasten its efforts to coordinate different elements of emergency preparedness responses to crises affecting human health and wellbeing....
View ArticleTwo key steps Greenland should take to make sure mining benefits all its...
Greenland has vast mineral resources, including nickel, gold, and uranium, but at present the country only has two producing mines. Although Greenland has had autonomous rule since 2009, the economy...
View ArticleHow online learning is an opportunity for the Arctic
As the coronavirus pandemic has spread, schools and teachers across the globe have been forced to move learning online. This transition — and the innovation in the space that will likely follow —...
View ArticleTo relocate Alaska villages, we need to reexamine the costs
In 2018, Alaska added a new category to its State Hazard Mitigation Plan: usteq, a Yup’ik word used to describe the compounding effects of permafrost thaw, flooding, and erosion that threaten...
View ArticleWhy engaging the private sector is critical to cleaning up Arctic Ocean...
When I traveled to Svalbard, it was easy to imagine that I was in a pristine Arctic wilderness, far from anything human-made. The archipelago’s Barents Sea shores are hundreds of kilometers from the...
View ArticleAn Arctic innovation hub could help the region adapt to climate change
A new sense of the severity of climate emergency is growing around the world, following youth activists and increasingly severe weather. As COVID-19 has forced them to create new lifestyles, climate...
View ArticleWhy Greenland needs to plan for future climate-driven immigration now
As the climate changes, patterns of human migration will change with it. As discussed in the recent book “Migration in The Arctic: The Past, Present, and Future” edited by Satu Uusiautti and Nafisa...
View ArticleCan we harness the Arctic’s methane for energy?
When I first saw Lake Kivu in Rwanda, I was struck not just by its dazzling beauty but also by how little activity there was around its vast expanse. Normally, water bodies like this in Africa would be...
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