Arctic Winter College 2021

Project
Duration: Jan - Mar 2021

The Arctic Winter College was a series of weekly webinars, featuring diverse experts and hosted by organizer Victoria Herrmann (President and Managing Director of The Arctic Institute). It focused on the theme "Arctic on the Move." The class schedule featured 20 great researchers, policy practitioners, and Traditional Knowledge holders, presenting the following topics:

Indigenous People's Decision Making In the Arctic (Aleksei Tsykarev, Center for Support of Indigenous Peoples and Civic Diplomacy «Young Karelia») | Arctic Energy Before Petroleum (Dr. Bathsheba Demuth, Brown University)
Terrestrial Arctic Change: Greening – Do frozen pizzas melt? (Jeffrey Taylor) | Increasing fires in the north (Brian Buma, University of Colorado, University of Alaska, Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center)
The Story of the Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre (Gwen K. Healey Akearok, Qaujigiartiit Health Research Centre) | Mercury in the Arctic (Amina T. Schartup)
Icelandic fisheries: Migrations and movements, fisheries governance (Catherine Chambers, University Centre of the Westfjords) | Indigenous Peoples and the Loss of Arctic Autonomy (Austin Ahmasuk)
Arctic Migration (Dr. Nafisa Yeasmin, Arctic Centre) | Immigrants in the North of Iceland (Markus Meckl, University of Akureyri)
Climate Change negotiations and the Arctic (Arne Riedel, Ecologic Institute) | Conservation Arctic Flora and Fauna (Tom Barry, Arctic Council)
Geopolitics and security in the Arctic (Dr. Barbora Halaskoá, Masaryk University) | Learning from the Local Scale (Tracie N. Curry, Northern Social-Environmental Research)
Oil Spill Prevention, Preparedness, and Response in the Arctic (Dr. Daria Shapovalova, University of Aberdeen) | The Wonders of Whale Snot (Justine Hudson)

The 2021 Arctic Winter College built on the Arctic Summer College's successful experience in the years from 2011 to 2020.

Participation, Appropriation, Representation: Towards an inclusive, sustainable Arctic – Arctic Circle Assembly 2018 Side Event

20 October 2018
Reykjavík, Iceland

Project

"Strengthening Cooperation between Arctic and Non-Arctic Countries" was the theme of a meeting of Arctic Think Tanks at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2018 in Reykjavík, Iceland. The focus was on the role and functions of policy institutes – or think tanks – in addressing the specific challenges of the Circumpolar North and how its peoples and countries relate with the rest of the world. The meeting was convened by the Arctic Summer College.

Arctic Think Tank Panel at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2018

Nov 2018

Event:Digital Event

The Arctic Summer College brings together Arctic experts, professionals, and students for a transdisciplinary exchange on key Arctic issues. The webinar series, which was conceived by Ecologic Institute in 2011, covered in 2018 four thematic modules: (1) Environmental Sciences, (2) Energy and Resources, (3) International Governance, and (4) Social Sciences. The webinar series is available online.

Arctic Summer College 2018

11 July - 29 August 2018
Berlin, Germany and Washington DC, United States

Project

The Arctic Summer College 2017 virtual campus was open to participating Arctic experts, specialists and students in July and August 2017. It provided information on a wide range of topics, including the regional impact of climate change on the Arctic, local challenges such as land use, energy production and distribution and food security, as well as activities in the Arctic Council and the need for a vision for the Arctic.

Arctic Summer College 2017

Jul - Aug 2017

Project

The Arctic Summer College 2018 virtual campus was open to participating Arctic experts, specialists and students in July and August 2018. It provided information on a wide range of topics, including the regional impact of climate change on the Arctic, local challenges such as land use, energy production and distribution and food security, as well as activities in the Arctic Council and the need for a vision for the Arctic.

Arctic Summer College 2018

Jul - Aug 2018

Publication:Book

This book, edited by Ecologic Institute's Brendan O'Donnell, Max Gruenig, and Arne Riedel, highlights both the diversity of perspectives and approaches to Arctic research and the inherent interdisciplinary nature of studying and understanding this incomparable region. The chapters are divided into four liberally-defined sections to provide space for dynamic interpretation and dialogue in search of sustainable solutions to the issues facing the Arctic. From governance to technology, scientific research to social systems, human health to economic development, the authors discuss fundamental questions while looking toward the Arctic’s future. Whether the reader is well-versed in the history and complexity of Arctic policy or looking for an insightful introduction to the vast world of Arctic research, everyone will find answers that lead to new questions and even more discoveries in these pages, laying the foundation for tomorrow’s discussion on the future of the Arctic.

Arctic Summer College Yearbook

An Interdisciplinary Look into Arctic Sustainable Development

Year 2018

Event:Digital Event

Between July and September 2017 this nine-part webinar series brought together Arctic experts, professionals and students. The webinar series covered topics including shipping and marine governance, energy, environmental impact assessments, science, security, and indigenous communities in the Arctic.

Arctic Summer College 2017 – Webinar Series

13 July - 31 August 2017
Berlin, Germany and Washington DC, United States

Event:Digital Event

Between July and October 2016 this six-part webinar series brought together Arctic experts, professionals and students. The webinar series covered topics including shipping and marine governance, energy, environmental impact assessments, science, security, and indigenous communities in the Arctic.

Arctic Summer College 2016 – Webinar Series

13 July - 8 October 2016
Berlin, Germany

Project

The Arctic Summer College is a virtual campus for learning about the environment in the Arctic and exchanging ideas on how the world can protect the Arctic from negative impacts of human activities in the High North. The college focuses on climate change adaptation, natural resource management, biodiversity protection, environmental governance, and human health. The Arctic Summer College 2016 enabled participants to be better prepared to finding solutions and implementing these in social and political processes.

Arctic Summer College 2016

Jul - Oct 2016

Partner: The Arctic Institute, United States

Ecologic Institute, Germany
Team: Arne Riedel, LLM

Victoria Herrmann (The Arctic Institute)
Duration: Jan - Mar 2021
Project ID: Arctic Summer College
Keywords: Arctic

Climate

Climate Foreign Policy

Coastal + Marine

Culture + Ecology

Economics

Education

Energy

Events

Health

Mobility

Arctic, global

webinar

Further Links

PublicationArticleGovernability of Regional Challenges: The Arctic Development Paradox

The advancement of governance architecture in the Arctic region and dealing with the "Arctic development paradox" have been among the most significant challenges of the circumpolar North for decades. The common denominator of both issues is the growing necessity... Read more

Michał Łuszczuk et al. 2022: Governability of Regional Challenges: The Arctic Development Paradox. Politics and Governance 2022, Volume 10, Issue 3, Pages 29–40
https://doi.org/10.17645/pag.v10i3.5341.

PublicationPodcastIf Oceans Could Speak

Everybody who loves the sea has a story to share. In the podcast "If Oceans Could Speak", scientists and experts from different fields, scholars and sailors, artists and activists share their stories about the oceans around us, their value and vulnerability. This... Read more

EU4Ocean Coalition 2021: If Oceans Could Speak: A podcast about the sea and its people.

PublicationBook SectionForschungsagenda Polarregionen im Wandel

Germany's Polar research activities contribute to numerous initiatives and include links to climate and biodiversity protection. To prepare for future challenges and address the most pressing issues, the federal government launched a process to develop a new polar... Read more

Wissenschaftlicher Begleitkreis Mare:N "Forschungsagenda Polarregionen im Wandel" (Ed.) 2021: Forschungsagenda Polarregionen im Wandel. Konzeptpapier des Mare:N-Begleitkreises.

PublicationReportÖkologisch nachhaltige Nutzung mit hohen Umweltstandards in der Arktis – Umweltleitlinien deutscher Arktispolitik

The Arctic environment faces many influences that threaten its very existence: climate change and its impacts already present challenges for many ecosystems. Economic activities within the region, as fisheries, shipping, mining and transport of resources as well as... Read more

Riedel, A., Bach, I., Abhold, K., Hoffmann, H., Stephen, K., Schopmans, H., 2020: Ökologisch nachhaltige Nutzung mit hohen Umweltstandards in der Arktis – Umweltleitlinien deutscher Arktispolitik. Abschlussbericht. Umweltbundesamt, Dessau-Roßlau.

PublicationFact SheetArctic Governance

Alken, K., Smieszek, M., Riedel, A., Rachold, V., Grosfeld, L. 2020: Arctic Governance. Current Knowledge on the Theme. Fact Sheet by German Arctic Office at the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar und Marine Research, Potsdam.

PublicationVideoSpuren in der Arktis

Since industrialisation, the average air temperature worldwide has risen by one degree, whereas in the Arctic by five degrees. This leads to rapid changes with serious consequences. This animated explanatory video by the UBA explains what this has to do with us in... Read more

Federal Environment Agency 2018: Spuren in der Arktis. Animated Video. Online: https://youtu.be/02C5sN98-RU.