Abstract

The Arctic is warming faster than average, with multiple effects across the region: from permafrost thaw to melting sea ice and glaciers, triggering extreme events, threatening communities and changing ecosystems. These events have cascading impacts on the planetary system. Moreover, Trump’s posturing over Greenland has brought wider attention to how geopolitics is playing out in the northern polar region. The Arctic has a long history of governance that focuses on Western science and the inclusion of Indigenous peoples, although a persistent polycrisis marked by intersecting stresses continues to unfold. These geopolitical and climatic change events continue to redraw the networks of power in the Arctic. This creates opportunities for collaboration and diplomacy, but also opens up novel pathways to potential global catastrophe. What are the interactions between the multiple risks in the Arctic? How can we mitigate them?

The seminar has been organised in collaboration with the Scott Polar Research Institute.

We are also holding a small sandwich lunch before the seminar from 12.30pm also in Seminar Room B, which all are welcome to join.

Speakers

Chaired by Emilie Canova (PhD student, Scott Polar Research Institute)

Professor Neil Arnold (Professor of Glaciology and former Director of Scott Polar Research Institute) Dr Elena Kavanagh (Research Affiliate, CSER ) Dr Morgan Ip (Institute Associate, Scott Polar Research Institute) Dr Ilona Kater (Institute Associate, Scott Polar Research Institute) Professor Gareth Rees (Professor of Polar Geoinformatics, Scott Polar Research Institute) Dr Elena Cirkovic (Researcher, Aarhus University Department of Law)