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SUMMARY:The role of international law in socio-ecological resilience to cl
 imate change of coastal Arctic communities - An international law study of
  the case of Arctic bowhead whaling - Johanna Sophie Bürkert\, Ph.D. fell
 ow at Københavns University\, Law Faculty
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CONTACT:Emilie Canova
DESCRIPTION:As climate change is warming the Arctic four times faster than
  the rest of the planet\, irreversible changes to marine and terrestrial e
 cosystems\, such as habitat shifts and species loss\, are to be expected. 
 This will lead to drastic changes in the Arctic environment\, and directly
  affect the approximately 4 million people (10% of whom are indigenous) th
 at call the Arctic their home. The effects of warming have been linked to 
 shifts in bowhead whale migration\, influencing timing of the hunt and ava
 ilability\, as well as changing sea ice conditions\, which influence hunti
 ng\, impacting food security and the exercise of cultural practices. There
 by\, Arctic warming has both social and ecological effects\, making it rel
 evant to address it from a socio-ecological systems perspective.\nCenterin
 g around the concept of climate resilience\, my project aims to map out wh
 ich factors in international law can contribute to coastal socio-ecologica
 l system’s resilience to climate change. Despite the importance of law i
 n resilience governance\, the role of law in governing for socio-ecologica
 l resilience has only be touched upon in brief throughout the literature. 
 At the example of three case studies (Communities in Greenland\, Alaska an
 d Canada that undertake bowhead hunting)\, I evaluate where the internatio
 nal legal framework on climate change\, biodiversity and applicable human 
 rights poses barriers or contributes to coastal Arctic socio-ecological cl
 imate resilience.\nA special focus in this presentation lies on the inclus
 ion of western and Indigenous science on bowhead whaling and related natur
 e conservation. Iterativity plays an important role in resilience\, as the
  inclusion of science allows law to fit the environment in which it is set
 \, However\, the types of knowledge included matter\, both for social and 
 ecological resilience. This presentation addresses ways in which the respe
 ctive treaty systems (IWC\, CBD\, CITES\, UNCLOS\, UNFCCC) address the pro
 duction and inclusion of knowledge\, and highlights benefits and disadvant
 ages of the process. Moreover\, the presentation expands to existing human
  rights to explore\, whether the standards set therein can have an influen
 ce on the process to strengthen resilience.\n
LOCATION:Scott Polar Research Institute\, Seminar Room
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