Why Arctic business development needs science — and vice versa
As access to Arctic regions increases so does business activity, as industries explore potential opportunities in resource extraction, technology, services, and infrastructure. Scientific studies...
Why 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,...
An Arctic innovation hub could help the region adapt to climate...
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...
Why engaging the private sector is critical to cleaning up Arctic...
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...
To 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...
How 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...
Two key steps Greenland should take to make sure mining benefits...
Greenland has vast mineral resources, including nickel, gold, and uranium, but at present the country only has two producing mines. Although Greenland has had...
The 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...
Reimagining 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...
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...
