Posts Tagged ‘partners’
Arctic Passion At Cop27
Last week I attended the second week of COP27 on behalf of the EU project Arctic PASSION. COP27 is the 27th United Nations Climate Change Conference held in Sharm el Sheikh, Egypt. The COPs (Conference of the Parties) are the chance, every year, for countries to present and discuss their strategies to fight climate change…
Read MoreArctic Observing Systems webinar
On November 9th, 2022 40 people attended an hour-long webinar coordinated by Arctic PASSION on Arctic Observing Systems: what they are, why they are important, who uses them and how they can improve. Speakers Michael Karcher (Arctic PASSION coordinator at Alfred Wegener Institute) and Arild Sundfjord (Oceanographer at Norwegian Polar Institute/Arctic PASSION), who offered invaluable explanations on how…
Read MoreArctic Passion At Geo Week In Accra, Ghana
Read Mikko Strahlendorff’s personal account of how he experienced participating in the Group on Earth Observations‘ GEO Week, in Ghana. GEO week is always a full program for two full days. GEO activities presented themselves to the GEO community and many interesting new ideas were born and possible collaborations envisioned. Arctic Passion was involved in…
Read MoreHighlights Of Arctic Passion At The Arctic Circle Assembly 2022
Arctic PASSION organized two sessions on Friday October 14th at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2022 in Reykjavík, Iceland and a session on Saturday October 15th on funding International Arctic Science. 1. ROADMAP FOR ARCTIC OBSERVING AND DATA SYSTEMS (ROADS) – SHARED ARCTIC VARIABLES Introduction of the speakers for the session; Alice Bradley and Laura Divine. Photos: Lisa Grosfeld Lauren Divine,…
Read MoreArctic Passion General Assembly 2022
Arctic PASSION partners and collaborators met in person for the very first time in Denmark from June 27th-30th, 2022 to celebrate the first year of the project along with the many accomplishments, and to discuss plans for the work ahead. The General Assembly saw a participation of 119 project team members, Advisory Board members, Indigenous communities…
Read MoreA legacy of community observations in Unalakleet, Alaska: Following a free, prior, and informed consent process to bridge science and Indigenous Knowledge
Introduction to the Unalakleet Project As the world’s climate changes, and scientists observe the Arctic as a gauge to measure these changes, it is crucial for scientists to understand and properly engage with Indigenous and local communities in the Arctic. Living in the Arctic, even before the onset of major climate changes, has required people…
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