Climate Change in Northern Territories
The 7th NRF Open Assembly was held in Akureyri, Iceland 22nd - 23rd August 2013. The objective was to address the climate change in Northern territories, sharing experiences, exploring new methods and assessing socio-economic impacts.
Recordings of the sessions are available below and photos of the speakers are linked to their names.
-THURSDAY, 22. AUGUST 2013-
WELCOME NOTE // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO
- Words of welcome: Rector Stefán B. Sigurðsson, Professor Grétar Þór Eyþórsson, Professor Lassi Heininen
- Opening speech: Mr. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson President of Iceland
KEYNOTE SESSION I // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO (SESSION STARTS AT 00:51 HR)
- Patricial A. L. Cochran Executive Director, Alaska Native Science Commission: Indigenous peoples and climate change: Framing the dialogue
- Nikolas Sellheim - NRF Young researcher
Paper: Living with 'Barbarians' - within the commercial sealing industry
PARALLEL SESSION I: SUSTAINABILITY IN THE NORTH AND NATURE RESOURCES // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO (SESSION STARTS AT 01:45 HR)
- Stefán Sigurðsson
The natural resource: Reindeer - Sigríður Kristjánsdóttir
Global climate changes and the tensions of sustainable development - Susan Carruth - NRF Young researcher
Paper: Climate & change: Greenland's energy landscape
- Jón Þorvaldur Heiðarsson
Sailing with containers through the arctic - how can it be done and what will it mean?
Young Researcher Summary and Report, by Hanna Lempinen
PARALLEL SESSION II: POLICY AND GOVERNANCE IN THE ARCTIC // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO
- Gestur Hovgaard,
Grétar Eyþórsson
The West Nordic region: Possibilities and role in future development in the North-Atlantic - Dmitry Zimin
Climate change and the Northern Sea route: A new Russian strategy in the Arctic? - Heikki Eskelinen
Matti Fritsch
Looking North – the Arctic dimension in Finnish regional policy
Young Researcher Summary and Report, by Michal Luszczuk
PARALLEL SESSION III: ADAPTION TO SOCIO-ECONOMIC CHANGES IN THE ARCTIC // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO
- Elín Ebba Ásmundsdóttir
Enabling social capital in the Arctic - Noor Johnson- NRF Young researcher
Paper: Grantwriting and other translational skills in adaptation practice - Andréa Finger
Agency as redefined by climate change: the case of the Arctic - Robin Bronen
Climate-induced community relocations: Resilience and adaptation of Alaska Native communities
Young Researcher Summary and Report, by Sigmar Arnarsson
KEYNOTE SESSION II // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO (SESSION STARTS AT 00:17:20 HR)
- Jon Naustdalslid
Senior Researcher, former Director General at Norwegian Institute for Urban and Regional Research (NIBR): The certainty of uncertainty: The challenge of planning for a changing climate
PARALLEL SESSION IV: CLIMATE CHANGE: PLANNING FOR RESPONSES // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO
- Tanja Suni et al.: Land-atmosphere-society processes in the boreal and Arctic regions – collaboration opportunities within iLEAPS and PEEX
- Antti Roose
Mitigation policies and planning responses to emergent suburban development in Estonia - Julia Martin - NRF Young Researcher
Paper: Hyperextended objects in environmental planning
Young Researcher Summary and Report, by Susan Carruth
PARALLEL SESSION V: LEGAL MATTERS AND CLIMATE CHANGE // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO (SESSION STARTS AT 01:07 HR)
- Natalia Loukacheva
Climate change governance in the Arctic and legal issues - Anton Vasiliev
Arctic Council and climate change policies - Bianca Tiantian Zhang - NRF Young Researcher
Paper: Legal challenges of precautionary and ecosystem approach in Arctic fishery governance - Lára Jóhannsdóttir
Role of insurers when adapting to changing climate
Young Researcher Summary and Report, by Nikolas Sellheim
-Friday, 23. August 2013-
KEYNOTE SESSION III // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO
- Dr. Erik Gløersen
Senior consultant at Spatial Foresight, lecturer and researcher at the University of Geneva: Factoring in territorial diversity in development and adaptation strategies: Policy challenges and methodological proposals
PARALLEL SESSION VI: CLIMATE CHANGE IMPACTS IN THE BALTIC SEA REGION
- Ilona Mettiäinen - NRF Young researcher
Paper: Planned or emerging futures? Addressing climate change on regional level by strategic planning
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- Jaak Jaagus
Recent climate changes in the Baltic Sea region and their impacts in the coastal regions of Estonia // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO
Young Researcher Summary and Report, by Marguerite Marlin
PARALLEL SESSION VII: RECILIENCE IN THE HIGH NORTH // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO
- Michal Luszczuk - NRF Young researcher
Paper: Maritime regionalism as a framework for analysing the territorial challenges of the Arctic transformation
- Kári F. Lárusson
Rapid assessment for rapid change: information for adaptation in the North - Vífill Karlsson
& G. Eyþórsson: Adaption to changes in two rural municipalities in Iceland - Edward H. Huijbens
Incorporating climate change in polar tourism product development
Young Researcher Summary and Report, by Julia Martin
PARALLEL SESSION VIII: HEALTH CARE IN THE HIGH NORTH // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO
- Sigfríður Inga Karlsdóttir
Giving birth in rural areas - Hildigunnur Svavarsdóttir
Factors affecting recruitment and retention of health care professionals in rural areas - Sonja Stelly Gústafsdóttir
Public perspective on health care service in rural areas - Sigrún Sigurðardóttir
Psychological trauma, stress and violence: Consequences for health and well-being
Young Researcher Summary and Report, by Bianca Tiantian Zhang
KEYNOTE SESSION IV // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO
- Matthias Finger
Professor, Ecole Polytechnique Federale (EPFL): The resources exploitation / climate change nexus: why the Arctic matters for the world - Hanna Lempinen
NRF Young researcher: Social sustainability in/and the Barents energyscape: Conceptual and methodological platforms for tracing the elusive social
PARALLEL SESSION IX: NATURE, NATURAL RESOURCES AND CLIMATE CHANGE IN THE ARCTIC
- Bergur Einarsson et al
The impact of climate change on glaciers and glacial runoff in Iceland - Sigmar Arnarsson - NRF Young researcher
Paper: Northern shift of species: Effects of mackerel processing in Iceland; social-, economical- and adaptability analysis of the Municipality of Vopnafjörður at the East Coast of Iceland - CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO
- Steingrímur Jónsson
Climate variability, climate change and the future of fisheries in the Arctic and sub-Arctic marine ecosystems - Páll A. Davíðsson
THE ICE CIRCLE: funding research and providing an international channel of communication for Arctic voices - CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO
Young Researcher Summary and Report, by Bianca Tiantian Zhang
PARALLEL SESSION X: SOCIAL CHANGES AND ADAPTATION // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO (SESSION STARTS AT 01.40 HR)
- Garri Raagmaa
Regional higher educational institutions as green economy knowledge hubs in the Northern territories - Marguerite Marlin- NRF Young researcher
Paper: Leveraging globalization: How global venues offer a comparative advantage for IPO influence on Arctic policy - Eva Halapi
Climate Change – Perceptions and knowledge among young adults in Iceland - Anna Lilja Sigurvinsdóttir
Awareness, perception and attitudes on global climate change among Icelanders
Young Researcher Summary and Report, by Noor Johnson
PARALLEL SESSION XI: EXPLORING METHODS FOR ADAPTATION TO CLIMATE CHANGE // CLICK TO OPEN VIDEO
- Kristín Þórarinsdóttir
Can action research act as a vehicle in climate change adaptation? - Olaf Foss et.al.
Methodological challenges in multi-disciplinary climate change research - experiences from ESPON CLIMATE - Erik Gløersen
Using foresight to trigger entrepreneurship and growth in West Nordic rural communities
Young Researcher Summary and Report, by Ilona Mettiinen
