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Arctic Initiative, Belfer Center, Harvard Kennedy School

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International Workshop on Indigenous Youth Leadership for the Changing Arctic
International Workshop on Indigenous Youth Leadership for the Changing Arctic

Founded in 2017, the Arctic Initiative at the Belfer Center addresses the challenges and opportunities being created by rapid climate change in the Arctic.  It does so by (i) integrating insights from cutting-edge scientific research and Indigenous knowledge to improve understanding of the pace of climate change there and its implications inside and outside the region;  (ii) working with local, regional, national, and international leaders on applying the best current understandings of Arctic climate change, and of options for addressing it, to the development and implementation of appropriate policies; and (iii) helping to train a new generation of interdisciplinary Arctic experts and Arctic-savvy leaders  motivated and  equipped to carry this work forward.

Arctic Initiative team tours the Carbfix Project at Icelands’ Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Plant
Arctic Initiative team tours the Carbfix Project at Icelands’ Hellisheiði Geothermal Power Plant
Arctic Initiative Senior Fellow Fran Ulmer and Associate Halla Logadóttir with colleagues at the Arctic Plastic Pollution Workshop
Arctic Initiative Senior Fellow Fran Ulmer and Associate Halla Logadóttir with colleagues at the Arctic Plastic Pollution Workshop
Permafrost Pathways policy convening hosted by Arctic Initiative and project partners at Harvard Kennedy School
Permafrost Pathways policy convening hosted by Arctic Initiative and project partners at Harvard Kennedy School
Arctic Initiative team at the Arctic Innovation Lab at the 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly
Arctic Initiative team at the Arctic Innovation Lab at the 2022 Arctic Circle Assembly
https://www.belfercenter.org/project/arctic-initiative
Year Established
2017
Total Number of Staff
11
Number of Academic Staff
7
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https://www.belfercenter.org/project/arctic-initiative
Year Established
2017
Total Number of Staff
11
Number of Academic Staff
7
Contact Information

Focus Areas

  • Arctic Education and Leadership Development
  • Permafrost and Global Climate Impacts
  • Sustainable Ocean Management
  • Arctic Governance, Cooperation, and Diplomacy
  • Arctic Resilience, Infrastructure, and Public Health
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