We bring together diverse experts to co-produce and share new understanding of the drivers and consequences of environmental change in the Arctic.
Human Well-Being
Physical safety, food security, sea level, coastal erosion, community resiliency
Drivers & Ecological Consequences
Changes to sea ice, glaciers, ice sheets, permafrost, and life in the ocean & on land
International Cooperation & Economic Decision-Making
Implications for local, regional, and international cooperation; business and economic impacts
News from SEARCH
Scientists, Indigenous experts, and leaders from governments and commerce are meeting in Anchorage this week to forge new ways of informing decisions in and about the Arctic. Rapid warming is changing the Arctic with pronounced consequences for people in and beyond the region. Decisions made at local, regional, and global scales need to be informed…
A diverse selection of Arctic experts released a study in the scientific journal Sustainability that holds up the Arctic as evidence of humanity’s “failure” to act on climate. And while the Arctic might exemplify our failure to act on climate in a rapidly changing world, the Arctic also provides a vision for what rapid and…
With a global ocean increasingly stressed by the impacts of climate change, communities and decision makers need new understandings not only of climate change consequences, but also of how we can best work together to mitigate them. In response to such a need, a new book published by Elsevier entitled Partnerships in Marine Research: Case…