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…
In the opening chapter of this new book, published October 2021, SEARCH contributor Elizabeth Francis and director Brendan Kelly take readers on a journey through our changing Arctic climate. Together they illustrate in accessible language the history of our global climate, the unprecedented changes we’re witnessing today, and the cascading impacts on human communities and…
“Siku, sea ice, remains the most real and powerful presence in our relationship with our world in the Arctic,” writes Vera Kingeekuk Metcalf in her latest article for peer-reviewed journal Frontiers in Ecology and the Environment. Vera serves as the Director of the Eskimo Walrus Commission and co-chairs the SEARCH co-production team dedicated to understanding…