New paper 🧵 How do we know #permafrost is thawing? One way scientists track this change is by taking field measurements of active layer thickness, the part of permafrost that thaws and refreezes. Deepening ALT = more decomposition and more carbon released into the atmosphere.

“I’ve been trying to move around furniture because this side is sinking faster than before." - Natalia “Edna” Chase 1/4 in the KYUK News series about the impacts of permafrost thaw in Nunapicuaq, an Alaska Native community partner of #PermafrostPathways. bit.ly/3TUwnCZ

Attending the #WorldEconomicForum? Make sure to stop by the Arctic Basecamp outside the Schatzalp hotel and say hello to our Senior Program Coordinator, Tessa Varvares, and hear about what’s she’s up to this week!

Our Senior Program Coordinator, Tessa Varvares, is spending the week at the #WorldEconomicForum camping with Arctic Basecamp to draw attention to rapid climate change in the #Arctic! Stay tuned to see what she’s up to this week. ❄️

"Avoiding 1.5°C is critical for protecting permafrost and for minimizing the amplified warming caused by permafrost carbon emissions." #PermafrostPathways Sue Natali joins climate leaders in Global Collaborative Village at #WEF24 today to discuss why 1.5 matters for permafrost.

Permafrost thaw represents one of the detrimental impacts of a warming #Arctic; this once-frozen soil underlines 15% of the global exposed land surface in the Northern hemisphere. As it thaws, permafrost has the potential to destabilize local ecosystems & contribute to greenhouse

Our upcoming study group will evaluate the costs & benefits of renewing cooperation with Russia on Arctic science & conservation in the midst of the current climate crisis & geopolitical tensions. Open to Harvard University grad students. Apply by 1/30. Details: bit.ly/3U3dz4p

New report in NatureClimate: The way science is funded is hampering Earth System Models and likely skewing climate predictions, according to a comment published today by #PermafrostPathways Woodwell Climate Research Center and an international team of model experts. nature.com/articles/s4155… /1

Should the West renew cooperation w/ Russia on Arctic science & conservation in light of the current climate & geopolitical crises? If so, when & how? Apply by 1/30 for a study group, led by Senior Fellow Margaret Williams, to explore these questions: bit.ly/3U3dz4p

*Research Assistant Opportunity* We currently have two open positions to assist Senior Fellow Margaret Williams in her work at the Arctic Initiative. Positions are open to HKS students. See the link below for the full descriptions👇 belfercenter.org/students#!rese…

In nature, our collaborator Lucas Trout highlights important principles for community-health projects in the rural Arctic: let the community lead, focus on care delivery over academic research, & integrate networks of academic–rural health partnerships nature.com/articles/d4158…

Today, the Norwegian Chairship met with the six Indigenous Permanent Participants. Updates on the 🇳🇴 Chairship program & Permanent Participants' activities as well as Arctic youth engagement were on the agenda, among other topics. More on the meeting👉 arctic-council.org/news/norwegian…

Check out some reflections from students who participated in this year's "Policy and Social Innovation for the Changing Arctic" course led by Halla Hrund Logadottir 👇

📢Harvard Kennedy School students: Today is the last day to apply for our study group on whether, when, and how the West should renew cooperation with Russia on #Arctic science and conservation. More info: bit.ly/3U3dz4p

🎉 This month, we celebrated a new partnership with the International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry Reindeer Centre and hosted 18 Indigenous youth for a day of Arctic programming at Woodwell Climate Research Center as part of the Arctic Initiative #ArcticInnovationLab! bit.ly/3HMk4B7

Reindeer Centre Woodwell Climate Research Center Arctic Initiative 🗺️ Permafrost Pathways partners and ICR will be co-producing maps of land use and landscape change while co-designing GIS training courses for Indigenous youth to support youth empowerment and advance adaptation, resilience, and intergenerational justice in the Arctic.

Tues. 2/6 @ 3:00 Harvard Kennedy School Join the HKS Ukraine Caucus and our Senior Fellow Margaret Williams for a discussion with the founders of the humanitarian org. Assist Ukraine. More ⬇️ belfercenter.org/event/race-sav…

Check out this podcast on #Arctic governance with Jennifer Spence (Arctic Initiative) and Edward Alexander (Gwich'in Council International). Insightful and grounded knowledge on challenges and ways forward. Was my privilege to host as part of the #LoraxprojectERC on ecosystemic politics European Research Council (ERC)

"One of the greatest challenges for women is the invisibility of the bias, and that you can't undo what people can't see,” explained Jennifer Spence when discussing the crucial need to center gender equality in Arctic dialogues. #InternationalWomensDay2024 highnorthnews.com/en/gender-equa…