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Youth Arctic Forest Solutions Hackathon: Igniting Innovation for Arctic Sustainability Barents Forest Forum, Rovaniemi 3-5 October 2023 In a dynamic convergence of youthful creativity and unwavering commitment to the Arctic’s future, the Youth Arctic Forest Solutions Hackathon, that took place on 3 October in Rovaniemi, has yielded fresh ideas and practical results that promise to shape the course of the Barents and Arctic sustainability. The Hackathon was a side event …

  The ACAF project is inviting young innovators aged 18-30 from Barents regions in Finland, Sweden and Norway to apply for an immersive hackathon experience to be held on 3 October 2023 in Rovaniemi, Finland. It is a transformative side event connected to the Barents Forest Forum 2023. Together, selected 20 young participants will identify key challenges within forest management, biodiversity, and/or climate change in the Arctic, and develop creative …

As the world contends with the reverberations of climate change and the evolving landscape of industries, the Arctic stands at the forefront of transformation. The imperative to comprehend the trajectory of the distinctive Arctic ecosystem has drawn a diverse assembly of youth to Inari, Lapland, Finland. From the 16th to the 18th of August, young individuals hailing from Finland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, and Greenland gathered beside the tranquil expanse of Lake Inari. Their purpose? To forge a …

A workshop will be held in Inari on 17 August, bringing together young people from across the Arctic region. Young people from Greenland, Iceland, Sweden, Norway and Finland will explore the threats and opportunities in the Arctic from their own perspectives and use these to consider alternative futures for the region. The workshop will bring together 15 young people, from both indigenous and non-indigenous backgrounds. More information (in Finnish). This …

Environmental psychology studies the interplay between individuals and the built and natural environment (Steg et al., 2019). Environmental psychology is one of the key disciplines in the scientific work in ACAF. Especially in planning the survey that will look into Arctic youth views on climate change, psychological theories are used. ACAF was presented in the International Conference on Environmental Psychology (ICEP 2023), that was held in Aarhus, Denmark. ICEP is …

The project “Youth and indigenous peoples’ involvement in climate change adaptation in the Arctic and Barents region (ACAF)” was launched in The Arctic Frontiers 2023 Moving North conference in Norway in January 2023. The ACAF carries the acronym of its predecessor project “Arctic Network for Climate Adaptation and Food Security” for practical reasons: work can be continued under the same webdomain and website! You can still find all the old …

Many people are unfamiliar with the Arctic and the everyday life and experiences of indigenous peoples. To stimulate dialogue, we present voices from the Arctic, a video from the Snowchange Cooperative. “Life in the Cyclic World” shows in words and images how climate change is already affecting the Arctic and it’s peoples. More about the video and link to the video below: Life in the Cyclic World – Elämää arktisessa …

The final seminar of the International Network for Arctic Adaptation (ACAF) focused on concrete “coping strategies” in the Arctic amidst the changes caused by climate change Videos and presentations of the ACAF final seminar available!  

Kahdenvälisissä arktisissa verkostoitumistyöpajoissa esiteltyjä ja tunnistettuja ilmastonmuutokseen sopeutumisen ratkaisuja ja hyviä käytäntöjä tarkastellaan hankkeemme sivuilla julkaistussa kirjoituksessa sekä englanniksi että nyt myös suomeksi. Vaikka sopeutumisratkaisuja on kehitetty pitkälti reagoiden jo havaittuihin sopeutumistarpeisiin ja ne nousevat kunkin alueen, elinkeinon tai muun yhteisön lähtökohdista, sopeutumisratkaisut voivat olla sovellettavissa myös muualla päin arktista aluetta. Tiiviin hyvien käytäntöjen esittelyn lisäksi sopeutumiskäytäntöihin voi tutustua tarkemmin linkkien kautta. Tarkempia tietoja löytyy myös kahdenvälisten webinaarien tilaisuuskohtaisilta sivuilta …

Seven bilateral webinars were organized by the ACAF project in spring and summer 2021 around the themes of climate adaptation and food security. The purpose of the webinars was to promote international networking between experts in climate adaptation and food security and to learn about and collect good climate adaptation practices from different parts of the Arctic. Three main categories of practices were identified: 1) Ways to increase knowledge on …