Current projects

Disko Bay, November 2024

ILLUQ (Permafrost - Pollution - Health)

Interdisciplinary research on climate change, permafrost, pollution and health, and adaptation in Arctic coastal communities.

ICEBERG researchers at Goðafoss, August 2024

ICEBERG - Innovative Community Engagement for Building Effective Resilience and Arctic Ocean Pollution-Control Governance in the context of Climate Change

Interdisciplinary research investigating multifaceted effects of pollution, climate change and human activities on Arctic coast and ocean.

Marine SABRES 3rd General Assembly

MARINE SABRES - Marine Systems Approaches for Biodiversity Resilience and Ecosystem Sustainability

A project that aims to conserve and protect biodiversity by integrating healthy, sustainably-used ecosystems and a resilient blue economy.
Narsaq, September 2021

WAGE - Arctic Economy and Social Transitions

A case study in South Greenland investigating social and economic inequalities in Nanortalik, Narsaq, and Qaqortoq.

Completed projects

AHDR - Arctic Human Development Report

The Arctic Human Development Report portrays the state and trends of human development, covering the entire Arctic region. 

ASI - Arctic Social Indicators

Following up on the Arctic Human Development Report, the Arctic Social Indicators facilitate the monitoring of human development in the Arctic.

NORVALUE - Value Chains in Fisheries

The NorValue project investigates sustainable value chains in Nordic coastal communities.

ICEWHALE - Marine-Mammal Subsistence Use in Times of Famine in Iceland

ICEWHALE considers to what extent whales stranded by sea ice off the coasts of Iceland supplemented the food supply during times of famine.

Arctic Youth and Sustainable Futures

To fill an identified gap in knowledge, this project investigates the needs, opportunities and aspirations of Arctic youth.

JUSTNORTH - Towards a Just, Ethical and Sustainable Arctic

JUSTNORTH is a climate action project exploring the perspectives and values that stakeholders can bring to Arctic economic decision-making.

REXSAC - Resources, Extractive Industries and Sustainable Arctic Communities

REXSAC focuses on the study of extractive resource industries in the Arctic as cultural, social, economic, and ecological phenomena.

NUNATARYUK - Permafrost Research

An international research project focused on the consequences of permafrost thaw for the global climate and the people of the Arctic. 

MYSEAC - The Mývatn District of Iceland: Sustainability, Environment and Change ca. AD 1700 to 1950

MYSEAC investigates management and utilization of vegetation, haymaking and grazing in Mývatn, Iceland from 1700 to 1950.

ARCPATH - Arctic Climate Predictions

A project generating knowledge about the interactions between climate change and environmental, societal, and economic factors.

ICECHANGE - Reflections of Change in Iceland ca. AD 800-1800

A systematic analysis of descriptions of the natural world drawn from the literature and history of Iceland for the period ca. AD 800-1800. 

FISHERNET - Fishing Cultural Heritage Network

A project with emphasis on coastal- and fishing cultural heritage in Iceland, Faroe Islands and Greenland.