Climate change. Pollution. Less ice. Exploitation of natural resources. Lack of understanding. Indifference.
Climate change. Pollution. Less ice. Exploitation of natural resources. Lack of understanding. Indifference. There was no shortage of potential challenges when the students in the Arctic Future Pathfinders course tried to envision what the Arctic might look like in 2050. But how do we address these challenges? And who needs to come together to find solutions?
Several students aboard the Statsraad Lehmkuhl emphasized that research must be conducted in consultation with the local population of the area in question. The same applies to decisions being made. One example is the Northwest Passage, where students suggested that regulations could be implemented to allow only non-polluting vessels to navigate through.
"Since the Northwest Passage could become an important trade route, such regulations could be used to pressure states to work harder to prevent pollution," says Bálint Timári, a student at UiT.
Read more at: The Arctic University of Norway
The students were challenged to reflect on how the Arctic could possibly look like in 2050. (Photo Credit: Karine Nigar Aarskog / UiT)
