ICEBERG fieldwork in Iceland and South Greenland

Scientists at the Stefansson Arctic Institute participated in another successful field season with the Arctic ICEBERG project on community engagement, pollution control and climate change.

The field season took place in Húsavík and Akureyri, NE Iceland, followed by Qaqortoq, South Greenland, in the period April 21 – May 1. In both field sites, productive stakeholder engagement and dialogues took place with local participants on future visions for the region in the context of global change and pollution impacts.

A key highlight was the scenario workshops, which brought together local stakeholders, including municipal representatives, teachers, tourism operators, researchers, and community members, to explore possible futures for both field sites. Participants examined how environmental, social, and economic changes could shape the region in the coming decades, and strategies and opportunities that can help inform more resilient, adaptive, and forward-looking policies for the future were discussed.

For more information, visit the ICEBERG official website 

Photo credits: Joan Nymand Larsen, Thanee Prior, ICEBERG project.