UArctic TN on Local-scale Planning, Climate Change and Resilience Activities (November 2019 - February 2021) Leadership Lead: Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) Vice-Lead: Dr. Martin Lehmann (Aalborg University, Denmark) Membership Total 40 individuals, from: • 17 UArctic Organizations • 12 non-UArctic Organizations • 10 countries New Members (added since initial proposal): • Adelheid Herrmann (University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States) • Brian Horton (Yukon University, Canada) • Katrine Frese (Yukon University, Canada) • Nicole Bonnett (University of Alberta, Canada) • Nicklas Baran (University of Alberta, Canada) • Maeva Gauthier (University of Victoria, Canada) • Jaro Malanowski (Avatar Media, Canada) • Coral Voss, Executive Director (Yukon Conservation Society, Canada) Major Activities Organized through the TN 1. Graduate Seminar Series - Climate Change Impacts and Responses in the Arctic (January 29, 2021, virtual) Co-Chair + Organizer: Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) Co-Chair: Dr. Martin Lehmann (Aalborg University, Denmark) Opening/ Closing Remarks: • Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta) • Dr. Martin Lehmann (Aalborg University, Denmark) Panel Presenters: • Nicole Bonnett (PhD Candidate, University of Alberta) - Coastal communities in the Circumpolar North and the need for sustainable climate adaptation approaches • Seghan MacDonald (MSc Student, University of Alberta) - Climate change resilience in the Canadian Arctic: The need for collaboration in the face of a changing landscape • Marie Frenkel (MSc Student, Aalborg University) – Coastal communities, innovation and climate resilience: A case study in the Westfjords, Iceland • Mikkel Juul-Andersen (MSc Student, Aalborg University) – Sustainable tourism development in Greenland: Thesis idea derived from observations and practical experiences with working as a tourist guide in Ilulissat Moderator (questions and discussion): Sarah Kehler (MSc Candidate, University of Alberta) Breakout Session (for presenters) Attendance: 23 2. Seminar - Local-scale Climate Resilience (March, 17, 2020, virtual) Co-Chair + Organizer: Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) Co-Chair: Daniel Morin (GAPSS President, University of Alberta, Canada) SJ Birchall (Mar. 1, 2021) 1 of 7 Welcome/ Closing Remarks: • Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta) • Dr. Lars Kullerud (UArctic President) • Dr. Anita Dey-Nuttall (UAlberta North Associate Director) • Daniel Morin (Geography and Planning Students Society President) Keynote Address: Dr. Mark Nuttall (University of Alberta, Canada) Panel Presenters: • Rob Shields (Professor & Henry Marshall Tory Chair Human Geography/Sociology, University of Alberta) - Local 'environmental intelligence’ for making new settlements in a changed environment • Kristof van Assche (Professor, School of Urban and Regional Planning, University of Alberta) - Knowledge integration and policy integration in long term resilience strategy: testing the limits and a warning for recurring modernism • Bob Summers (Academic Director, Sustainability Council, University of Alberta) - How the social sciences can contribute to building societal resilience • Danielle Koleyak (Environmental Projects Manager, City of Edmonton) - Climate resilient Edmonton: ASAP Discussant: Nicole Bonnett (PhD Candidate, University of Alberta) Breakout Session Chairs: • Sarah Kehler (MSc Candidate, University of Alberta) • Seghan MacDonald (MSc Candidate, University of Alberta) • Jake Muffly (MSc Candidate, University of Alberta) • Tara Slater (MSc Candidate, University of Alberta) • Spencer Aiken (MSc Candidate, University of Alberta) NOTE: 39 in virtual attendance Planned Activities 1. Graduate Seminar Series - Climate Change Impacts and Responses in the Arctic (March 29, 2021, virtual) Co-Chair + Organizer: Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) Co-Chair: Dr. Tristan Pearce (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada) Opening/ Closing Remarks: • Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) • Dr. Tristan Pearce (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada) Panel Presenters: • Angus Naylor (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada) – Real-time monitoring of risks affecting Inuit subsistence in the Arctic • Umidakhon Gapurova (Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Russia) - Climate change in the European North: causes and consequences • Svetlana Kuznetcova (Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Russia) – Environmental change and resilience panning in the Russian Arctic • Alexandre Chiasson (University of Alberta, Canada) and Sarah Gauthier (Université Laval, Canada) - Facing the challenge of permafrost thaw in Nunavik communities: High resolution permafrost and geotechnical conditions mapping to support land-use planning Moderator (questions and discussion): Anna Cherkasova (Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Russia) Breakout Session (for presenters) 2. Graduate Seminar Series - Climate Change Impacts and Responses in the Arctic (April 26, 2021, virtual) Co-Chair + Organizer: Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) SJ Birchall (Mar. 1, 2021) 2 of 7 Co-Chair: TBD Opening/ Closing Remarks: • Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) • TBD Panel Presenters (4): • Jessica Smart (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada) - Climate change impacts on Arctic char and the implications for Inuit subsistence in Ulukhaktok, Northwest Territories • Tara Slater (University of Alberta, Canada) - Climate change complacency: Institutional barriers to local adaptation in northern communities • Adelheid Herrmann (University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States) • TBD - (University of Turku, Finland) Moderator (questions and discussion): TBD - (Agricultural University of Iceland, Iceland) Breakout Session (for presenters) 3. Massive Open Online Course (MOOC) - Arctic Development (Resilience and Community Planning) (DUE for release via Coursera April 2021) Collaborators: • Dr. S. Jeff Birchall and Nicole Bonnett (University of Alberta, Canada) • Tromso University (Norway) 4. UArctic Congress Seminar/ Panel - Local environmental change and planning for resilience across the Arctic (May 15-18, 2021) Co-Chair + Organizer: Dr. S. Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) Co-Chair: Dr. Sigridur Kristjansdottir (Agricultural University of Iceland, Iceland) Opening/ Closing Remarks: • Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) • Sigridur Kristjansdottir (Agricultural University of Iceland, Iceland) Panelists/ Presenters: • Karin Buhmann (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark) • Tristan Pearce (University of Northern British Columbia, Canada) • Svetlana Kuznetsova (Northern (Arctic) Federal University, Russia) • Soffía Björk Guðmundsdóttir (Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group of the Arctic Council, Iceland) 5. Graduate Seminar Series - Climate Change Impacts and Responses in the Arctic (June 18, 2021, virtual) Co-Chair + Organizer: Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) Co-Chair: Dr. Katrine Frese (Yukon University, Canada) Opening/ Closing Remarks: • Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) • Dr. Katrine Frese (Yukon University, Canada) Panel Presenters (4): TBD SJ Birchall (Mar. 1, 2021) 3 of 7 Moderator (questions and discussion): TBD Breakout Session (for presenters) 6. Workshop (academic and practice) - Planning and Resilience: Local Impacts and Local Solutions (February, 2022, likely virtual) Co-Chair + Organizer: Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) Co-Chair: Brian Horton (Yukon University, Canada) Co-Chair (in discussions): Karin Buhmann (Copenhagen Business School, Denmark) Join event between two Thematic Networks: • Local-scale Planning, Climate Change and Resilience • Arctic Sustainable Resources and Social Responsibility 7. Curriculum Development - (on-going) Working to scope opportunities to develop local-scale, solutions-orientated programming around climate change impacts and adaptation in the Arctic (primarily target to Alaska). Collaborators: • Dr. Adelheid Herrmann (University of Alaska Fairbanks, United States) • Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada) 8. Edmonton Northern Partnership Connection - (on-going) Continued discussions with the partners about having an aspect of our UArctic Thematic Network tied to an Edmonton Northern Partnership activity. Lead: • Dr. Anita Dey Nuttall (University of Alberta, Canada) Key Meetings Annual Partners Meetings: • October 26, 2020 (virtual); Chair: Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada); Attendance: 14 • November 4 + 12, 2019 (virtual); Chair: Dr. S Jeff Birchall (University of Alberta, Canada); Attendance: 21 Targeted Meetings: • Graduate Seminar Series Co-Chair meetings (on-going) • Seminar Planning Committee meetings (throughout Jan-March 2020) • Workshop Planning Committee meetings (on-going) Recent Relevant Partner Publications Articles: • Lede E, Pearce T, Furgal C, Sidle R, Ashford G and Ford J. (2021). The role of multiple stressors in adaptation to climate change in the Canadian Arctic. Regional Environmental Change. • McDonald-Yale, E., Birchall, SJ. (2021). The built environment in a winter climate. Landscape Research, https://doi.org/10.1080/01426397.2021.1881768. • Bonnett, N., Birchall, SJ. (2020). Coastal communities in the Circumpolar North and the need for sustainable climate adaptation approaches. Marine Policy. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.marpol.2020.104175. • Birchall, SJ. (2020). Coastal climate adaptation planning and evolutionary governance: