Challenge #140
Exploring the Arctic with indigenous peoples.
Led by the Alfred Wegener Institute, 35 partners are developing an environmental monitoring system for the Arctic, which will also benefit the Arctic population, who are particularly suffering from the consequences of the climate crisis.
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The climate crisis is already having dramatic consequences in the Arctic: Melting glaciers on Greenland, disappearing sea ice, and thawing permafrost. How fast will this trend continue? What does the change mean for the rest of the world? And how can it be stopped, or at least mitigated? In order to better answer these questions, 35 international partners are developing a comprehensive environmental monitoring system for the Arctic under the direction of the Alfred Wegener Institute in the Arctic PASSION project. The special thing about it is their close cooperation with the local population. The long-standing knowledge of the indigenous peoples is combined with scientific data. In addition, the project partners are creating eight information services that will also benefit the Arctic population. These include an air pollution forecasting system, a fire protection management system, and a permafrost monitoring system.
Image: AWI/ M. Hoppmann
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