Invitation
Lecture series: Voices from the Arctic 
 
The Arctic region is a target of increasing international political and scientific attention. It is a region of various political-economic interests, security concerns and initiatives, as well as international collaboration. It is also a region especially vulnerable to climate change and biodiversity loss as the Arctic is warming four times faster than the rest of the planet. 
 
Many non-human species depend on Arctic ecosystems and the stable shifting of seasons. Importantly, the Arctic is also a place that people of all ages and backgrounds call home and where they live their lives. Indigenous peoples with rich cultural histories and socio-ecological ties to the land have lived in the Arctic for generations. This underlines the importance of both questions of historical injustices and efforts to handle current demands for justice.
 
Welcome to join us for an Arctic lecture series where we examine the complex context of the Arctic region from a variety of perspectives. The lecture series is intended for all those working with or interested in the Arctic region.
 
Each lecture is followed by a dialogue between the presenter and an invited guest speaker or moderator, and audience questions.
 
Event timetable
 
Tuesday 3.12.2024 15-16.15  – Research professor Seija Tuulentie: The future of Arctic tourism (on Teams)
Tuesday 10.12.2024 15-16.15  – Professor David Natcher: Water, food and energy nexus in the Arctic (on Teams)
Thursday 12.12.2024 15-16.15  – Researcher Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi: Cultural effects of climate change to Saami people (on Interactio with interpretation English - Northern Sámi)
Tuesday 17.12.2024 15-16.15  – Senior Scientist Jaana Sorvali: Youth voices from the Arctic (on Teams)
 
All above lectures are organised online (Teams or Interactio). A link to the lecture will be sent the day before the event.
There will be no calendar entry for registrations. Add the lectures to your own calendar.
All times are Finnish time (UTC + 2). 
 
Speakers
 
Seija Tuulentie: The future of Arctic tourism
 
As a research professor at the Natural Resources Institute Finland and adjunct professor in environmental sociology at the University of Lapland, Seija’s research fields include nature-based tourism, rural development and conflicting land use issues especially in the Arctic region. Her lecture will consider the questions of socially and ecologically sustainable future of tourism in the Arctic region.

David Natcher: Water, food and energy nexus in the Arctic

David is a professor at the Department of Agricultural and Resource Economics at the University of Saskatchewan, Canada. He specialises in economic and environmental anthropology and questions of land use and resource management in the Arctic and Subarctic North America. He currently holds a University of the Arctic Research Chair in Water, Energy and Food (WEF) Security in the Arctic.

Klemetti Näkkäläjärvi: Cultural effects of climate change to Saami people

Klemetti is a Saami researcher from Enontekiö, North Finland. He is currently working at the University of Helsinki as university researcher. His research focuses on Saami culture and Saami reindeer herding, adaptation to climate change, indigenous youth’s perceptions of climate change, biodiversity, indigenous peoples’ participation, co-production of knowledge and climate justice. Klemetti served as the full-time chairman of the Saami Parliament of Finland in 2008-2015. His educational background is cultural anthropology, Saami culture and language. He has held various scientific positions and positions of trust on Saami language, traditional knowledge and biodiversity. Klemetti is the chair of the Saami Climate Council during the term 2023-2027. This lecture has interpretation English - Northern Sámi.
 
Jaana Sorvali: Youth voices from the Arctic

Jaana is a senior scientist at the Natural Resources Institute Finland. Social acceptability of various climate change adaptation and mitigation measures in the natural resources sector together with behavioral aspects of climate change has been Jaana’s current interest. Climate change adaptation and the Arctic are close to her heart. Jaana is the coordinator of the ACAF project, where the climate change views of Arctic youth have been of special interest. 
 

 

Lecture series is organised by ACAF project (Youth and indigenous peoples’ involvement in climate change adaptation in the Arctic and Barents region, www.acaf.fi) and Natural Resources Institute Finland.