Arctic communities encounter a unique set of challenges that stem from their remote and extreme environments. Factors such as sparse population, vast distances, high transportation costs, reliance on imports, limited access to
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Arctic communities encounter a unique set of challenges that stem from their remote and extreme environments. Factors such as sparse population, vast distances, high transportation costs, reliance on imports, limited access to healthcare and education, and harsh weather conditions can lead to considerable difficulties for such communities. Nevertheless, the potential of increased connectivity and technological advancements presents important opportunities for enhancing the economic and socio-cultural sustainability of Arctic communities. Exacerbated by the climate change in the Arctic, the rate of warming in the regions are triple or even quadruple according to recent research. The melting ice in the Arctic has been seen as an opportunity as well as the ultimate human-made catastrophe. Concurrently, the Arctic region has attracted the attention of both researchers, policy makers and entrepreneurs.
What is undebatable is that the Arctic is changing, and the changes are detectable from various disciplinary fields across natural and social sciences. It is this current state of Arctic, which requires a focused research attention and application of the findings in the Arctic societies, businesses and governance that connect to the worlds beyond the Arctic regions. As studies have identified, what is occurring Arctic in natural and social environments may be considered a prelude to what is to come to the entire globe.
ArIEM (Arctic Innovative Experience Management), responding to the current state of Arctic and beyond, is a multidisciplinary research group and seeks to understand, conceptualise, and develop applicable actions for a sustainable Arctic life for the changing environment, people, and businesses.
Focused themes include: