NUNATARYUK

Most human activity in the Arctic takes place along permafrost coasts and these coasts have become one of the most dynamic ecosystems on Earth. NUNATARYUK will determine the impacts of thawing coastal and subsea permafrost on the global climate, and will develop targeted and co-designed adaptation and mitigation strategies for the Arctic coastal population.

Rahoittajat

Projektin tiedot

Projektin kesto

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Rahoittaja

Horisontti 2020

Rahoituksen määrä

1 500 000 EUR

Projektin koordinaattori

Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research

Yhteystiedot

Yhteyshenkilö

Projektin kuvaus

NUNATARYUK brings together world-leading specialists in natural science and socio-economics to:

  1. develop quantitative understanding of the fluxes and fates of organic matter released from thawing coastal and subsea permafrost
  2. assess what risks are posed by thawing coastal permafrost, to infrastructure, Indigenous and local communities and people’s health and well-being
  3. use this understanding to estimate the long-term impacts of permafrost thaw on global climate and the economy

NUNATARYUK will be guided by a Stakeholders’ Forum of representatives from Arctic coastal communities and Indigenous societies, creating a legacy of collaborative community involvement and a mechanism for developing and applying innovative evidence-based interventions to enable the sustainable development of the Arctic. Prof. Arja Rautio is leader of the WP5 Health and Pollution.

University of Oulu staff involved in the project:



Lead of WP5

Prof. Arja Rautio

arja.rautio(at)oulu.fi

Toxicologist in WP5

Dr.Khaled Abass

khaled.megahed(at)oulu.fi

Postdoctoral researcher in WP5

Dr. Ulla Timlin

ulla.timlin(at)oulu.fi

Projektin tulokset

  1. Timlin U, Ramage J, Gartler S, Nordström T, Rautio A. Self-rated health, life balance and feeling of empowerment when facing impacts of permafrost thaw – a case study from Northern Canada. Atmosphere, 2022, 13,789, https://www.mdpi.com/2073-4433/13/5/789/htm#.

  2. Larsen JN, Schweitzer P, Abass K, Doloisio D, Garther S, Ingeman-Nielsen T, Ingimundarson JH, Jungsberg L, Meyer A, Rautio A, Scheer J, Timlin U, Vanderlinden J-P, Vuillierme M. Thawing Permafrost in Arctic coastal Communities: A Framework for studying Risks from Climate change. Sustainability 13(5), 2651; https://doi.org/10.3390/su13052651 2021.

  3. Timlin, U., Ingimundarson, J.H., Jungsberg, L., Kauppila, S., Nordström, T., Larsen, J.N., Scheer, J., Schweitzer, P., Rautio, A. Living conditions and mental wellness in a changing climate and environment: Focus on community voices and environmental and adaptation factors in Greenland. Heliyon, https://doi.org/10.1016/j.heliyon.2021.e06862, 2021.

  4. Timlin U, Kauppila S, Jungsberg L, Nordström T, Schmidt-Pedersen K, Rautio A. Perception of health challenges, self-rated health and feeling of empowerment in a changing climate and environment with permafrost thawing. Sci 2021, 3,28. https://doi.org/10.3390/sci3020028.

  5. Timlin, U., Meyer, A., Nordström, T., Rautio, A. Permafrost thaw challenges and life in Svalbard. Current Research in Environmental Sustainability 4: 2022, 100122. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.crsust.2021.100122

  6. Waits A, Emelyanova A., Oksanen A., Abass K., Rautio A., Human Infectious Diseases and the Changing Climate in the Arctic. Environment International, 121: 703–713, 2018. doi: 10.1016/j.envint.2018.09.042.

  7. Emelyanova A, Savolainen A, Oksanen A, Nieminen P, Loginova O, Abass K, Rautio A. Research on selected wildlife infections in the circumpolar Arctic – a bibliometric review. Int. J. Environ. Res. Public Health 2022, 19, 11260. https://doi.org/10.3390/ijerph19181126.

Tutkimusryhmät

Arctic Health