Climate Technologies and Arctic Biodiversity

Earlier this month, the University of Akureyri has secured close to 1.3 million EUR (190 million ISK) in funding for a new international research project under the Biodiversity and Transformative Change call of Biodiversa+. Dr Romain Chuffart, Nansen Professor in Arctic Studies Stefansson Arctic Institute, will serve as Principal Investigator for the project, which will run for three years (1 January 2026 - 31 December 2028).

The project, ICE BRIDGE: Bridging Ice Climate Technologies and Governance for Biodiversity in the Arctic, will investigate how emerging climate intervention technologies and related infrastructures may affect Arctic biodiversity, and how governance frameworks can anticipate and address these risks. The research will examine the intersections between climate technologies, ecological vulnerability, and legal responsibility, and will consider what forms of regulatory and institutional design are required to protect biodiversity and mitigate social impacts in rapidly changing Arctic environments.

The project brings together a network of leading researchers at partner institutions such as the Arctic Centre, University of Lapland (Finland); Nord University (Norway); Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona (Spain); Háskóli Íslands; our very own Stefansson Arctic Institute; and the Alfred Wegener Institute, Helmholtz Centre for Polar and Marine Research (German).

• Further information can be found here