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The Blue Economy Potential of Alaska and North Norway (AlaskaNor)

The Arctic Institute partners with High North Center on the blue economy potential in Alaska and North Norway

Women Are America’s Climate Change Champions

The face of climate change champions in America is overwhelmingly female, but local women leaders remain invisible in

Breaking Free: Alaska’s Path Forward for Renewable Arctic Energy

Energy in Alaskan communities has always been dependent on fossil fuels, but recent changes have created a path for

The Arctic Other in American Cultural and Intellectual History

Cultural and intellectual history provides context for analyzing the U.S.-Arctic relationship and reveals how we break

Media Coverage of Climate Change Relocation in Alaska

Media coverage of climate change relocation is a story of crisis and victims -- but at what cost to the agency of

Climate Change in Context

Climate change does not exist in a vacuum—it affects communities in tandem with other challenges and

Enabling Families to Adapt to Climate Change Independently

While the U.S. has taken some steps to provide adaptation-specific support, real impact still falls

The Disappearing Tradition of Whale Hunting in Point Hope, Alaska

Everything in Point Hope seems tied to whaling. Yet, melting permafrost and a lack of necessary sea ice is making it

Make Alaska and its Petroleum Great Again?

While the Arctic has often been framed as the world’s last energy frontier, Alaska has experienced heated debates