Programme Details
Arctic Congress Bodø 2024
The themes of Arctic Congress Bodø 2024 has followed those of Norway’s Arctic Council chairship priorities in partnership with the Norwegian Ministry for Foreign Affairs. Norway’s chairship of the Arctic Council focus on several core issues , including the impacts of climate change, sustainable development, and efforts to enhance the well-being of people living in the region.
The scientific sessions can now be viewed below by their submitted theme 1 to 5. Below you can also explore the poster and art exhibitions details as well as the plenary sessions and side events.
This programme details page will be updated with additional details continiously as they become available.
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1.0 Oceans
1.0.1 The shifting seascape of Central Arctic Ocean governance
1.3 Marine litter and plastic polution
transitioning to more circular value systems in the management of plastic in the fisheries an aquaculture sectors
1.3.2 Peripheral Arctic Regions transitioning to more circular value systems in the management of plastic in the fisheries an aquaculture sectors1.4 Emergency prevention and preparedness
1.4.1 Enhancing Accessibility and Advancing Crisis Management Education and Training
1.4.2 Adaptive governance in public health and emergency preparedness: Insights and tangible examples from emergency and pandemic planning in the Arctic1.5 Sustainable shipping and risk reduction
1.5.1 Collaboration Complexity in Nuclear Emergency Preparedness in the Maritime Arctic -
2.0 Climate and Environment
2.0.1 Climate and Environment in Manitoba: Indigenous Perspectives, Knowledge Transmission, and Decolonization
2.0.2 Relics of climate change: Icy futures in a melting world
2.0.3 Extreme changes in Arctic terrestrial hydrology: Long-term insights from observations and proxies to better inform on droughts and floods
2.0.4 Advancing Climate Knowledge in the Arctic: Best practices, Gaps, and Collaborative efforts for Community Informed Climate Risk Decision-Making
2.0.5 Arctic Resilience: socio-ecological change and adaptive capacity needs
2.0.6 61 ideas on how to conserve the Frozen Arctic2.1 Current and future climate change impacts in the Arctic
2.1.1 Climate Change and Mental Health: ‘Ecological grief’ and other perceptions of changing environment across the Arctic
2.1.2 Permafrost Thaw, Infrastructure and Indigenous Communities: Lessons from Alaska
2.1.3 The Good, Bad, and the Ugly: Earth-system interventions to keep the Arctic Frozen
2.1.4 The EU and Arctic Policies: between Sustainability and Energy Exploitation2.2 Social impacts of Arctic climate change
2.2.1 Gazing at melting ice? Arctic tourism in transition, multi-sensory encounters in changing Arctic landscapes
2.3 Impacts of human activities on the Arctic environments and biodiversity
2.3.1 Cruise tourism in the Arctic: sustainable approaches, community impacts, and the role of polar ambassadorship
2.3.2 Integrating Scientific, Societal and Engineering Approaches to assess Water Resources Management in a Changing Arctic
2.3.3 Challenges and Opportunities for Biodiversity in the Arctic Cultural Landscape
2.3.4 Managing change in Arctic coastal communities: resources, practices, and livelihoods
2.3.5 Multispecies relations in the Arctic2.4 Adaptation to climate change
2.4.1 Framing adaptation and enhancing resilience to climate change in the Acrtic through the lens of Indigenous knowledge
2.4.2 Climate Change Adaptation in the Arctic: Adaptation Strategies for Arctic Indigenous Communities
2.4.3 Should I Stay or Should I Go Now: Community Relocation, Managed Retreat, and Migration in the North
2.4.4 Resilience in the North: Mapping A Path and Measuring Progress2.5 Building capacity and institutional resilience
2.5.1 The Architecture of Urban Cooperation: Fostering Local Development in a Changing Arctic
2.5.2 Collaborating for Arctic Research: Next Steps for the U.S. Arctic Research Plan
2.5.3 Science Communication in the Arctic – Practitioners & Scholars
2.5.4 Advancing urban sustainability in resource-dependent and single industry cities in theNordic Arctic -
3.0 Sustainable economic development
3.0.1 Sustainable Mining in the Arctic: An Interdisciplinary Discussion
3.0.2 The social dimensions of energy transition in the Arctic
3.0.3 “The Economy of the North ECONOR 2025” - Knowledge integration for policy making to enhance resilience - Part 1 and 2
3.0.4 The JUSTNORTH Documentary3.1 Sustainable economic development in the Arctic
3.1.1 Building Sustainable Arctic Futures: Exploring the WEF Nexus and Socio-economic Resilience
3.1.2 CSR,SMEs and sustainable economic development in the Arctic
3.1.3 Respecting Indigenous peoples’ rights and enabling (Re)Distribution of non-renewable resources for inclusive green industrial development in the Arctic.
3.1.4 A critical lens on ‘critical’ minerals: Comparative perspectives on mining and Indigenous livelihoods.
3.1.5 Innovation and entrepreneurship in Sámi businesses
3.1.7 Arctic Tourism Futures - Part I
3.1.7 Arctic Tourism Futures - Part II
3.1.8 Indigenizing Arctic: take space at the economic table
3.1.9 The future of Arctic shipping in the era of escalating geopolitical tensions and regionalization3.2 Green transition and land use
3.2.1 Arctic Green Transitions: Contexts and Practices
3.2.2 Meaningful Stakeholder Engagement as a condition for a Just Green Transition - A Canadian and Nordic perspective
3.5 Local food systems and indigenous knowledge
3.5.1 Food security and emergency preparedness in the Artic
3.5.2 Arctic Indigenous Food Knowledge Systems: Intergenerational Transfer between Elders and Youth
3.5.3 Local Foraging and Self-Reliance in the Arctic
3.5.4 Niriqatiginnga: Fostering Food Security and Innovation for Northern Supply Chains -
4.0 People of the North
4.0.1 Advancing Indigenous Participation in Arctic Labor Markets: Challenges, Opportunities, and Innovations
4.0.4 Promoting healthy and inclusive ageing in Arctic people and communities
4.0.5 Youth in the Arctic: Challenges and possibilities: Relationships and processes of participation and belonging
4.0.6 Building Active and Inclusive Participation of Arctic Youth and Communities through Community and Citizen Science
4.0.8 Social and economic inequalities in the Arctic - Part I
4.0.8 Social and economic inequalities in the Arctic - Part II
4.0.9 Examining the societal dynamics of resilience in the Arctic
4.0.10 Arctic settlements and cities into the 21st century
4.0.12 Connecting the unconnected in the Arctic
4.0.13 Greenland imagining independence: Postcolonial politics of comparison
4.0.14 Engaging the Ecosystems of Northern Housing
4.0.15 Embracing Diversity: The Future of Immigrant Communities in the Arctic
4.0.17 TN on Geopolitics and Security Session I: Indigenous resilience, resurgence and sovereignty
4.0.18 One day there will be colleges and universities in Nunavik” Inuit youth building self-determined futures
4.0.19 Takuminartuiit: Nunavimmiut making art through film
4.0.20 Interaction between telecommunications infrastructure and the Arctic environment: A longitudinal approach
4.0.21 Localising Arctic cooperation during geopolitical turmoil and beyond: How to reconfigure frameworks and advance a pan-Arctic understanding of shared priorities?
4.0.22 Indigenous Homelands: Rooting and Resilience in the Arctic
4.0.23 IASSA Past Presidents Panel: Social Sciences in a Changing Arctic: Legacies, Visions and Opportunities4.1 Adaptive capacities in the Arctic
4.1.1 Adaptive capacity of workplaces in the changing Arctic
4.1.2 Harmonizing conservation and livelihoods: predator-people interactions in the Arctic
4.1.3 Indigenizing community-based environmental monitoring – pathways to co-learning, co-generating knowledge, empowerment and action
4.1.4 Mobility Governance and Transport Diplomacy in the Arctic
4.1.5 Institutional and organizational resilience during the COVID-19 pandemic
4.1.6 Living in and with changing Arctic landscape(s): revisiting human and non-human entanglements in a time of flux
4.1.8 “Can Infrastructure Contribute to Sustainability? The Built Environment and Arctic Communities”
4.1.9 Sustainability Research and Practice in the Arctic: Concepts, Approaches, Opportunities and Emerging Agenda
4.1.11 Restoring sustainable food systems, livelihoods and ecosystems in the Arctic4.2 Public health and wellbeing including mental health and digital health solutions
4.2.2 Enhancing Healthcare Service Delivery in the Arctic: A Focus on Sustainability and Public Health
4.2.3 Interdisciplinary Perspectives on Community Health and Wellbeing in the Changing Arctic
4.2.4 Paediatric Mental Health, Development & Wellbeing in the Arctic
4.2.5 Health-related cooperation in the Arctic: the contribution and approaches of the Arctic Council's Working Groups4.3 Arctic cultures and arts
4.3.2 Looking for Sources of Resilience through Arts, Science, Local and Indigenous Knowledge (ArtSLInK): experience of Arctic StoryWorlds
4.3.3 Arctic Indigenous Sound- and Voicescapes
4.3.4 Strengthening Indigenous language vitality in the Arctic
4.3.5 Language structure and language use in a changing Arctic
4.3.6 ARCTIC CULT: A discussion about the ERC Arctic Cultures project
4.3.7 UArctic Thematic Network ARCH session: ‘Writing and visualising the Arctic: travel writing, Indigenous life stories and historical sources, 18th-21st century4.4 Gender equal and inclusive Arctic communities
4.4.1 Asian migrants in the Arctic: Research with migrants from Asia in Arctic communities, with focus on labor market and social cohesion
4.4.2 People with disabilities in the Arctic: Experiences and perspectives
4.4.3 Intersectional Gender Equality within Academia - Exploring Sustainable Futures in the Arctic4.5 Inclusion and empowerment of young people in the North
4.5.1 Strategies for centering Indigenous voices for Arctic community-led research and co-production of knowledge for early career researchers
4.5.2 Shaping Academic education to the need for multidisciplinary future Arctic Experts
4.5.4 A Panel Presentation: A Symposium on Success in Education for the Circumpolar North: Student Success, Teacher Development, and Persistence
4.5.5 Youth engagement to re-imagining the future for northern communities
4.5.6 Role of Teacher Education in Recognising and Supporting Linguistic and Cultural Diversity
4.5.9 Educational innovation for the Circumpolar North - Primary and Secondary Education
4.5.10 Art and social practice in support of young people dealing with societal threats -
5.1 Critical Arctic research in action: security, development and cooperation
5.2 Navigating Arctic governance: Perspectives from and beyond the region on a changing geopolitical landscape - Part I
5.2 Navigating Arctic governance: Perspectives from and beyond the region on a changing geopolitical landscape - Part II
5.3 Knowing and Ordering the Arctic: Studying Arctic Expertise
5.4 Ocean Food Systems in the Arctic
5.6 Interdisciplinary Arctic research using space data
5.7 Powering the North…maybe: Opportunities and concerns around nuclear power in the Arctic
5.8 Building & Sustaining Strategic Linkages for Network-to-Network Arctic Research Collaboration
5.9 Smart Cities and Societies for Arctic Sustainable Futures
5.10 Beyond Arctic Horizons: Building & Sustaining Support for the U.S. Arctic Social Science Community
5.11 Transport infrastructure and population in the Arctic
5.12 Cross/Trans-Disciplinary Collaborations and Advancing Community, Equity, and Inclusion in Arctic Research
5.13 Indigenous Teacher Education connecting and collaborating for the sustain futures
5.14 Strategies from Indigenous-led and collaborative projects for knowledge sharing and data sovereignty in Arctic research
5.15 Arctic Futures: Local Visions and Global Projections - Part I
5.15 Arctic Futures: Local Visions and Global Projections - Part II
5.16 Assessing Human Development, Quality-of-Life/Happiness and Sustainable Development in the Arctic
5.18 The powers of maps in shaping human-nature relations in the Arctic
5.20 Hubs and Networks in the Arctic: Connecting Locally, Cooperating Globally
5.22 The Role of Education for Environmental Sustainability and Sustainable Development in Northern Communities
5.23 Science, Politics, and Science Diplomacy in the ‘Exceptional’ Arctic: Two Years into the War in Ukraine
5.24 The Roadmap to Decolonial Arctic Research
5.25 Interdisciplinarity and Transdisciplinarity in Arctic Higher Education: The DurhamARCTIC Experience
5.26 Navigating Geopolitics and Governance in the Arctic
5.27 Nurturing Indigenous Pedagogies and Place-based Knowledges in the Circumpolar
5.28 Toward sustainable Arctic -Building Bridges between the Arctic and Asia
5.29 Near-term challenges and opportunities for the Arctic Council: Perspectives from the Netherlands and Germany
5.30 Contending with a ‘Fractured North’: Reflections on the Future of International Social Sciences -Collaborations in the Russian North
5.31 Critical pedagogies and the North
5.32 The European Research Council - Grant schemes and funding opportunities -
Thursday 30 May 2024:
16:00-17:00:
Ambassador Panel
19:30-20:30:
Pubinar: Arctic GeopoliticsFriday 31 May 2024:
11:00-12:30:
High North Hero 2024 and The High North Hero Seminar
13.30 – 14.30:
How can we strengthen the workforce in Northern Norway?
14.30 – 15.00:
High North Scenarios for the development of Smart Cities in the High North till 2045
15.30-1630:
Arctic Mayors Forum
17:00-18:00:
China in the Arctic - External Influence on Arctic Governance Mechanisms (ArcGov)
17:00-18:00: ( same time slot)
A letter to glaciers; Based on “Heidi’s ice” documentary
18:30-19:30:
Arctic Encounter – Prespectives from Alaska
19:30-20:30:
IASSA Pubinar - Quo Vadis Arctic Research and Partnerships with Russia?
20:00-23:00:
High North Hero Dinner (By invitation only)Saturday 1 June 2024:
09:00-16:00:
Biocultural Heritage in Arctic Cities: Resource for Climate Adaptation
11:00-12:00:
Arctic Research and Studies - Norwegian-Icelandic cooperation in Arctic science
13:30-14:30:
Bodø 2024 European Capital of Culture -
See our cultural guide and programme here.
Art Exhibition:
Stormen Concert Hall from May 30th to end of day June 1st 2024:
4.3.1 New Genre Arctic Art and Art EducationFriday 31st May:
13:30-14:00:
IN ARCTIC RHYTHMS: A MELODY OF CHANGE -
May 30th:
View all posters on topic: People of the North and Arctic governance, development & cooperation15:30 – 17:30 Poster session at Stormen Concert Hall
May 31st:
View all posters on topic: Sustainable Development and future10:30 – 12:30 Poster session at Stormen Concert Hall
June 1st:
View all posters on topic: Climate and environment09:00 – 10:30 Poster session at Stormen Concert Hall
Agenda Overview
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