Photo:

Jan Willem Wardekker

Arjan Wardekker

Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities

E-mailarjan.wardekker@uib.no
Visitor Address
Parkveien 9

Ida Bloms hus

5007 Bergen
Postal Address
Postboks 7805

5020 Bergen

I’m an interdisciplinary environmental scientist (social science, plus natural & humanities) with 20 years of experience and a dual career in both academia and in the science-policy interface. My work focuses on ‘Urban & Community Resilience and Climate Adaptation under Uncertainty’, with applications in global cities, delta regions and the Arctic. Key topics include: framing & narratives, science-policy-society interfaces, visualisation & communication, governance under uncertainty & surprise.

I'm affiliated as a Senior Researcher with the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen (Norway). In 2021, I was elected as a Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe.

Twitter

My personal Twitter account: @Arjan_Wardekker.

I also manage the project accounts for @CoCliServ and @SeMPER_Arctic.

Recent news & popular science:

City Deal Climate Adaptation (2021). The Climate Resilient City Explained. Documentary film. City Deal Climate Adaptation, Amsterdam. (YouTube, 25 Jan 2021).
Nath, S., A. Wardekker (2020). A Post-PhD Career in Research: Jack of all Trades, Master of Some. Inomics, 7 September 2020.
Ballard, C.A.C., van den Ende, M.A. & Wardekker, J.A. (2019). Engaging citizens for a climate-resilient Dordrecht. Utrecht University website.
SeMPER-Arctic (2020). SeMPER-Arctic: Sense Making, Place attachment and Extended networks as sources of Resilience in the Arctic. Belmont Forum, Montevideo. (YouTube, 27 Apr 2020).

A list of Master and Bachelor theses that I've supervised, can be found here.

I've given several (guest) lectures in Bergen over the past couple of years, particularly on: urban resilience to climate change, framing, and climate visualisations.

Academic article

Show author(s) (2023). The interaction between cultural heritage and community resilience in disaster-affected volcanic regions. Environmental Science and Policy. 116-128.
Show author(s) (2023). Building climate resilience in deltas amid uncertainty and surprise. One Earth. 200-204.

Show author(s) (2022). The effects of serious gaming on risk perceptions of climate tipping points. Climatic Change. 23 pages.

Show author(s) (2021). Quality Assessment in Co-developing Climate Services in Norway and the Netherlands. Frontiers in Climate. 1-15.
Show author(s) (2021). Contrasting the framing of urban climate resilience. Sustainable Cities and Society (SCS).
Show author(s) (2021). Beyond rules: how institutional cultures and climate governance interact. Wiley Interdisciplinary Reviews: Climate Change (WIRESs).

Show author(s) (2020). Resilience of arctic communities: Socio-economic aspect. International Journal of Criminology and Sociology. 3066-3081.
Show author(s) (2020). Portrait of a climate city: How climate change is emerging as a risk in Bergen, Norway. Climate Risk Management.
Show author(s) (2020). Local narratives of change as an entry point for building urban climate resilience. Climate Risk Management. 1-15.
Show author(s) (2020). Environmental visualizations: Framing and reframing between science, policy and society. Environmental Science and Policy. 497-505.
Show author(s) (2020). A diagnostic tool for supporting policymaking on urban resilience. Cities: The International Journal of Urban Policy and Planning. 1-13.

Show author(s) (2019). Toward a multi-faceted conception of co-production of climate services. Climate Services. 42-50.
Show author(s) (2019). The visual framing of climate change impacts and adaptation in the IPCC assessment reports. Climatic Change. 273-292.
Show author(s) (2019). City-To-City Learning for Urban Resilience: The Case of Water Squares in Rotterdam and Mexico City. Water. 1-21.

Report

Show author(s) (2022). Framework for analyzing resilience narratives. .

Editorial

Show author(s) (2022). Editorial: High-Quality Knowledge for Climate Adaptation: Revisiting Criteria of Credibility, Legitimacy, Salience, and Usability. Frontiers in Climate.

Academic anthology/Conference proceedings

Show author(s) (2022). High-Quality Knowledge for Climate Adaptation: Revisiting Criteria of Credibility, Legitimacy, Salience, and Usability. Frontiers Media S.A..

Academic monograph

Show author(s) (2022). Towards a Climate-Resilient Future Together: Tools for Engaging Citizens for a Better Future.

Academic chapter/article/Conference paper

Show author(s) (2022). Reflection: Applying Participatory Foresight Methods in Practice. 10 pages.
Show author(s) (2022). Preparing Participatory Foresight Methods. 30 pages.
Show author(s) (2022). Performing Participatory Foresight Methods. 23 pages.
Show author(s) (2022). Local representations of a changing climate. 21 pages.
Show author(s) (2022). Introduction to the Participatory Foresight Toolbox. 6 pages.
Show author(s) (2022). Framing ‘Resilient Cities’: System Versus Community Focused Interpretations of Urban Climate Resilience. 14 pages.

More information in national current research information system (CRIStin)

My full list of publications can be found here.

Scientific journal articles

Wardekker, A. (2023). Building climate resilience in deltas amid uncertainty and surprise. One Earth, 6 (3), 200-204. [Commissioned paper].
Wardekker, A., S. Nath, T.U. Handayaningsih (2023). The interaction between cultural heritage and community resilience in disaster-affected volcanic regions. Environmental Science & Policy, 145, 116-128.
Bremer, S., A. Wardekker, M. Baldissera-Pacchetti, M. Bruno Soares, J.P. van der Sluijs (2022). Editorial: High-quality knowledge for climate adaptation: Revisiting criteria of credibility, legitimacy, salience, and usability. Frontiers in Climate, 4, 905786.
Van Beek, L., M. Milkoreit, L. Prokopy, J.B. Reed, J. Vervoort, A. Wardekker, R. Weiner (2022). The effects of serious gaming on risk perceptions of climate tipping points. Climatic Change, 170, 31.
Wardekker, A. (2021). Contrasting the framing of urban climate resilience. Sustainable Cities and Society, 75, 103258.
Bremer, S., B. Glavovic, S. Meisch, P. Schneider, A. Wardekker (2021). Beyond rules: How institutional cultures and climate governance interact. WIREs Climate Change, 12 (6), e739.
Bremer, S., A. Wardekker, E.S. Jensen, J.P. van der Sluijs (2021). Quality assessment in co-developing climate services in Norway and the Netherlands. Frontiers in Climate, 3, 627665.
Wardekker, A., B. Wilk, V. Brown, C. Uittenbroek, H. Mees, P. Driessen, M. Wassen, A. Molenaar, J. Walda, H. Runhaar (2020). “A diagnostic tool for supporting policymaking on urban resilience”. Cities, 101, 102691.
Van Beek, L., T. Metze, E. Kunseler, H. Huitzing, F. de Blois, A. Wardekker (2020). “Environmental visualizations: Framing and reframing between science, policy and society”. Environmental Science & Policy, 114, 497-505.
Nikulkina, I.V., O.V. Gordyachkova, S.A. Sukneva, E.V. Romanova, J. Gherardi, A. Wardekker, M.E. Antonova (2020). “Resilience of Arctic communities: Socio-economic aspect”. International Journal of Criminology and Sociology, 9, 3066-3081.
Marschütz, B., S. Bremer, H. Runhaar, D. Hegger, H. Mees, J. Vervoort, A. Wardekker (2020). “Local narratives of change as an entry point for building urban climate resilience”. Climate Risk Management, 28, 100223.
Bremer, S., E. Johnson, K. Fløttum, K. Kverndokk, A. Wardekker, W. Krauss (2020). “Portrait of a climate city: How climate change is emerging as a risk in Bergen, Norway”. Climate Risk Management, 29, 100236.
Wardekker, A., S. Lorenz (2019). “The visual framing of climate change impacts and adaptation in the IPCC assessment reports”. Climatic Change, 156, pp. 273-292.
Ilgen, S., F. Sengers, A. Wardekker (2019). “City-to-city learning for urban resilience: The case of water squares in Rotterdam and Mexico City”. Water, 11 (5), 983.
Bremer, S., A. Wardekker, S. Dessai, S. Sobolowski, R. Slaattelid, J. van der Sluijs (2019). “Toward a multi-faceted conception of co-production of climate services“. Climate Services, 13, pp. 42-50.
Wardekker, A. (2018). “Resilience principles as a tool for exploring options for urban resilience”. Solutions, 9 (1).
Bodde, M., K. van der Wel, P. Driessen, A. Wardekker, H. Runhaar (2018). “Strategies for dealing with uncertainties in Strategic Environmental Assessment: An analytical framework illustrated with case studies from the Netherlands”. Sustainability, 10 (7), 2463.
Thissen, W., J. Kwakkel, M. Mens, J. van der Sluijs, S. Stemberger, A. Wardekker, D. Wildschut (2017). “Dealing with uncertainties in fresh water supply: Experiences in the Netherlands”. Water Resources Management, 31 (2), pp. 702-725.
Wardekker, J.A., D. Wildschut, S. Stemberger, J.P. van der Sluijs (2016). “Screening regional management options for their impact on climate resilience: An approach and case study in the Venen-Vechtstreek wetlands in the Netherlands”. SpringerPlus, 5, 750.
Van der Sluijs, J.P., J.A. Wardekker (2015). “Critical appraisal of assumptions in chains of model calculations used to project local climate impacts for adaptation decision support – the case of Baakse Beek”. Environmental Research Letters, 10, 045005.
Wardekker, A., E. van Vliet, F. Woudenberg (2014). “Gezondheidsrelevante ontwikkelingen in het binnenmilieu van woningen | Health-relevant developments in the indoor environment of homes”. Tijdschrift voor Gezondheidswetenschappen, 92 (2), pp. 67-70.
Wardekker, J.A., A. de Jong, L. van Bree, W.C. Turkenburg, J.P. van der Sluijs (2012). “Health risks of climate change: An assessment of uncertainties and its implications for adaptation policies”. Environmental Health, 11, 67.
Runhaar, H., H. Mees, A. Wardekker, J. van der Sluijs, P. Driessen (2012). “Adaptation to climate change-related risks in Dutch urban areas: Stimuli and barriers”. Regional Environmental Change, 12 (4), pp. 777-790.
De Jong, A., J.A. Wardekker, J.P. van der Sluijs (2012). “Assumptions in quantitative analyses of health risks of overhead power lines”. Environmental Science & Policy, 16, pp. 114-121.
Runhaar, H., H. Mees, A. Wardekker, J. van der Sluijs, P. Driessen (2011). “Omgaan met hittestress en wateroverlast in de stad”. [in Dutch; Dealing with heat stress and flooding in the city]. Millieu (Dossier), 2011 (2), pp. 22-25.
De Boer, J., J.A. Wardekker, J.P. van der Sluijs (2010). “Frame-based guide to situated decision-making on climate change”. Global Environmental Change, 20 (3), pp. 502-510.
Wardekker, J.A., A. de Jong, J.M. Knoop, J.P. van der Sluijs (2010). “Operationalising a resilience approach to adapting an urban delta to uncertain climate changes”. Technological Forecasting and Social Change, 77 (6), pp. 987-998.
Wardekker, J.A., A.C. Petersen, J.P. van der Sluijs (2009). “Ethics and public perception of climate change: Exploring the Christian voices in the US public debate”. Global Environmental Change, 19 (4), pp. 512-521.
Knol, A.B., J.J. de Hartog, H. Boogaard, P. Slottje, J.P. van der Sluijs, E. Lebret, F.R. Cassee, J.A. Wardekker, J.G. Ayres, P.J. Borm, B. Brunekreef, K. Donaldson, F. Forastiere, S.T. Holgate, W.G. Kreyling, B. Nemery, J. Pekkanen, V. Stone, H.E. Wichmann, G. Hoek (2009). “Expert elicitation on ultrafine particles: Likelihood of health effects and causal pathways”. Particle and Fibre Toxicology, 6, 19.
De Hartog, J., A. Knol, et al. (2009). “Expert elicitation on health effects related to exposure to ultrafine particles: likelihood of causality and causal pathways”. Epidemiology, 20 (6), pp. S68-S69.
De Jong, A., J.P. van der Sluijs, J.A. Wardekker (2009). “Uncertainties in risk estimations of electromagnetic fields of overhead power lines”. Epidemiology, 20 (6), p. S220.
Wardekker, J.A., J.P. van der Sluijs, P.H.M. Janssen, P. Kloprogge, A.C. Petersen (2008). “Uncertainty communication in environmental assessments: Views from the Dutch science-policy interface”. Environmental Science & Policy, 11 (7), pp. 627-641.

Scientific books, book chapters and peer-reviewed reports

Bremer, S., A. Wardekker (eds.) (2024). Changing Seasonality: How Communities are Revising their Seasons. De Gruyter, Berlin. 35 chapters.
Van den Ende, M.A., A. Wardekker, D.L.T. Hegger, H.L.P. Mees, J.M. Vervoort (2022). Towards a climate-resilient future together: Tools for engaging citizens for a better future. Springer, Cham.
Baztan, J., S. Bremer, C. da Cunha, A. de Rudder, L. Jaffrès, B. Jorgensen, W. Krauß, B. Marschütz, D. Peeters, E.S. Jensen, J.P. Vanderlinden, A. Wardekker, Z. Zhu (2022). Local representations of a changing climate. In: T.M. Letcher (ed.), Water and climate change: Sustainable development, environmental and policy issues. Elsevier, Amsterdam, pp. 343-363.
Wardekker, A. (2022). Framing ‘resilient cities’: System versus community focused interpretations of urban climate resilience. In: O.F. González Castillo, V. Antoniucci, E. Mendieta Márquez, M. Juárez Nájera, A. Cedeño Valdiviezo, M. Osorno Castro (Eds.), Urban Resilience: Methodologies, Tools and Evaluation. Springer, Cham, pp. 17-30.
Gezondheidsraad (2015). “Gezondheidsrisico’s van leds“. Gezondheidsraad, Den Haag.
- English translation: Health Council of the Netherlands (2015). “Health risks associated with LEDs“. Health Council of the Netherlands, The Hague.
Wardekker, J.A., J.P. van der Sluijs (2014). “Climate change and health in the Netherlands” (Showcasing Practitioners’ Experiences, case 5). In: T. Capela Lourenço, A. Rovisco, A. Groot, C. Nilsson, H.M. Füssel, L. van Bree, R.B. Street (Eds.), 2014, “Adapting to an uncertain climate: Lessons from practice“. Springer, Cham, pp. 96-102.
Gezondheidsraad (2014). “Risicocommunicatie op een nieuwe leest schoeien” [in Dutch; Basing risk communication on a new premise]. Gezondheidsraad, Den Haag.
Gezondheidsraad (2014). “De gezondheidsrisico’s van bisfenol A-analogen“. Gezondheidsraad, Den Haag.
- English translation: Health Council of the Netherlands (2014). “The health risks of Bisphenol A analogues”. Health Council of the Netherlands, The Hague.
Wardekker, J.A., P. Kloprogge, A.C. Petersen, P.H.M. Janssen, J.P. van der Sluijs (2013). “Guide for uncertainty communication“. PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, The Hague.
Petersen, A.C., P.H.M. Janssen, J.P. van der Sluijs, J.S. Risbey, J.R. Ravetz, J.A. Wardekker, H. Martinson Hughes (2013). “Guidance for uncertainty assessment and communication“. Second edition. PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, The Hague.
Gezondheidsraad (2013). “Een gezond binnenmilieu in de toekomst“. Gezondheidsraad, Den Haag.
- English translation: Health Council of the Netherlands (2013). “A healthy indoor environment in the future“. Health Council of the Netherlands, The Hague.
PBL (2012). “Effecten van klimaatverandering in Nederland: 2012“. Planbureau voor de Leefomgeving (PBL), Den Haag.
- English translation: PBL (2013). “The effects of climate change in the Netherlands: 2012“. PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, The Hague.
Wardekker, J.A. (2011). “Climate change impact assessment and adaptation under uncertainty“. PhD dissertation. Utrecht University, Utrecht.
Wardekker, J.A., A.C. Petersen, J.P. van der Sluijs (2008). “Religious positions on climate change and climate policy in the United States“. In: A. Carvalho (Ed.), “Communicating Climate Change: Discourses, Mediations and Perceptions“. Centro de Estudos de Comunicação e Sociedade, Universidade do Minho, Braga, Portugal, pp. 53-72.
Wardekker, J.A., A.C. Petersen (2008). “Religieuze posities in het klimaatdebat in de VS”. In: M.D.J. van Well (Ed.), “Deus et Machina: De verwevenheid van technologie en religie”. Netherlands Study Centre for Technology Trends (STT), The Hague, pp. 350-359.
CPB, MNP, RAND Europe (2007). “Omgaan met Onzekerheid in Beleid“. Centraal Planbureau (CPB), Milieu- en Natuurplanbureau (MNP) en RAND Europe; Den Haag.
- English translation: CPB, MNP, RAND Europe (2008). “Dealing with Uncertainty in Policymaking“. CPB Netherlands Bureau for Economic Policy Analysis, MNP Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, and RAND Europe; The Hague.
Kloprogge, P., J.P. van der Sluijs, J.A. Wardekker (2007). “Uncertainty communication: Issues and good practice“. Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht University, Utrecht.

Selected other publications (full list on my private page)

Van den Ende, M., A. Wardekker, H. Mees, D. Hegger, J. Vervoort (2021). Towards a climate-resilient future together: A toolbox with participatory foresight methods, tools and examples from climate and food governance. Utrecht University, Utrecht.
City Deal Climate Adaptation (2021). The Climate Resilient City Explained. Documentary film. City Deal Climate Adaptation, Amsterdam. (YouTube, 25 Jan 2021).
Wardekker, A., S. Bremer, W. Krauß, C. da Cunha, A.P.F. Rocha, J. Baztan, L. Jaffrès, F. Breton, H. Runhaar, J. Vervoort, J. van der Sluijs, D. Wildschut, J.P. Vanderlinden (2020). “Protocol for designing incremental scenarios”. CoCliServ report D2.3. CoCliServ, Guyancourt.
Wardekker, A., M. van den Ende, B. Marschütz, M. Pijnappels, S. Hofland, S. Bremer, A. Blanchard, L. Iversen, J. van der Sluijs, W. Krauß, C. da Cunha, A. Rocha, J. Baztan, L. Jaffrès (2020). Incremental scenario case studies. CoCliServ report D.2.2. CoCliServ, Guyancourt.
Nath, S., A. Wardekker (2020). “A Post-PhD Career in Research: Jack of all Trades, Master of Some“. Inomics, 7 September 2020.
Ballard, C.A.C., van den Ende, M.A. & Wardekker, J.A. (2019). “Engaging citizens for a climate-resilient Dordrecht“. Utrecht University website.
SeMPER-Arctic (2020). “SeMPER-Arctic: Sense Making, Place attachment and Extended networks as sources of Resilience in the Arctic“. YouTube, 27 Apr. 2020.
Krauß, W., S. Bremer, A. Wardekker, B. Marschütz, J. Baztan, C. da Cunha (2018). “Chronology and in-depth analysis of weather-related and place-specific narratives of climate change“. CoCliServ report D1.2. CoCliServ, Guyancourt, 99 pp.
Van der Sluijs, J.P., J.A. Wardekker, I. Kouloumpi (2013). “Sustainability and product risks: Identifying and preventing risk migration“. Copernicus Institute of Sustainable Development, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 64 pp.
WHO and PBL (2010). “Policy options for climate change and health: Report on a joint WHO-PBL technical meeting“. World Health Organization (WHO) Regional Office for Europe, and Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency (PBL), Bonn/Bilthoven, 28 pp.
Wardekker, J.A., J. de Boer, M.J. Kolkman, J.P. van der Sluijs, K.S. Buchanan, A. de Jong, A. van der Veen (2009). “Tool catalogue frame-based information tools“. Report NWS-E-2009-3. Copernicus Institute for Sustainable Development and Innovation, Utrecht University, Utrecht, 65 pp.
Wardekker, J.A. (2008). “Group Decision Support”. In: M. Hage, P. Leroy. “Stakeholder Participation Guidance for the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency: Practice Guide“. MNP publication 550032009. MNP Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Bilthoven, pp. 35-37.
Wardekker, A. (2008). “Example from practice: Participation in the evaluation of uncertainty communication and worldviews”. In: M. Hage, P. Leroy, “Stakeholder Participation Guidance for the Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency: Main Document“. MNP publication 550032007. MNP Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency, Bilthoven, p. 22.

SeMPER-Arctic: SeMPER-Arctic - Sense Making, Place attachment, and Extended networks as sources of Resilience in the Arctic (The Belmont Forum) [2020-2023]

Lead WP5 (resilience integration) in the University of Bergen team
Project Leader (PI) in the Utrecht University team

CoCliServ: CoCliServ - Co-developing place-based climate services for action (JPI Climate / ERA4CS) [2018-2020]

Lead WP2 (participatory incremental scenario design) in the Utrecht University team
Project Leader (PI) in the Utrecht University team
Project Member in WP5 (knowledge quality assessment ) in the University of Bergen team

Visual Framing of Climate Change (UiB, UL, self) [2017-2020]

Coordinating Project Leader (Lead PI), connecting the Universities of Bergen, Utrecht, Leeds, and Wageningen, and PBL Netherlands Environmental Assessment Agency

KBS-Learning Modules: Climate Proof Cities learning modules for practitioners & policymakers on participation, co-creation and governance (NKWK) [2019-2021]

Co-project Leader (co-PI) in the Utrecht University team

Twitter

Tweets by @Arjan_Wardekker

Seasons they are a-changing

A rich and accessible new book from University of Bergen researchers and collaborators asks readers from all backgrounds to rethink what seasons mean to them.

Four people next to each other, with blue skies and a pink flag in the background

Young and outspoken about science and policy

UiB researcher Arjan Wardekker was recently admitted to The Young Academy of Europe (YAE).

Members of the Bergen Filharmonic Orchestra with umbrellas

Stories of climate adaptation across Europe

UiB researchers Scott Bremer and Diana Wildschut have together with Werner Krauss co-edited a special issue about narratives in the journal Climate Risk Management.

People and dogs on snowclad ground in front of mountain

SeMPER-Arctic

The SeMPER-Arctic project collects local stories of changes, crises and shocks in three Arctic communities in Greenland and Russia, and analyses in an interdisciplinary way how these narratives incorporate notions of resilience.

CALENDARS Project

CALENDARS is an ERC funded project looking at how rapid seasonal changes are affecting institutions in society and how we can re-learn and adapt to seasonal change in new ways.

paining winter landscape with bird trap_Pieter_brueghel

FIGO - Go Figure: Visualizing Climate Change

With support from the Research Council of Norway, SVT established a network that will contribute to a broader knowledge base for meeting challenges related to climate change with a basis in visualization of these challenges.

Trees in the flood-basin of the river Danube

Understanding Cultural Conditions for Climate Change Adaptation

SVT organized the SAMKUL funded network Understanding Cultural Conditions for Climate Change Adaption (UC4A)