UiBs program på Arctic Frontiers
Her finner du Universitetet i Bergens arrangementer og mangfoldige aktiviteter under Arctic Frontiers 2024.
Hovedinnhold
Som et ledende universitet på forskning i Arktis er Universitetet i Bergen (UiB) tungt til stede på den internasjonale møteplassen Arctic Frontiers i Tromsø også i 2024. En delegasjon ledet av rektor Margareth Hagen vil bidra til å belyse Arktis stadig mer sentrale geopolitiske betydning.
– Arktis har aldri vært så viktig som i dag og UiB er og skal være en tung forskningsaktør i regionen. Forskningssektoren leverer pålitelig og solid kunnskap om Arktis, slik at beslutningstakere kan treffe gode avgjørelser for vår felles fremtid, sier rektor Margareth Hagen og fortsetter:
– Ikke minst har krig og uro i våre nærområder bidratt til at vi og våre europeiske og arktiske naboer står i en ny geopolitisk situasjon som krever kunnskap og innsikt fra universitetssektoren. Jeg er glad for at UiB stiller med en sterk, flerfaglig delegasjon på Arctic Frontiers og ser frem til å bidra i flere debatter.
– Dette blir gøy, sier instituttleder og professor Tor Eldevik, som har vært primus motor for UiBs Arctic Frontiers deltakelse, og også sitter i styret for organisasjonen bak arrangementet.
– Arctic Frontiers er en veldig god blanding av forskning, kunnskapsbasert debatt og formidling. Her møtes det lokale, det nasjonale og det internasjonale. Det er ministre, byråkrater, næringsliv og stipendiater. Jeg opplever det utrolig givende for UiB å være sentralt til stede der kunnskapen får bryne seg på beslutningstakere, og vice versa.
– For egen del, ser jeg spesielt frem til at UiB denne gangen tar med seg både EU- og faktadebatt til scenen i Tromsø. Det tror jeg skal lage litt liv.
Under konferansen vil UiB og andre deltakere fra Bergen bidra på en rekke arrangement sammen med nasjonale og internasjonale partnere. Her finner du en oversikt.
MANDAG 29. JANUAR
Norway-EU Science Diplomacy Network: Developing a European Framework for Science Diplomacy
Tid: Mandag 29. januar kl. 09.00-10.30
Sted: Importkompaniet, The Edge
Postdoktor og SEAS fellow João Bettencourt fra Geofysisk institutt deltar i dette panelet om vitenskapsdiplomati og vil særlig bringe inn perspektiver knyttet til hav.
Side eventet organiseres av Norway-EU Science Diplomacy Network. Professor Rasmus Gjedssø Bertelsen fra UiT – Norges arktiske universitet leder nettverket, som i tillegg har UiB, Arctic Frontiers og EU Science Diplomacy Alliance som medlemmer. På dette side eventet er vi spesielt glade for at Frankrikes ambassadør til Norge, Florence Robine, skal holde innlegg om betydningen av vitenskapsdiplomati.
Beskrivelse av innholdet:
All dimensions of Europe's place in the world, including academia, including the Arctic, reflect relative demographic, economic, scientific, technological, political, cultural, military, etc., power shifting back to the Rest of the World after centuries of a Western-dominated world. This side-event will discuss Arctic and global dimensions of European science diplomacy in a post-Western world from both academic and practitioner perspectives. Europe must rethink its place and relations in this changing world, including academic relations. The side-event will also report from the 1st European Science Diplomacy Conference: Towards a European Approach to Science Diplomacy, under the Spanish EU Presidency, Madrid, December 2023.
Science diplomacy on the Arctic, Russia, the UN, and oceans, are key foreign and security policy instruments and interests for Norway. It contributes to low-tension and science-based management in the Arctic and builds trust between Norway and Russia.
The EU (European Union) is determined to use science diplomacy in a much more strategic way to ensure Europe's place in the world, including the Arctic.
Science diplomacy is the use of scientific research and higher education for foreign and security policy purposes. There is a long historical record of such use of research and higher education by both state and non-state actors. In recent years, the term science diplomacy has gained much attention in scholarly and policy circles, which should not be confused with recent occurrence, as science diplomacy as practice has a long record.
The European Union with its member-states is one of the biggest economic, regulatory, scientific and security actors in the world with worldwide presence and reach. European nations have centuries of global engagement, and European science, culture, languages, education, etc., has penetrated and shaped large parts of the world. The European Union therefore seeks a deep theoretical and strategic understanding of the use and potential of science diplomacy for its global role based on historical research. This theoretical and strategic understanding is pursued through the EU Science Diplomacy Alliance based on legacy H2020 projects EL-CSID, InsSciDE and S4D4C.
The Norway-EU Science Diplomacy Network (the Network) organizes a side-event at the 2024 Arctic Frontiers conference between its constituent partners, UiT The Arctic University of Norway, Arctic Frontiers, UiB SDG Bergen Science Advice, the European Union Science Diplomacy Alliance and the Horizon2020 InsSciDE. The Network will also separately organize business meetings and field visits in Tromsø outside the Arctic Frontiers conference.
The Norway-EU Science Diplomacy Network enhances Norwegian participation in European Science Diplomacy Alliance and shares findings, resources, and networks of the Alliance with Norwegian public, private, academia, and civil society.
The Norway-EU Science Diplomacy Network allows Norwegian societal actors to develop their science diplomacy practice with H2020 input, Alliance research to include Norwegian experience, and EU institutions to learn from Norway.
This project builds a long-term Norway-EU Science Diplomacy Network to support Norwegian and EU research and strategy on science diplomacy.
InsSciDE has received funding under the European Union's Horizon 2020 Research and Innovation programme (grant agreement n° 770523, 2018-2022).
Interdisciplinary poster session
Tid: Mandag 29. januar kl. 17.30-19.00
Sted: Lysgården, Fram Centre
Ph.d.-kandidat Linda Laluta fra Geofysisk institutt og Bjerknessenteret for klimaforskning deltar i postersesjonen. Rektor Margareth Hagen introduserer postersesjonen. I tillegg deltar forskere fra en rekke UiB-partnere som f.eks. NORCE og Polarinstituttet med postere som viser forskning i og om Arktis på tvers av disipliner.
Beskrivelse av innholdet:
Join us for an interdisciplinary poster session and networking arena. Scientists and researchers will present their findings via large, visual posters. Posters are clustered by theme. Presenters will spend the first few minutes introducing their science, before standing near their posters, ready for questions and networking.
The Poster Session will be introduced by Professor Margareth Hagen, Rector of University of Bergen.
Dette er ikke en EU-debatt
Tid: Mandag 29. januar kl. 19.00-21.00
Sted: Storgata Camping
Førsteamanuensis Endre Tvinnereim fra Institutt for politikk og forvaltning deltar i panelet. Diskusjonen modereres av instituttleder og professor Tor Eldevik fra Geofysisk institutt. Vi gleder oss også over at stortingsrepresentant Sveinung Rotevatn (V), ordfører Wenche Pedersen fra Vatsø og redaktør i High North News Arne O. Holm deltar i debatten for å belyse Norges forhold til våre nærmeste naboer i EU.
Beskrivelse av innholdet:
Kronen svekkes, euroen styrkes. Norske klimamål og ambisjoner for det grønne skiftet strekker seg etter EUs. Finland og straks Sverige er blitt med i NATO. Tyngdepunkt flyttes, i Norden, i Arktis – i forhold til EU. Hva er betydningen for Norge? Blir vi mer sentrale eller mer perifere? Er det en endring til det bedre for den som står utenfor EU? Hva ville vært annerledes hvis vi var medlem?
Det var 22 år mellom folkeavstemningene i 1972 og 1994 – og det er 30 år siden 1994. Er en ny nasjonal debatt i emning, en ny folkeavstemning? Vi stiller med panel som tenker høyt om dette, og inviterer publikum til å bli med.
TIRSDAG 30. JANUAR
Observing Ice-Ocean-Atmosphere Interactions: Changes and Effects on Interannual to Centennial Timescales. Part 2
Tid: Tirsdag 30. januar kl. 09.00-10.30
Sted: Arbeidskontoret 1, The Edge
Professor Are Olsen fra Geofysisk institutt og Bjerknessenteret for klimaforskning holder det innledende innlegget i debatten. Vi ser også frem til bidrag fra både nasjonale og internasjonale partnere, fra bl.a. Spania, Kina og Italia.
Kort beskrivelse:
09:00 Are Olsen: Introduction from Session Committee.
09:05 Guillaume Boutin: Keynote: Modelling the wave impact on sea ice dynamics in the Arctic.
09:25 Manuel Bensi: Weak signs of dense water cascading from the Storfjorden in 2020 in a long and persisting phase of Arctic Atlantification.
09:35 Laura de Steur: The Arctic Outflow in Fram Strait: observed changes and drivers from a long-term observing system.
09:45 Zoe Koenig: Turbulent fluxes at the ice-ocean interface in the Arctic Ocean.
09:55 Ramiro Saurral: Sea ice depletion in the Arctic effects storminess variability in the Mediterranean region.
10:00 Huidi Yang: Winter Barents-Kara Sea Ice and Its Impact on June Precipitation in China: Exploring Pathways.
10:15 Simon Woods: Real Ice - Preserving & Restoring Arctic sea ice.
The Facts Are...
Tid: Tirsdag 30. januar kl. 11.00-12.30
Sted: Margarinfabrikken 1 & 2, The Edge
Tre UiB-forskere deltar i denne sesjonen. Professor ved Institutt for biovitenskap og preses i Det Norske Videnskaps-Akademi Lise Øvreås. Førsteamanuensis Endre Tvinnereim fra Institutt for politikk og forvaltning. Instituttleder og professor Tor Eldevik fra Geofysisk institutt og Bjerknessenteret for klimaforskning er moderator for debatten.
Frankrikes ambassadør til Norge, Florence Robin, deltar også i debatten sammen med direktør for Polarinstituttet, Camilla Brekke, rektor ved UiS, Klaus Mohn, og førsteamanuensis ved UiT – Norges arktiske universitet, Troy Broderstad. Vi gleder oss til en god diskusjon med dem for å få fakta på bordet.
Kort beskrivelse:
What are Norwegians' opinions toward important societal matters? And how have they evolved over time? What are the facts, the distinct trends in public opinion over the last 10 years? For example public support (or opposition) to onshore and offshore wind power generation; of NATO or the EU; concern about Norway's state of finances; what are the Norwegian voters' main political issues (e.g., climate and environment, healthcare, or the economy); and how these project on voting preferences.
The Norwegian Citizen Panel (https://www.uib.no/en/citizen), has been consulted by social scientists at the University of Bergen and NORCE regularly since 2013. Here we present and debate some the key trends related to the above and more, and how they have evolved to present data. We will assess and debate how response is stratified with respect to demography including geography, and what seems particularly contested about or in the Arctic. Important reference points in time include the COVID pandemic and the ongoing war in Ukraine.
And in the end, to what extent are these facts – the Citizen Panel's evolving societal perception over the last 10 years – reflected in how Norwegian society and politics have evolved, and particularly in an Arctic perspective. How can these facts better inform decision makers, politicians, media, and so on? Where could they for example be better informed by actually taking this into account?
Concerted Efforts for International Collaboration in the Arctic Ocean
Tid: Tirsdag 30. januar kl. 15.45-17.15 + kl. 17.30-19.00
Sted: Ny Ålesund, Fram Centre
Rektor Margareth Hagen deltar i denne rundebordsdebatten om fremtiden for internasjonalt samarbeid i Arktis i en tid med store geopolitiske utfordringer. Andre deltakere i debattene er Henry Burgess (UK Arctic Office), Camilla Brekke (Polarinstituttet), David Hik (Polar Knowledge Canada), Deng Bexei (Polar Research Institute of China), Katarina Gårdfeldt (Swedish Polar Research Secretariat), Hyoung Chul Shin (Korean Polar Research Institute – KOPRI), Frank Rack (National Science Foundation i USA) og Jan-Gunnar Winther (UiT – Norges arktiske universitet).
NB! PÅMELDING PÅKREVD. ARRANGEMENTET ER NÅ FULLTEGNET.
Kort beskrivelse:
International research efforts in the Arctic Ocean require forward planning, strong collaboration and shared ideas. Observational campaigns are logistically and operationally challenging and costly. Reduced sea ice in the Arctic Ocean is opening possibilities for increased participation in ship-based research projects. Furthermore, numerous Arctic and non-Arctic states now own and operate icebreaking research vessels in the polar regions. Invited speakers for the discussions are directors and leaders of the polar research institutions from key stakeholders, with a focus on those with deep roots in ship-based operations.
At this roundtable discussion, the panelists will discuss cutting edge research directions and coordinate future international research efforts to solve Arctic Ocean questions. This will be a two-part roundtable discussion, with separate focused discussions.
The Future Barents Sea Ecosystem: Adapting and Managing for 2050 and Beyond
Tid: Tirsdag 30. januar kl. 17.30-19.00
Sted: Arbeidskontoret 1, The Edge
Forsker Marius Årthun fra Geofysisk institutt og Bjerknessenteret for klimaforskning deltar i debatten sammen med Per Sandberg fra Fiskeridirektoratet, Benedicte Nielsen fra Norges råfisklag og Anita Evenset fra Akvaplan-Niva.
Kort beskrivelse:
The Barents Sea generates wealth and jobs, and contributes to food security for Norway, Europe, and the world. The marine ecosystem underpinning these socioeconomic services is changing rapidly, and planning and managing for the future require timely knowledge on how the system responds to change and what may be expected over the next decades. The Nansen Legacy Project has spent the last 5 years conducting field work, laboratory research, and modeling studies investigation the changing climate system and its impacts on the structure and function of the Barents Sea ecosystem. In this side event we report on projections for both 2050 and 2100 from physical, biogeochemical, and ecological perspectives, and discuss the consequences for ecosystem-based management. We invite contributions from management, industry, and planning sectors to discuss how our projections may impact their forecasts. Several short presentations will be followed by an open, moderated panel discussion.
Warming of the Barent Sea – how will it impact fishing?
Fishing is one of the most important livelihoods in the North of Norway. For the last ten years, the economical results have been at an all-time high. Climate predictions tell us that the Barents Sea is heating up. Consequently, fish populations will probably change their migrating patterns accordingly. Can we spot changes already? How does the fishing industry in the North prepare for the changes to come, both in the short and the long term?
Management of fisheries under climate change
Norway is one of the leading fisheries nations in the world, ranking as number 10 in terms of catch volume. Its fisheries are based on fish stocks shared with other countries, and some of the most important ones are found in the Northeast Atlantic and the Barents Sea. Climate change may influence both the productivity and distribution of fish stocks, as well as species interaction. It is important to assess the consequences of these. In this short introduction Specialist Director Per Sandberg at the Norwegian Directorate of Fisheries will elaborate on climate change and some of their possible implications for Norwegian Fisheries.
The future Barents Sea - a synthesis of physical, ecological and biogeochemical changes toward 2050 and 2100
The Barents Sea is a hotspot for ongoing Arctic climate change, manifested in a rapid warming of the ocean and the atmosphere, and a strong decline of the winter sea-ice cover. These changes in the physical environment have large consequences for the marine ecosystems and fish populations. In a warmer future climate, both physical and ecological changes are expected to intensify. Here we provide a first comprehensive overview of future climate change projections for the Barents Sea, and the associated physical, ecological, and biogeochemical consequences based climate models, end-to-end ecosystem models, and statistical models of ecological processes. We detail and discuss changes in ocean and atmospheric temperatures, stratification, ocean acidification, primary production, and fish stocks. We furthermore discuss potential future changes in human activities and their impacts, including changes in shipping activity and contaminants. We analyze results for two time horizons - the near-future (2040-2050) and the far-future (2090-2100) - and for two different emission scenarios; one with moderate future greenhouse gas emissions (SSP2-4.5) and one high emission scenario (SSP5-8.5). Implications of these results are far-reaching, including outlining the sensitivity of climate change to future emissions, informing regional management strategies, and potentially identifying needs for adaptation to changes already likely to occur.
ONSDAG 31. JANUAR
The Future Arctic Ocean and GoNorth initiatives
Tid: Onsdag 31. januar kl. 18.00-19.30
Sted: Arbeidskontoret 2, The Edge
Professor Are Olsen fra Geofysisk institutt og Bjerknessenteret for klimaforskning deltar i debatten sammen med statssekretær Maria Varteressian fra Utenriksdepartementet, leder for klimadynamikkavdelingen Øyvind Paasche på NORCE, spesialrådgiver Jon L. Fuglestad i Norges forskningsråd og dekan Jørgen Berge på Fakultet for biovitenskap, fiskeri og økonomi ved UiT – Norges arktiske universitet.
Kort beskrivelse:
The eyes of the world are now fixed squarely towards the Arctic Ocean where the sea ice which until now has covered the sea, is now rapidly withering away as a consequence of global warming. In just a few decades the artic ocean will be free from ice during parts of the year. However, it is not only above the surface where change is happening. Underneath the surface changes in the ocean currents, in biogeochemistry and in the ecosystems are all happening. Norway, as well as the rest of the world, are all faced with great challenges related to the administration of our valuable ocean resources in order to secure a sustainable development in an uncertain and rapidly changing future.
In this session we seek to share plans for future research in the Arctic Ocean related to two national initiatives: GoNorth and Framtidens Polhav (the Future Arctic Ocean). Behind these two initiatives are 17 Norwegian universities and research institutes. In addition to presentations of the two initiatives, we will also host this as a venue for stakeholders and user groups to provide input into the planning and development of the programmes.
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TORSDAG 1. FEBRUAR
A New Arctic Energy Mix – at what Costs? The Finnmark Example
Tid: Torsdag 30. januar kl. 11.00-12.30
Sted: Arbeidskontoret 2, The Edge
Professor Eystein Jansen fra Institutt for geovitenskap og Bjerknessenteret for klimaforskning og akademisk direktør for Academia Europaea Bergen Knowledge Hub. organiserer møtet og deltar selv i paneldebatten.
I tillegg deltar sjefredaktør Helge Nitteberg i Nordlys, ordfører Wenche Pedersen fra Vadsø, direktør Lars-Henrik Paarup Michelsen i Norsk klimastiftelse, regionsdirektør Sigrid Ina Simonsen i NHO Arktis, førsteamanuensis Jonas Kristiansen Nøland ved NTNU, avdelingsleder Anne Ingeborg Myhr i NORCE, spesialrådgiver Geir Vollsæter i Fagforbundet Industri Energi og prosjektleder Ole Øvretveit i Kystutviklingssenteret.
Kort beskrivelse:
The Norwegian government´s decision to change the energy source at the Melkøya Liquid Natural Gas (LNG) plant from natural gas to electrical power in August 2023 has been followed by a polarised debate. This decision has ramifications that extend beyond local considerations. The debate mirrors numerous global challenges related to the green transition and the and the need for more energy.
The IPCC finds that there is a more than 50% chance that global temperature rise will reach or surpass 1.5 degrees Celsius between 2021 and 2040. Norway, as the rest of the world is struggling to reach the Paris agreement´s 1.5 or even 2-degree target and close to 3-degrees seem likely given current pledges and implementation. While the decision to electrify Melkeøya will have a large positive impact on reduction of Norway’s inland CO2 emissions, many fear negative consequences for e.g., local industry, jobs, communities, nature, reindeer herding and energy security.
Like most Arctic regions the population of Finnmark is rapidly decreasing, and the need for energy is a crucial factor for e.g., development of new jobs. How much energy and from which sources, will be needed to compensate for the electrification of Melkøya. And how will this conflict with recommendations from the UN’s Intergovernmental Science-Policy Platform on Biodiversity and Ecosystem Services (IPBES), that states that “The health of ecosystems on which we and all other species depend is deteriorating more rapidly than ever. We are eroding the very foundations of our economies, livelihoods, food security, health and quality of life worldwide.”
The case of Melkøya raises many issues. A central question is how to provide legitimacy considering both scientific knowledge and stakeholder interests. We will take this important debate by addressing the dilemmas and also discuss what solutions developing technologies and systems might provide, like multisource micro energy plants, hydrogen solutions, offshore wind and maybe even nuclear power.
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