The aim is to provide a framework for nuanced understanding of the conditions for development in the European Arctic
Arctic
The Arctic is changing rapidly, with profound implications for social and ecological systems. SEI research seeks to understand the drivers, and implications, of these changes.
Developing adaptation tools and strategies to better deal with climate change and other pertinent environmental stressors in the Arctic.
Understanding the integrated impacts of change in the Arctic with focus on the risk for large shifts in ecosystems services that affect human well-being.
Understanding the dynamics of international regional collaboration in times of rapid environmental and social change in the Arctic landscape.
This article reviews studies in the Nordic countries and Russia, highlighting how determinants of adaptive capacity play out in northern, industrial contexts.