Resilience efforts in the Arctic amidst the effects of climate change – The case of Greenland
(2022) VBRM15 20201Division of Risk Management and Societal Safety
- Abstract
- The aim of this thesis was to explore the effects of climate change and the resilience efforts in Greenland by utilizing the resilient framework as suggested by Becker (2014). There was a focus at the official governmental level. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with informants from different departments within the Greenland Government. Government documents were also analyzed. The results showed that the effects of climate change in Greenland are varied and might depend on the region. There is a trend of increased unpredictability and the future climate will be warmer, which will mean an increase of melting of the ice sheet and sea ice. Effects on people’s livelihood were also uncovered. The fishing and hunting industry might... (More)
- The aim of this thesis was to explore the effects of climate change and the resilience efforts in Greenland by utilizing the resilient framework as suggested by Becker (2014). There was a focus at the official governmental level. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with informants from different departments within the Greenland Government. Government documents were also analyzed. The results showed that the effects of climate change in Greenland are varied and might depend on the region. There is a trend of increased unpredictability and the future climate will be warmer, which will mean an increase of melting of the ice sheet and sea ice. Effects on people’s livelihood were also uncovered. The fishing and hunting industry might experience new areas of sea and land becoming available, while others might lose hunting ground and species might disappear.
Greenland’s resilience efforts in relating to immediate response seems to be well in place, as response time is especially potent in cold climates. Monitoring for preparedness, response and recovery all have detailed description of point of actions. The resilience efforts relating to long term response are less clear and accounted for as found in this research. The adaptation reports analyzed, where aware and did mention potential pathways for measures of long term adaptation. It could benefit Greenland to have an increased holistic approach to resilience to increase the interaction and feedback of its different resilience efforts. By using the functions within the Becker framework, Greenland’s efforts might become increasingly interlinked. Future studies might benefit to focus on a decentralized level, as it was found that municipalities have a high level of autonomy when it comes to adaptation and emergency preparedness. (Less)
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- author
- Hansen, Amalie Helmbo LU
- supervisor
- organization
- course
- VBRM15 20201
- year
- 2022
- type
- H2 - Master's Degree (Two Years)
- subject
- keywords
- Resilience, Climate Change, Adaptation, Greenland, Arctic
- language
- English
- id
- 9078131
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abstract = {{The aim of this thesis was to explore the effects of climate change and the resilience efforts in Greenland by utilizing the resilient framework as suggested by Becker (2014). There was a focus at the official governmental level. Semi-structured interviews were carried out with informants from different departments within the Greenland Government. Government documents were also analyzed. The results showed that the effects of climate change in Greenland are varied and might depend on the region. There is a trend of increased unpredictability and the future climate will be warmer, which will mean an increase of melting of the ice sheet and sea ice. Effects on people’s livelihood were also uncovered. The fishing and hunting industry might experience new areas of sea and land becoming available, while others might lose hunting ground and species might disappear.
Greenland’s resilience efforts in relating to immediate response seems to be well in place, as response time is especially potent in cold climates. Monitoring for preparedness, response and recovery all have detailed description of point of actions. The resilience efforts relating to long term response are less clear and accounted for as found in this research. The adaptation reports analyzed, where aware and did mention potential pathways for measures of long term adaptation. It could benefit Greenland to have an increased holistic approach to resilience to increase the interaction and feedback of its different resilience efforts. By using the functions within the Becker framework, Greenland’s efforts might become increasingly interlinked. Future studies might benefit to focus on a decentralized level, as it was found that municipalities have a high level of autonomy when it comes to adaptation and emergency preparedness.}},
author = {{Hansen, Amalie Helmbo}},
language = {{eng}},
note = {{Student Paper}},
title = {{Resilience efforts in the Arctic amidst the effects of climate change – The case of Greenland}},
year = {{2022}},
}