Projects
Arctic Sea Ice Fieldwork
Participating in fieldwork with an international team, drilling ice cores, taking snow measurements, and correlating satellite images to ground measurements at 80° North. Part of the INTPART project linking Canada, US and Norwegian researchers.
The Arctic Freshwater Synthesis (AFS) – Laymans Report
The Arctic Freshwater Synthesis (AFS) project was led and coordinated by the World Climate Research Programme’s (WCRP) Climate and Cryosphere (CliC) Project, in partnership with the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC) and the Arctic Council’s Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Program (AMAP).
Arctic Biodiversity Film
Director of documentary focussing on biodiversity change in the Arctic. Patterns of snow and ice cover are shifting; migratory species and those unique to the Arctic are altering their behaviour and changing locations.
UNEP Yearbook 2014 – iBook
Project manager, editor, and contributor. Available as an eBook and on the iBooks platform. Presents the latest scientific knowledge and trends emerging from a rapidly changing Arctic.
Changing Taiga: Challenges for Mongolia’s Reindeer Herders
Contributor to publication addressing the current state of reindeer husbandry in northern Mongolia and presents recommendations for improving herding and the management of pastures and their homeland.
UNEP Yearbook 2013 – Rapid Arctic Change Chapter
Lead author of Arctic chapter in the 10th edition of the UNEP Year Book focusing on rapid change in the Arctic.
Mongolian Nomadic Reindeer Herders – Fieldwork
Working with Dukha peoples on climate change impacts in northwest Mongolia for the Nomadic Herding project.
Space Technologies and Arctic Regional Policy
Lead author of report that compares the needs of Arctic stakeholders with different types of satellite technologies (communications, weather, navigation, earth observation, surveillance, and science).
UNEP in the Arctic
This background paper was prepared to provide a short summary of some of the major recent scientific findings about changes in the Arctic, steps being taken by the Arctic Council – the main governing body to address Arctic issues, and how UNEP has been working to support scientific assessments and policies to address Arctic change.
COAT Film: Climate-ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra
Director of short film profiling the fieldwork accomplished for the Climate-ecological Observatory for Arctic Tundra (COAT) project. www.coat.no
Protecting Arctic Biodiversity
Editor of report which takes a broad view of existing multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) and examines the role of the global environment in impacting and influencing the efficiency of Arctic MEAs in protecting biodiversity and in sustainable development.
Trailer for: Scaling Mountains, Gaining Heights: Women Environment Leaders
Director of documentary featuring interviews with women environmental leaders from the Hindu Kush Himalayas. The interviews were taken during the Bhutan+10 conference icimod.org/bhutan+10/ held in Thimphu, Bhutan in October 2012.
Impact of Environmental Change on Livelihood in Greenland
Data collection, interviews, filming, photography, dogsledding, climate change.
UNEP Arctic Strategy
The Arctic is experiencing a profound transformation that will have important impacts on the region and the world as a whole. Driven largely by interacting forces of climate change and increased human activities, the Arctic region is changing rapidly. Warming in the Arctic has increased at twice the global average since 1980.
Aqqaluk Lynge – Snowy OWL Talks
Aqqaluk Lynge discusses the history of the Inuit Circumpolar Council. He wasp president of the Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC) 1995-2002. Member of the United Nations Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues, Greenland.
Arctic Environmental Change
The Arctic is home to approximately 4 million people, with the share of indigenous and non-indigenous populations varying widely between the Arctic states.
Food Security and Climate Change in the Himalayas
Project manager of publication on Food security in the Hindu Kush Himalayas and the additional burden of climate change. Launched in 2014.
Climate Change in Mongolia
Herders from both the East and the West Taiga are concerned about the environmental changes that are taking place in their homeland.
Climate Change in the Himalaya region
Recent studies focus attention on the radically changed flood patterns, including heavy rainfall that leads to landslides and soil erosion.
UNEP GEO5 Chapter 7
Lead Author of Chapter 7: An Earth System Perspective. The chapter focuses on the urgent need to address underlying drivers of human pressures on the Earth System. Published in 2012.
Food Security in South Asia
Food security in the Hindu Kush Himalayas and the additional burden of climate change
Mountain policy briefs for discussions on the UN Sustainable Development Goals
Project manager for a branded series of thematic policy briefs on Mountain Ecosystems and Energy, Climate Change and Disaster Risk Reduction, Forests and Biodiversity.
Agriculture in the Himalayas
Access to agricultural land and income from crops in selected areas of the Hindu Kush Himalayas. Historically, societies in the Hindu Kush Himalayas have been very adept at using the inherent flexibility of mountain food systems. This capacity will be much needed as climate change makes its mark.
Women at the frontline of climate change – Gender risks and hopes
Editor of report which shows that women are often in the frontline with respect to the impacts of a changing climate. Published in 2012.
Himalayan Journalist Training 2011-14
Fieldwork in Nepal, India, and China for the Himalayan Climate Adaptation Program (HICAP).
Climate Change (COP 19) Warsaw, Poland 2013
Panel presentation at United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) Warsaw, Poland, 2013.
Time to Act: To Reduce Short-lived Climate Pollutants
Short-lived climate pollutants are impacting the climate system and the quality of our air.
UNEP Headquarters Nairobi, Kenya 2013
Hosting a side-event and launching new Arctic environmental publications at UNEP Headquarters in Nairobi, Kenya, 2013.
Climate Change (COP 17) Durban, South Africa 2011
Panel presentation on mountains and cliamte change at United Nations Climate Change Conference (COP) Durban South Africa 2011
International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) presentation, Vienna 2014
Panel presentation on mountains and energy at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) in Vienna, Austria. 2014.
UNEP Governing Council 2010 Bali Indonesia
Participation in UNEP Governing Council 2010 Bali Indonesia.
UNEP GEO5 authors meeting Cairo Egypt 2010.
Participation in UNEP GEO5 authors meeting Cairo Egypt 2010.
Seal the Deal for Copenhagen COP
Co-organiser of the Arendal “Seal the Deal” campaign to galvanize political will and public support for reaching a comprehensive global climate agreement in Copenhagen in December 2009.
Greenland Youth Workshop 2009
Working with students to document the impacts of climate change in western Greenland.
GRID-Arendal Annual Report 2009
Project manager for the GRID-Arendal Annual report summarizing activities and finances for 2009.
UN Music and Environment Initiative, Norway
In March 2010, I helped organize a workshop for the first partners of the UN Music and Environment Initiative (UN M&E), Norway.
Nina Kircher – Snowy OWL Talks
Nina Kircher, ice sheet modeller at Stockholm University, talks about ice sheet modelling: what it is and what its values are.
Håkon Jorikson – Snowy OWL Talks
Håkon Jorikson, Director of the Grenna Museum, Polar Centre, tells the story of the North Pole expedition of Salomon August Andrée.
Chief Gary Harrison: Mining in the Arctic
Chief Gary Harrison of Chickaloon Village talks about coal mining and oil drilling in the Arctic. Filmed at the Museum of Natural History, Stockholm, Sweden.
Alaskan Youth and Climate Change 2010
Leader of communications workshop with indigenous youth in Alaska, focussing on the impacts of climate change on the remote island.
Environment and Climate Change in Bhutan
Working with local villagers in Gasa to investigate climate change impacts on agriculture.
Tajikistan Severe Land Erosion
Participated as trainer and photographer for the Zoi Visual Atlas of Cooperation - Afghanistan and Tajikistan Environment and Hydrology in the Upper Amu Darya Basin, 2013.
Himalayas Climate Conferences
Participation in events related to the Himalayan Climate Adaptation Program (HICAP)
Arctic Meetings
Participation in Arctic Council, European Union, United Nations and other Arctic meetings.
Earthprint.com
Launched EarthPrint.com, the official on-line bookstore for the United Nations (UNEP, UNESCO) and academic books for undergraduate and post-graduate students.
Seychelles Sea Level Rise 2011
Working with high school students in the Seychelles. Documenting sea level rise, coastal erosion and mangrove forests.
Web and CD versions of the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) Third Assessment Report
I created this website and CD-ROM which contains the three working group contributions to the IPCC Third Assessment Report "Climate Change 2001".
Applicability of space technology to Arctic policy areas
These figures map the contribution that each type of space system (communications, weather and climate, navigation, earth observation, surveillance, and science) can make to each policy area (safety, environment, sustainable economic development, sovereignty, and indigenous and social development).
Ratification of multilateral environmental agreements
Multilateral environmental agreements (MEAs) are a main component of international environmental governance.