Nunataryuk - social and coastal implications of thawing Arctic permafrost

Nunataryuk will determine the impacts of thawing coastal and subsea permafrost on the global climate, and will develop targeted and co-designed adaptation and mitigation strategies for the Arctic coastal population. Nunataryuk brings together world-leading specialists in natural science and socio-economics to:

• develop quantitative understanding of the fluxes and fates of organic matter released from thawing coastal and subsea permafrost;
• assess what risks are posed by thawing coastal permafrost, to infrastructure, indigenous and local communities and people’s health, and from pollution;
• use this understanding to estimate the long-term impacts of permafrost thaw on global climate and the economy.

The main goal of Nunataryuk is thus to determine the impacts of thawing land, coast and subsea permafrost on the global climate and on humans in the Arctic and to develop targeted and co-designed adaptation and mitigation strategies.

• Client: European Commission H2020
• Date: Jan 2017 - Jan 2022
• ARGANS Lead: Philippe Bryère
• Features: EnvironmentAnalytics