ICEBERG

About the project

ICEBERG is an interdisciplinary, field-based research project on climate change, pollution and health, and adaptation in Arctic coastal communities, funded by the European Union.

ICEBERG assesses sources, types and distribution of pollutants and studies the interconnected effects of human-induced pollution and climate stressors in the European Arctic's land-ocean continuum, using a One Health approach.

The project focusses on three (sub)regional case studies in western Svalbard, South Greenland, and Northeast Iceland. In the field, the team investigates the multifaceted and complex effects that pollution, climate change and human activities have on the coast and ocean in the Arctic, posing significant threats to the ecosystem and human health.

The aim is to develop strategies for enhancing community-led resilience, as well as pollution-control governance, in close cooperation with local residents and stakeholders.

The ICEBERG consortium includes 16 partner institutions from 9 different countries and is led by Dr. Thora Hermann (science coordinator) and Dr. Élise Lépy (project manager) at the University of Oulu, Finland.

ICEBERG is funded by the EU’s Horizon Research and Innovation Action Fund.

Members

• Prof. Joan Nymand Larsen, Professor at the University of Akureyri
• Dr. Jón Haukur Ingimundarson, Professor at the University of Akureyri
• Þórný Barðadóttir, PhD student at the University of Iceland
• Helga Guðrún Númadóttir, Researcher at the Stefansson Arctic Institute at the University of Akureyri

Publications

You will find our deliverables, scientific publications, policy briefs and other dissemination materials on our ICEBERG webpage.

Media

• ICEBERG on Stefansson Arctic Institute webpage
• The ICEBERG project webpage
• The ICEBERG project on Facebook

For more information:

For further information, please feel free to contact Prof. Joan Nymand Larsen, jnl@unak.is.