Primary Convener:
Matthew Druckenmiller, National Snow and Ice Data Center

Convener:
Margaret Rudolf, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Vera Kuklina, George Washington University
Ellie Miller, Colorado School of Mines

Early Career Convener:
Casey Brayton, Lamont -Doherty Earth Observatory

Chair:
Ellie Miller, Colorado School of Mines
Vera Kuklina, George Washington University

The Arctic region, alongside transforming demographic, economic, and security conditions, is confronting accelerated climate and ecological changes. Arctic research has increasingly adopted convergence approaches that bring together academically-trained knowledge systems, Indigenous knowledges, and practitioner expertise to more holistically understand the interconnectedness of nature, social systems, and the human-built environment. Convergence research demands reciprocal and trust-building collaborations while advancing adaptation, mitigation, and resilience. At the same time, Arctic Indigenous Peoples have raised concerns about inequitable research practices within projects that seek their involvement. These critiques have prompted reflection and shifts in practice regarding how research is conceived, conducted, and communicated. Across the Arctic, numerous projects and institutions are at various stages of implementing more just research practice while improving actionable research. This session invites abstracts that share lessons from convergence research in the Arctic and highlight how building diverse research collaborations strengthens the application of scientific results toward addressing societal challenges.

Index Terms
0799 General or miscellaneous
9315 Arctic region
1621 Cryospheric change
1630 Impacts of global change

Cross-Listed:
SY - Science and Society
ED - Education
GC - Global Environmental Change

Neighborhoods:
3. Earth Covering