Samenvatting

The primary objective of this seminar was to explore the expertise among Dutch (SSH) researchers that aligns with the work and projects of the Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) of the Arctic Council. Additionally, we aimed to identify which of these researchers is interested in and see opportunities to align their research more to SDWG-related research.Presentations: - The Netherlands in the Arctic Council and the new Dutch Polar Strategy by Ids van der Iest (Min. Foreign Affairs)- The Netherlands as an Observer State in the SDWG by Annette Scheepstra (Arctic Centre - RUG)- Melting ice, frozen cooperation? Geopolitics, the Arctic Council, and the role of the SDWG security by Karen van Loon (Clingendael)- Reflections on European Union in the Arctic: European Green Deal and its implications for the (European) Arctic region by Özlem Terzi (VU)- The politics of research into Arctic geoengineering by Gareth Davies (VU)- Indigenous participation in international governance - the Arctic Council as a blueprint by Medes Malaihollo (RUG)- The fourth pillar in practice: culture, care, and community by Kirstine Møller-Gray (Arctic Centre - RUG)- The TRACES project and its relevance for SDWG by Sean Desjardins (Arctic Centre - RUG)- ​​Grounding climate data in lived experience - Emplaced climate imaginaries in changing river communities by Sterre Koops (Hanze Hogeschool / RUG)- Four different types of Polar Social Sciences by Christoph Humrich (RUG)