Keith Musselman was on Capitol Hill on March 5th, 2024 where he contributed to a Congressional Briefing hosted by the Senate Arctic Caucus Co-Chairs (Senators Lisa Murkowski (AK) and Angus King (ME)) and the Senate Committee on Indian Affairs. I contributed to the briefing with CU’s Dr. Twila Moon (NSIDC/CIRES) and others (see below). The title of our briefing was ‘Advancing community-based research and knowledge co-production in the Arctic’.
As the Arctic experiences rapid and significant environmental changes, there is a need for federally-funded research to be conducted differently – in closer coordination with Arctic communities, and increasingly led by Arctic community members and Indigenous Peoples. The Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) Initiative is the largest federal investment in Arctic research that has incorporated a focus on co-production of Arctic science and the applicability of research projects to addressing the challenges facing Arctic residents as the climate changes. This briefing highlighted how a co-productive approach to Arctic research has been applied in NNA research projects investigating river health, fishery management and education, and permafrost thaw.
Panelists:
Dr. Jessica Black, TAMAMTA, University of Alaska Fairbanks
Dr. Keith Musselman, Institute of Arctic & Alpine Research, University of Colorado BoulderÌý
Dr. Howard Epstein, Department of Environmental Sciences, University of Virginia
Dr. Nikoosh Carlo, CNC North Consulting and NNA Community Office
Moderated by:ÌýDr. Twila Moon, NNA Community Office and National Snow & Ice Data Center, University of Colorado Boulder