Climate Research Centre in Greenland

The Arctic regions act as a magnifying glass allowing us a look into the future in terms of climate changes. Already now, millions of cubic metres of glacial ice have melted away, and animal and plant life has disappeared. The climate changes are expected to be particularly noticeable in the Arctic areas, and the Arctic populations will be facing great demands for adaptation.

Research in climate changes and their impact on Arctic

The Danish Ministry of Science, Technology and Innovation has therefore established a research centre in order to promote research into what will happen when the climate changes set in, and how we may learn to live with them. Since May 2009, the Research Centre  has been housed at the Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, a government research institute located in Greenland's capital, Nuuk. Here, researchers will have direct access to the sensitive and vulnerable Arctic nature.

The Climate Research Centre will be the leading international centre for studying climate changes and their impact on Arctic ecosystems, communities and infrastructures. The working programme of the Research Centre will initially focus on studying the ice cap, the marine environment and ecosystem, and the sea ice. The Centre will also engage in social science research.

Photo: Copyright (c) Henning Thing, Polar Photos.

Internal links:

• Presentation of the exhibition "Understanding Climate Change from Space"
• Climate Research Centre Inaugurated in Greenland
• Facts about the Climate Research Centre in Nuuk 
• Sander: Massive Public Commitment to Green Research
• Opening of Greenland Climate Research Centre
• Danish Climate Research - Great Say in a Small Way
• Mapping of climate research in Denmark

External links etc. in the right column.