Apr 10, 2024: Talk by Alexandra Meyer at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences
In Svalbard, the environment, society, and policy are changing rapidly. On April 10, 2024, a lunch seminar at the Western Norway University of Applied Sciences (HVL) discussed what these changes mean for people in Longyearbyen, and the dilemmas associated with using and protecting the environment. The seminar featured Alexandra Meyer from InfraNorth, who gave a guest talk on Longyearbyen’s transition to climate and societal changes, and Halvor Dannevig and Kristin Løseth from the Western Norway Research Institute (Vestlandsforsking), who gave a talk about the challenges of balancing tourism and nature preservation in Svalbard.
The event, titled “Svalbard in change: Climate, society and governance” (Svalbard i endring: Klima, samfunn og forvaltning, in Norwegian), took place at the HVL Sogndal Bibliotek.
