On 12 May 2026, MountResilience partners gathered for the second round of Inter-regional Cross-Pollination (ICP) sessions, focusing on climate adaptation practices across mountain and remote regions. This session was focused on Lapland demo, who shared experiences, challenges, and lessons learned from their work with municipalities, tourism companies, and Sámi reindeer herding communities in Northern Finland.… Continue reading Building Climate Adaptation Through Trust and Participation in Lapland
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Adapting at the Edge of Northern Lapland
In Finland’s far north, communities are turning tradition, tourism, and science into a blueprint for climate adaptation. The light falls in long, pale ribbons over the mountains. The air is dry, almost electric, and the snow begins to fall for the first time this season. This is Kilpisjärvi – a village closer to Norway than… Continue reading Adapting at the Edge of Northern Lapland
Local Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation
In May 2025, at the Nordic Climate Change Adaptation Conference (NOCCA) in Rovaniemi Finland, the MountResilience project showcased the crucial role of local residents in climate change adaptation through both an oral presentation and a poster. Seija Tuulentie (Natural Resources Institute Finland, Luke) focused on the use of participatory geographic information systems (PPGIS) to collect… Continue reading Local Perspectives on Climate Change Adaptation
