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Navigating the New Arctic (NNA)

Navigating the New Arctic (NNA)

Supporting highly collaborative research toward a more resilient and healthy Arctic that is understood and stewarded for its role in global systems. 

Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) is one of National Science Foundation's (NSF) 10 Big Ideas. NNA projects address challenges in the rapidly changing Arctic using convergence research. NNA aims to empower new research partnerships from local to international scales, support the next generation of Arctic researchers, enhance efforts in formal and informal education, and integrate the co-production of knowledge where appropriate.

We honor and acknowledge the Indigenous peoples, nations, and traditional territories of the lands in which the offices reside. 

If you have any questions, please email contact@nna-co.org.

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Resources

Videos

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Goldilocks Meets Smokey the Bear Assessing Wildfire Hazards in Alaska
Climate and Weather, Climate Change, Polar Regions
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Environmental Sensing in Utqiagvik, Alaska
Climate and Weather, Climate Change, Polar Regions
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Fresh Eyes on Ice
Climate and Weather, Climate Change, Polar Regions
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One Tree Alaska
Climate and Weather, Climate Change, Polar Regions
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Arctic River Community Project
Climate and Weather, Climate Change, Polar Regions

Upcoming Events

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NNA-CO at ASSW 2026: ID-80: Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) International Community Meeting

The National Science Foundation’s Navigating the New Arctic (NNA) initiative aims to improve understanding of Arctic change and to advance actionable and societally relevant information through research that draws on information and expertise from across disciplines and knowledge systems, includi

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