Arjan Wardekker

Arjan Wardekker is a Senior Researcher at the Centre for the Study of the Sciences and the Humanities, University of Bergen (Norway). With over 20 years of experience as an interdisciplinary environmental scientist working at the intersection of social science, natural science, and humanities, he focuses on 'Urban & Community Resilience and Climate Adaptation under Uncertainty' with applications in global cities, delta regions, and the Arctic.

His research interests include framing & narratives, science-policy-society interfaces, visualization & communication, and governance under uncertainty & surprise. Wardekker has been actively involved in several significant research projects including SeMPER-Arctic (2020-2023), CoCliServ (2018-2020), and Visual Framing of Climate Change (2017-2020). His work spans across multiple continents and involves collaboration with researchers from various disciplines.

His publications reveal a strong focus on community-based approaches to climate adaptation, particularly examining how narratives and framing influence resilience building. The most recent articles emphasize changing seasonality in Arctic communities, the interaction between cultural heritage and resilience in disaster-affected regions, and building climate resilience in delta regions amid uncertainty.

• Fellow of the Young Academy of Europe (2021)

Wardekker has supervised numerous Master's and Bachelor's theses, though specific student names aren't provided in the source material. His work bridges academic research and practical policy applications, particularly through his involvement in science-policy interfaces. He has also been active in science communication, producing documentary films and managing project Twitter accounts to disseminate research findings to broader audiences.