Adaptation to the Future Climate in Sámi Reindeer Husbandry: A Case Study from Tromsø, Norway

• Main Authors: Krarup-Hansen, Kia, Oskal-Somby, Berit
• Format: Book Part
• Language: unknown
• Published: Springer International Publishing 2023
• Subjects: Norway; Tromsø; Kautokeino; Finnmark; Northern Norway; reindeer husbandry; Troms
• Online Access: http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/978-3-031-42289-8_2; https://link.springer.com/content/pdf/10.1007/978-3-031-42289-8_2

Abstract Climate projections for Northern Norway show an increase in winter temperatures in the nearest future. What are the consequences of such rapid changes for Sámi reindeer husbandry? How can herders adapt? This case study, just outside Tromsø in Northern Norway, seeks to answer these questions...