This week GEF UNEP Reindeer Herding and Resilience project at International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry (ICR) under the leadership of Marina Tonkopeeva in cooperation with Arctic Initiative at Belferd Centre at Harvard Kennedy School hosted a  Dukha reindeer herders  innovation lab a variant of Arctic Innovation Lab. From Harvard Dr Jennifer Spence and  Tessa Tvarvares participated in  Ulaanbaatar Mongolia.  A total of 22 indigenous reindeer herders  traveled for days from the Taiga to Ulaanbaatar to meet our team. Picture show students and teachers in Mongolia this morning.   First Innovation Lab held in 2016 at the Arctic Circle  Assembly  Founded in partnership with: Harvard Kennedy School of Government, Brookings  Institute, Iceland School of Energy at Reykjavík University, and Fletcher School of Law and Diplomacy at Tufts  University  and later International Centre for Reindeer Husbandry.Designed to empower youth voices & inspire creative ideas. 1 minute 30 seconds to pitch students innovation  breakout sessions to brainstorm around your idea, following all the pitches  judges vote forthe top pitches THE ARCTIC INNOVATION LAB IS A PROJECT DESIGNED TO PROMOTE SOLUTION ORIENTED DISCUSSIONS ON THE CHANGING ARCTIC REGION.

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