International Workshop "The Arctic on changes: from local challenges to global partnership"
Korea Polar Research Institute invites abstract submissions for the workshop organized in Incheon, Republic of Korea, December 16-17, 2019. The focus is on what Arctic and non-Arctic states could do together for Arctic sustainable development, and whether we could find effective mechanisms to preserve the sensitive ecosystems.
The aim is to gather scientists and experts to deliberate on current Arctic issues in a broad context, including climate changes and human security in the Arctic, traditional knowledge and industrial development, and collaboration between Arctic and non-Arctic states for proactive response to rapid Arctic changes.
The participants are invited to discuss the following themes:
- Climate change and human security in the Arctic
- Social, economic, geopolitical transformations, ecosystem changes and sustainable development in the Arctic
- Indigenous and local communities in the Arctic changes
- Industrial development of the Arctic
- Arctic and non-Arctic states: scope and perspectives of the collaboration
- Science diplomacy and Arctic changes
- Korea in the Arctic science and policy
- Other topics
In order to participate in the workshop, please fill in the registration form and send it with your abstract (up to 700 words) to Mr. Jihoon Jeong (jj@kopri.re.kr) no later than November 22, 2019.