23.01.2011 - 29.01.2011

Location: University of Tromsø - Tromsø
Category: NRF Calendar

arctic_frontiersArctic Frontiers (AFT) holds its 5th annual conference in Tromsø, Norway, with the title "Arctic Tipping Points".Arctic Tipping Points 23-29 January 2011, University of Tromsø - Teorifagbygget

Policy section: 24-25 January 2011
Arctic Tipping Points

Research as a driver for business and resource management in the High North

Science section: 26-28 January 2011
The Arctic in the Earth System perspective: the role of tipping points

The science sessions will focus upon the changing Arctic, and on the challenge of handling tipping points, in science and in the advisory role toward business and management. Four main topics will be discussed:

  • Sea ice and oceanographic perspectives
  • Marine ecosystems and fisheries
  • Socioeconomic and institutional perspectives (social, economic and institutional perspectives)
  • People of the North

Further Information

Northern Research Forum Secretariat · c/o Stefansson Arctic Institute · Borgir · Nordurslod · IS-600 Akureyri · Iceland

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