Location: Scott Polar Research Institute - Cambridge
Category: NRF Calendar

NATO Advanced Research Workshop
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge, 13-15 October 2010

The Arctic Ocean is being transformed from a permanent ice cap to a seasonally ice-free sea  within the next few decades. This is the largest environmental state-change on Earth and it brings  potential economic, political and cultural instabilities as well as opportunities that have regional and  global implications. Objectives of the NATO Advanced Research Workshop on "Environmental Security in the Arctic Ocean" are:

1. Openly and objectively address the potential instabilities and opportunities in the Arctic Ocean as matters of environmental security;
2. Utilize academic institutions as transparent venues to facilitate shared, interdisciplinary and ongoing dialogues that build trust among all Arctic states, indigenous peoples and other stakeholders regarding Arctic Ocean issues; and
3. Consider strategies that both promote cooperation and prevent conflict in the Arctic Ocean.

Further information and draft agenda

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