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When: Tuesday, 12 January 2021; 4pm to 5:30pm (GMT +8:00)
AOGS(Asia Oceania Geosciences Society) community views on how the 2021 AOGS Annual Meeting is to be delivered, extending the terms of the current council and other COVID-19 mitigation measures.
Speakers:
- Chun-Chieh Wu - AOGS President
- David Higgitt - AOGS Vice-President
- Robin Robertson - AOGS Secretary General cum, AOGS2021 Program Chair
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- ESTONIA IN THE ARCTIC COUNCIL?
- WHAT CAN IT OFFER?
When: JANUARY 14th ; 2 PM GMT / 9 AM EDT
Live Dialogue with the President of Estonia: H.E. Kersti Kaljulaid
Estonia submitted an application for observer status in the Arctic Council on November 9. President Kaljulaid will discuss the application, what Estonia can offer the Arctic and answer questions from the audience.
The Dialogue will be moderated by Arctic Circle Chairman, H.E. Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson.
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When: Monday, Jan. 11, 2021 ; 3:00pm – 5:00pm ET
Climate change is transforming the Arctic. Warmer temperatures on land and in the ocean, retreating sea ice and glaciers, thawing permafrost, range expansion of novel species and stress in native species, changing ocean chemistry, and altered seasons are all contributing to rapid and significant alteration of the region. At the same time, globalization and increasing international interest in the region add new pressures for access, land use change, and geopolitical positioning in the Arctic.
Most U.S. government responses to the dramatic changes in the Arctic are modest and incremental. Developing a process to identify feasible and sustainable adaptation options, evaluate them, and build consensus among the essential stakeholders and relevant decision-makers is difficult. But that is exactly what is needed given the scale of the decisions required for effective responses.
Join the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute, in collaboration with the Environmental Change & Security Program and the Harvard Kennedy School’s Arctic Initiative, for a discussion about how to create new modes to evaluate, engage and manage the changes taking place in the Arctic and around the world.
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We wish everyone a happy holiday season. Stay safe and well over the festive period. Please note that the WDS International Programme Office will be closed from 19 December 2020 to 6 January 2021, inclusive.
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The University of Alaska Fairbanks has partnered with EdX to offer courses FREE online.
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