The Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy will host a statewide webinar on the 2009 final report of the Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Wednesday, June 24 at 10 a.m. During the webinar, UAF geography professor Lawson Brigham will present an overview of the report and be available to answer questions. Brigham was chairman of the assessment, which was prepared through the Arctic Council. For more information, call 907-474-7812. For registration and dial-in instructions, visit ACCAP's website.
In response to unprecedented changes occurring in the circumpolar arctic, in 2004 the Arctic Council called for the Council’s Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment working group to conduct a comprehensive assessment of arctic marine shipping. The Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment 2009 Final Report represents the results of this four-year study. Findings and recommendations were negotiated and approved by the Ministers of the Arctic States on April 29, 2009 and take into consideration arctic marine geography, changes in sea ice and climate, history of marine transport, governance of Arctic marine shipping, current marine use in the Arctic, Arctic marine infrastructure, human and environmental considerations and impacts, and Arctic marine shipping futures scenarios to 2020.
Further viewing:
"Outcomes of the Arctic Council's Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment," (PDF) Dr. Lawson Brigham, June 24, 2009
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