Welcome to the symposium ”Security and preparedness in the changing north – research perspectives"
When: 8-9 November 2022
Where: Beijer Hall, Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences, Lilla Frescativägen 4A, Stockholm, or live-stream
The Royal Swedish Academy of Sciences and The Norwegian Scientific Academy for Polar Research organise a two-day symposium on climate change in the Artic. The symposium addresses issues raised in IPCC report ”The Ocean and Cryosphere in a Changing Climate", in particular environmental changes and effects relevant to Scandinavia. The symposium has a research perspective and focuses on five different themes:
Access to infrastructure and data for Arctic research
Forecasting the changing ice, ocean and weather conditions
Conditions for livelihoods, health, and ecosystems
Impacts of climate change - effects and actions
Geopolitics (Governance), security and defense