Wednesday, November 3, 2010

International think tank to examine Arctic issues - who claims expertise? Looks lopsided.


Polar policy expert Peter Harrison, Director of the School of Policy Studies at Queen's University, will be one of the featured speakers this week at an international think tank on "The Arctic and Northern Dimensions of World Issues" in Iqaluit, Nunavut.
The Canada-UK Colloquium is organized annually by Queen's School of Policy Studies and a committee in Britain, to generate discussion and research about issues of immediate concern to both countries. The Canadian coordinator is Queen's Policy Studies Professor Robert Wolfe.
This year Canadian and British government leaders, scientists, Aboriginal and environmental advocates will explore Arctic topics including economic development and future opportunities, the impact of climate change, social challenges, and military and security issues.
This year Canadian and British government leaders, scientists, Aboriginal and environmental advocates will explore Arctic topics including economic development and future opportunities, the impact of climate change, social challenges, and military and security issues.
Output from the colloquium will inform preparations for the final, pivotal conference of International Polar Year (IPY): "From Knowledge to Action". To be held in Montreal in April, 2012, the IPY conference will be chaired by Dr. Harrison.
In 2013 Canada will chair the Arctic Council, an intergovernmental forum of Arctic countries including Denmark, Greenland, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the U.S.

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