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The seminar is organized under the auspices of the Northern Sustainable Development Forum in Yakutsk, and can be attended both offline and online.

Initiated by the “Digitalization of the Linguistic and Cultural Heritage of the Indigenous Peoples of the Arctic” Arctic Council SDWG project and inspired by the Arctic Council Permanent Participants, the seminar is a platform to discuss the protection of the intellectual property rights of Indigenous Peoples. Indigenous Peoples’ representatives and organizations, scientific and educational organizations collecting and documenting traditional knowledge, intellectual property experts, and Indigenous youth are invited to participate in the discussion.Mr. Nikolay Korchunov, Ambassador at Large for the Arctic Cooperation at the Ministry of Foreign Affairs (MFA) of Russia, Senior Arctic Official of the Russian Federation to the Arctic Council, will open the seminar.

The seminar is organized by the Russian Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, Association of World Reindeer Herders, International Center for Reindeer Husbandry, Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat, UArctic EALAT Institute, Ministry for Arctic Development and Indigenous Peoples Affairs of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and M.K. Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University.

Even though vaccine programs have started the situation is still uncertain. It is premature to assume that international travel will return to normal in 2021 and we have therefore decided to postpone the symposium until 2022.

New dates: August 21-26 2022

The symposium title will thus become Cryosphere 2022 as we continue our preparations into next year.

This symposium will bring together scientists, stakeholders and policy makers for a discussion on the latest results from studies of the entire cryosphere, which plays an important role in the hydrological cycle and the Earth System and is one of the most useful indicators of climate change. The symposium will allow ample time for panel discussions on scientific results, new technologies, research gaps and future perspectives in the light of the Paris Agreement, which calls for limiting global warming to 1.5–2°C.

We seek papers and presentations on timely topics related to all components of the cryosphere and its changes due to global warming. Contributions related to adaptation and mitigation strategies in view of the UN´s 2030 sustainable development goals and on the coordination of studies of snow and ice and associated hydrological changes on Earth through the Global Cryosphere Watch or other bodies are also welcome. Key focus areas will include (but are not limited to):

1. The state of the planet and its cryosphere
2. Earth´s snow cover
3. Glacier changes
4. The Greenland Ice Sheet
5. The Antarctic Ice Sheet
6. Sea ice on Earth
7. Permafrost/frozen ground
8. Lake and river ice
9. Climate variations, climate and Earth systems modelling
10. The cryosphere in high mountain areas
11. Research gaps and new technologies
12. Opportunities, adaptation and mitigation
13. The Global Cryosphere Watch

The symposium will include oral and poster sessions. The organizers will facilitate interaction between representatives of different research fields, and stimulate discussions on one of the most pressing issues facing humanity. Additional activities will include an opening Icebreaker reception, a banquet dinner and an optional full-day excursion after the symposium.

Participants who wish to present a paper (oral or poster) at the Symposium will be required to submit an abstract. The Council of the International Glaciological Society will publish a thematic issue of the Annals of Glaciology on topics consistent with the Symposium themes. Participants are encouraged to submit manuscripts for this Annals volume.

Participants who wish to present a paper (oral or poster) at the Symposium will be required to submit an abstract. The International Glaciological Society will publish a thematic issue of the Annals of Glaciology on topics consistent with the Symposium themes. Participants are encouraged to submit manuscripts for this Annals volume, see https://www.igsoc.org/annals/a85_call_4_papers.pdf. The abstract should not contain any figures nor references and should not be longer than 2500 characters. Abstracts should be submitted through the conference website (https://www.cryosphere2020.is/abstract-submission).

The symposium is organized 12–13 October 2021 in Rovaniemi, Finland in a hybrid mode via Teams.

”Arctic change” is a popular way to frame current developments and to discuss the future of the region as a complex set of interconnected environmental, social and economic changes taking place in the region and leading to its fundamental transformation. Different forms of governance to guide and govern these changes is yet another topical but a complex set of issues connecting different levels of societal actors, forms of action, and concerns, such as sustainability and equity. Also, the question remains whether these transformations are in anyway governable, and what are the possible unintended and unwanted effects of any efforts of governance. Consequently, it becomes evident that governance in Arctic regions goes far beyond the schemes of regional authorities and the policies of few supranational bodies (e.g. Arctic Council). This topical diversity will be addressed at the symposium.

In recent years, social science-based research has produced a myriad of concepts, approaches and methodologies to understand societal transformations and their governability, such as collaborative governance, interactive governance, metagovernance, governmentality and global governance, to name just a few. In order to understand better (un)governability of Arctic change, we invite critically oriented presentations to the Northern Political Economy Symposium 2021 to discuss governance of Arctic transformations as well as examples of empirical research into different processes of societal transformations and their governability.

The deadline for abstracts of proposed presentations is 24 September 2021.

For more information please follow the link above.

Save the Date!

The Association of Canadian Universities for Northern Studies (ACUNS) Annual General Meeting will be September 24, 2021 on Zoom.

The annual American Indian Science and Engineering Society (AISES) National Conference is a unique, three-day event focusing on educational, professional, and workforce development for Indigenous peoples of North America and the Pacific Islands in science, technology, engineering, and math (STEM) studies and careers. Attendees include Indigenous high school and college students, educators, and professionals, including representatives from Tribal Nations, Tribal enterprises, and Indigenous-owned businesses. The conference also includes the LARGEST college and career fair in the U.S. for Indigenous students and professionals! Exhibitors at the College and Career fair represent a diverse range of corporations, educational institutions, government agencies, nonprofit organizations, Tribes, and Indigenous-owned businesses.

Early bird registration is now open. Please follow the link above for more information and to register.

Many of our AK Indigenous People express the responsibility to family, village and broader community in the values identified by our Elders. As leaders, this responsibility relates to accountability and action. In 2019, Youth and Elders at the AK Federation of Natives passed a resolution that clearly calls out our climate crisis and the need to act. More recently, the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change’s (IPCC) and the Status of Tribes and Climate Change (STACC) Reports were released with some significant and key messages. In this webinar, senior climate scientist Dr. John Walsh will highlight a Quick Guide to Climate reports including their purpose, how they are created, some key messages for Alaska, and how they might be used with other information in climate change adaptation work. Indigenous climate activist and creative, Princess Daazhraii Johnson, explores our individual and collective responsibility to act and the need for leadership in all arenas of governance/government to be accountable to the messages in timely climate reports and act on behalf of our children and humanity as a whole.

This is a joint webinar between the Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy and the Alaska Tribal Resilience Learning Network, part of the Alaska Climate Adaptation Science Center.

Please follow the link above for more information and to register.

Please, feel free to join our workshop "Global Economics and Geopolitics of the Arctic" at the University of Vienna. Registration forms for online and in-person participation are available under the "Program and Registration".

The ERC Advanced Grant project InfraNorth (Building Arctic Futures: Transport Infrastructures & Sustainable Northern Communities) is organizing a workshop on the global economics and geopolitics of arctic transport infrastructures.

Venue: University of Vienna (Department of Social & Cultural Anthropology, Universitätsstrasse 7, NIG, 4th floor) and Online (via Zoom).

Speakers include Mia Bennett, Lawson Brigham, Klaus Dodds, Marlene Laruelle, Gregor Sailer, Nadezhda Zamyatina & Peter Schweitzer and the InfraNorth Team.

Please follow the link above for more information and to register.

Arctic Frontiers conference entitled "Pathways" will take place on 31 January - 3 February 2022 in Tromsø, Norway. On behalf of the Arctic Frontiers Session Committees, we have great pleasure in inviting you to submit one or more abstracts to any of the following five science sessions:

• Pan-Arctic Infrastructure Development
• Food from the Ocean and Ocean Science for Sustainable Development – Bridging the UN Decades
• Arctic Coasts in Transition
• The Arctic, ocean conflicts, and pathways to sustainability
• Experiences from the science-policy interface in the Arctic

Tentatively, there will be an opportunity to contribute to several publications (special issues and a book volume) in conjunction with the sessions.

The online abstract submission system is open. The submission deadline has been extended to 22 September 2021.

NERACOOS and CIOOS Atlantic, with funding support from the U.S. Embassy in Canada, will host a three-part webinar series featuring discussions with local experts on scientific, economic, and policy issues facing coastal communities spanning the Arctic to the Northeastern seaboard of the United States. Each of the three seminars will coincide with part of the voyage of the US Coast Guard Cutter Healy, which has partnered with Canada to undertake a research cruise the Northwest Passage and circumnavigation of North America. As the Healy passes through the Arctic, Newfoundland and Labrador, and Nova Scotia and the Gulf of Maine, experts in a variety of subjects will speak about the challenges they're encountering, and how we can come up with solutions that transcend borders.

Please follow the link above for more information and to register.

Part of the NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series hosted by NOAA NCEI Regional Climate Services Director, Alaska Region.

Remote Access

Please register for NOAA in Alaska and the Arctic seminar series September 21, 2021 at: https://attendee.gotowebinar.com/register/594387606936695820

After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.

Abstract

This study presents the marine heatwaves (MHWs) in the Arctic and vicinity during 1982-2020. Our analyses indicated that the MHWs in the Arctic were as strong as in the other ocean basins. The annual intensity, duration, frequency, and areal coverage of MHWs increased significantly during 2000-2020, in comparison with those during 1982-2000, due to a warmer climate in the later periods. These MHWs generally started from mid-July to early August during 1982-2020. In contrast, they ended in mid-August during 1982-2000, early September during 2000-2010, and late September during 2010-2020, indicating prolonged MHW seasons in the recent decades. Our analyses suggest that the increase of MHW activities in the Arctic was attributed to the warm advection from the continents to the Arctic Ocean and reduced ice concentration.

Bio

Dr. Boyin Huang joined NOAA/NCEI in January 2011 working on ERSST, NOAAGlobalTemp, and OISST. He was an oceanographer in Climate Prediction Center (2004-2010) worked on climate analysis and global ocean monitoring. He was a research scientist in the Center for Research on the Changing Earth System, Columbia, Maryland (2002-2004) worked on the impacts of the atmospheric freshwater on the oceans. He did the post-doc study in Massachusetts Institute of Technology (2000-2002) on the oceanic roles in global warming. He received his Ph.D. in physical oceanography in University of Wisconsin-Madison (2000); M.S. in atmospheric dynamics in Institute of Atmospheric Physics, Chinese Academy of Science, China (1987); and B.S. in meteorology in Nanjing University, China (1984). He was recognized as DOC Outstanding Science and Data Management Employee of the Year 2017, NOAA The Employee of the Month - September 2015, awarded NOAA Bronze Medals - 2019 & 2016 and DOC Gold Medal - 2016. He published 67 papers (38 as the first author) in peer-reviewed journals.