EU Arctic Impact Assessment Consultations to be held Tomorrow!

UiT campus map for EUAIC network (Map: University of Tromsø)UiT campus map for EUAIC network (Map: University of Tromsø)Tomorrow, Wednesday 22th,  the EU Arctic Impact Assessment Consultations will take place at Linken Conference Centre (Forskningparken, Sykehusvegen 23, Tromso).  All stakeholders and parteners are warmly welcomed to  participate (registration for Arctic Frontiers Conference is NOT required in order to participate in the EUAIA consultations).

The meeting will be open by a Plenary Session (9.00 a.m.) during which the particpants will be offered  an overview on the project.  Paula Kankaanpää (Director of the Arctic Centre,University of  Lapland and project leader) andJamie Reynolds (DG Environment, European Commission) will address few wecloming words to the partners.

During the afternoon session, the  different Workshops will collect inputs from stakehoplders, addressing specifc topics and trends in the Arctic (Climate change; Oil and gas developments; Maritime transport; Fisheries).  The particpants will work on:

  •      identifying critical factors for EU decision-making;
  •     discussing the content of factsheets and themes of particular interest for report authors;
  •         brainstorming ideas for recommendations for the EU.

The recommendations – developed by experts, based on the stakeholder inputs – will be submitted for feedback and comments to all those who participated in the stakeholder meetings and filled out the online questionnaires.

CONTACTS:

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Website: www.arcticinfo.eu

Direct contact:  Researcher Adam Stepien, Assessment Expert, Arctic Centre: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.; +358 404844298

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