Open AccessPolarization and polar climate
Author(s) -
Overland James,
Schweitzer Peter
Publication year - 2012
Publication title -
eos, transactions american geophysical union
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.316
H-Index - 86
eISSN - 2324-9250
pISSN - 0096-3941
DOI - 10.1029/2012eo400010
Subject(s) - circumpolar star , political science , indigenous , scope (computer science) , climate change , public relations , ecology , physics , astronomy , computer science , biology , programming language
International Polar Year 2012 Conference: From Knowledge to Action;Montreal, Quebec, Canada, 22–27 April 2012 As a follow‐ up to the 2007–2008 International Polar Year (IPY), more than 3000 international participants came together in April 2012 at a conference entitled “From Knowledge to Action.” The conference addressed a broad scope of topics beyond academic science to include challenges of globalization, climate change, and social and economic issues. Participants included researchers and others with expertise in multiple fields: policy and decision making, law, industry, nongovernmental organizations, circumpolar communities, and indigenous peoples. The challenge of translating academic and other forms of knowledge into societal benefits dominated the event.