Special Session on "Arctic Climate Change"
The Arctic is warming at twice the rate of anywhere else on Earth. Recent monitoring indicates that this is having major impacts on the extent and distribution of ice masses, sea ice, permafrost, and Arctic ecosystems. Environmental change in this sensitive region has implications not only for the Arctic itself, but also for the global climate system. This session explores the current status of climate change in the Arctic and the approaches that are being used to manage these changes for local environments, communities, and industries. The special session, to be held as part of the World Symposium on Climate Change Adaptation, to be held in Manchester, UK on 2-4th September 2015, will bring together climate scientists, engineering and energy specialists, as well as social scientists and NGOs. We particularly welcome papers that focus on innovative environmental monitoring, engineering, and adaptation strategies.
Papers accepted for the special session will be published in the book “Innovative Approaches to Implement Climate Change Adaptation” (Springer), as part of the “Climate Change Management Series”, the leading book series on the topic: http://www.springer.com/series/8740
Details of the Symposium are available at:
http://www.haw-hamburg.de/en/wscca-2015.html
An abstract submission form and guidelines are available at:
http://www.haw-hamburg.de/fileadmin/user_upload/FakLS/07Forschung/FTZ-A…
For abstract submissions, please indicate the special session ‘Arctic climate change’. If you have any queries or need further details, please contact Dr Adamson at: K.Adamson [at] mmu.ac.uk
Abstract deadline: December 20th 2014
Submission of full papers: 30th March 2015
Early bird registration deadline: January 30th 2015
Registration deadline: May 30th 2015