Summer School Arctic Climate Change, Economy, and Society (ACCESS) and Arctic Resilience Report (ARR)
Organizers of the Arctic Climate Change, Economy, and Society (ACCESS)and Arctic Resilience Report (ARR) summer school announce a call for applications. The course, organized jointly by the Beijer Institute of Ecological Economics (ACCESS partner) and the Stockholm Resilience Centre (ARR partner), will be held 22-26 September 2014 at the Royal
Swedish Academy of Sciences in Stockholm, Sweden.
The summer school is open for about 20 participants from natural andsocial sciences including economics, and is intended for graduate level and above. Its aim is to provide the students with an opportunity to learn about different aspects of Arctic resilience with focus on Arctic climate change, as well as changes in the economic sectors of shipping,
tourism, fisheries, oil and gas exploitation, and governance. Experts will give insights into recent developments and present their view on the opportunities and risks connected to the changes in the climate system and associated impacts in the economic sectors.
The course will consist of a series of lectures and group assignments focused on analyzing recent research developments regarding the direct and indirect impacts of climate change in the Arctic Ocean, and how to synthesize these results using different tools like marine spatial planning, resilience assessment, and integrated indicators. The students
will have the opportunity to present their results to a group of experts and publish the results of their work in the ACCESS Newsletter.
There will be no fee for participation in the summer school. Costs for meals, accommodation, and transport will have to be covered on the students. Additional information on the school as well as suggestions for accommodation and transport will be updated regularly and sent to the participants.
Applications should be sent to Daniel Ospina (daniel.ospina@su.se) stating your name, current studies program, and a brief statement of motivation for participating in this course. Deadline for application is 15 August 2014, however it may close earlier if enough candidates apply.
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