Study of Environmental Arctic Change
SEARCH News
SEARCH Town Hall at AGU Fall Meeting
4 December 2018
The Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) will be hosting a town hall event on Friday, 14 December from 12:30 - 1:30 p.m. EST at the Marriott Marquis, Independence D in Washington D.C. in conjunction with the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting.
Recognizing that unprecedented environmental change challenges the pace of research, the SEARCH Town Hall will explore with interested scientists where the program has provided benefit and—more importantly—where it could do so in the future. After a brief overview of SEARCH’s recent efforts (focused on sea ice, land ice, and permafrost), contributing members of SEARCH will lead a discussion considering: How can the Arctic research community best advance actionable and discovery science? What could or should a multi-disciplinary effort accomplish that otherwise would not get done? How might our community use the upcoming (September 2019) Arctic Futures 2050 conference to advance science and serve pressing policy needs?
For questions, contact:
Brendan Kelly
Email: bpkelly [at] alaska.edu
Phone: 907-209-6531
A Call to Action: Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks
26 October 2018
SEARCH partnered with the Wildlife Conservation Society and the University of Alaska Fairbanks' International Arctic Research Center and the Department of Theatre and Film to produce a video call for action featured at the Second Arctic Science Ministerial held in Berlin in October 2018. The video featured hunters and community leaders from St. Lawrence Island in the Bering Sea and SEARCH scientists making the case for Arctic nations to "Coordinate and Sustain Observations." The video highlighted the urgent need for sustained, long-term observations that include indigenous knowledge, community-based observations, and citizen science.
SEARCH at AGU Fall Meeting
15 October 2018
The Study of Environmental Arctic Change (SEARCH) program will be active at the American Geophysical Union (AGU) Fall Meeting, to be held 10-14 December 2018 in Washington, D.C.. Please join us for the SEARCH Town Hall "Where Does Arctic Research and SEARCH Go Next?" on Friday, 14 December 12:30-1:30pm. We also invite you to connect with SEARCH affiliates at one or more of the many sessions, presentations, and side-events we have planned.
Arctic Answers Briefs
7 September 2018
Browse SEARCH's Arctic Answers resources, where policy-relevant questions are answered in 1-2 page briefs written by experts, peer-reviewed, and posted in Arctic Answers. Each brief is the top of a "knowledge pyramid" supported by scientific literature organized in underlying tiers of increasing detail. Questions that are addressed include "Can extreme Arctic climate change be avoided with cost effective mitigation?", "How fast is sea level rising?", "How is climate change affecting subsistence (or traditional) fisheries in the high Arctic?" and many more.
ARCTIC FUTURES 2050: Science to Inform Decisions
26 July 2018
In 2019, SEARCH and partners will convene Arctic scientists from all disciplines, indigenous knowledge holders, and decision makers to share current understanding and identify future directions for research needed to inform Arctic policy. The conference also is intended to foster more effective and iterative collaborations among Arctic scientists and decision makers.
DATES: 4-6 September 2019
VENUE: National Academy of Sciences,
2101 Constitution Avenue, NW
Washington, DC
Watch for updates at https://www.searcharcticscience.org/arctic-2050
For more information, contact:
Brendan P. Kelly
Executive Director
Study of Environmental Arctic Change
bpkelly [at] alaska.edu
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