Kiinan ja pohjoismaiden välinen arktinen tutkimuskeskus CNARC (China-Nordic Arctic Research Centre) järjestää kolmannen tieteellisen symposiuminsa Shanghaissa 26.-28. toukokuuta 2015. Lapin yliopiston Arktinen keskus edustaa Suomea tässä verkostossa.

Symposiumiin etsitään parhaillaan puhujia. Teemana ovat arktiset synergiat. Call
for Abstracts on avoinna 27.2. asti.

Lisätiedot englanniksi: 3rd China-Nordic
Arctic Symposium Call for Abstracts.pdf

Please find more
information from here: 3rd China-Nordic Arctic Symposium Call for Abstracts.pdf
and below is a more detailed description of each session:

Session 1, The Evolution of Arctic Governance: Geopolitical, Legal, and
Socio-Economic Issues

The Arctic has, in recent years,
assumed global importance because of the impact of climate change, the region’s
natural resources, and the economic potential offered by the opening of Arctic
sea routes. What are the main political, legal and socio-economic issues in the
evolution of Arctic governance? Is the current governance framework based on the
United Nations Law of the Sea Convention (UNCLOS) sufficient to meet the
challenges and opportunities in the region? To which extend would the tension
between Russia and U.S.-EU in the aftermath of Ukrainian crisis affect Arctic
governance and Arctic cooperation? How does the Arctic fit into broader
geopolitical developments taking place in the world? What is the role of the
Arctic Council? What is the significance of the decision to accept five Asian
countries (China, India, Singapore, South Korea and Japan) as observers to the
Arctic Council? How does increased interest in the Arctic contribute to
sustainable development and human security at local, national and regional
levels in the Arctic region? How do these changes affect the participation of
indigenous communities in Arctic governance and the longstanding culture for
open dialogue and informal deliberation within the Arctic Council?

Session
2, The Impact of Scientific Developments on Arctic Strategies

Scientific research and cooperation has been at the very center of Arctic
policy-making since the Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy was launched in
1991, which subsequently led to the establishment of the Arctic Council in 1996.
Has science remained as a key element in Arctic policies with the promotion and
popularization of Arctic affairs? How do outside stakeholders, such as China,
see the role of science and research in Arctic policy-making? What are the
implications of Arctic Science Summit Week 2015 and Third International
Conference on the Arctic Research Planning (ICARP III) on Arctic Science and
governance?

Session 3, The Framing and Implementation of
Chinese and Nordic Arctic Policies

All the Nordic States
have, in the last few years, published official Arctic strategies. While China
has not yet taken this step, it is possible that a policy statement or a White
Paper will be forthcoming. What are the main concerns of the Nordic countries,
when it comes to the Arctic? What do the Nordic Arctic policies have in common
and how do they differ from each other? What is the role for Arctic policy
papers from regional or sub regional organizations, such as the Nordic Council,
the West Nordic Council and the Barents Council? How do European supranational
and intergovernmental organizations, such has the European Union and European
Free Trade Association, fit into Arctic policy-making? What Arctic-related
policy cooperation is in place between China and the Nordic Countries? How can
the China-Nordic Arctic cooperation framework be developed further through
bilateral and multilateral means?

Session 4, Trans-Arctic
Synergies in Arctic Economic Development

Following the Arctic Council’s 2013 Ministerial Meeting in Kiruna over half of
the G20 countries are now represented at the Arctic table. The Arctic region is
playing a more important role on the world stage as part of globalization,
economic development, energy utilization, environmental protection and
international security. The World Economic Forum, in its 2014 report
Demystifying the Arctic, estimated the Arctic region’s current annual economy at
roughly $230 billion; this figure, however, could rise in the coming years, with
the Arctic believed to hold about 20% of Earth’s remaining recoverable natural
resources (including substantial reserves of oil and gas, minerals, renewable
energy sources, fresh water and seafood). Questions remain where investors and
labor force for Arctic projects will come from; in addition, international
cooperation and best practices are likely to remain as critical success factors
for many of the Arctic’s potential economic opportunities. What role will
outside stakeholders, including Asian and European economies, play in the
economic development of the Arctic? In which industries are the interests of
local Arctic residents and outside stakeholders most aligned? Will it be in
developing infrastructure, creating new extensions of international
transportation networks (in shipping and aviation), developing trade relations
and/or investing in natural resource development?