Prague workshop “Towards an Interdisciplinary Research Agenda for Arctic Air Pollution”

On 2nd of April Professor Veli-Pekka Tynkkynen was co-chairing a workshop “Towards an Interdisciplinary Research Agenda for Arctic Air Pollution” held in Prague, Czech Republic.

The Arctic is increasingly considered an Anthropocene climate frontier, as the man-made
consequences of global warming look set to first and foremost impact the circumpolar hemisphere. The region is expected to become increasingly important as climatic changes look set to spark industrial-scale resource extraction and increased transport and commodity shipping, in turn, spelling severe impacts for the regions ecological and cultural landscapes due to industrialisation and consequent increases in pollution emissions from local sources related to mining and shipping.
Simultaneously, the IPCC has called for enhanced involvement of the social sciences in formulating research responses to climate change as part of furthering collaboration between the natural and social sciences. In studying the developments that are happening right now, research exchange and collaboration is timely not only between academic disciplines, but also increasingly, with relevant local partners and society at large.

Professor Tynkkynen also gave a keynote presentation “Arctic Air Pollution – Global and Regional Policy Context”, moderated a session “Science-Informed Regulatory Frameworks”.

Additional information on the workshop can be found here and here.