April 22nd - Earth Day 2015 (8:30am – Noon)
Ottawa City Hall - Jean Piggot Place
Fulbright Canada’s 25th Anniversary luncheon and Arctic Initiative launch immediately follows.
The Canadian Climate Forum (the Forum) and its event partners Arctic21 and the WWF - Global Arctic Programme invite you to join us on Earth Day 2015 for a ‘science of the issues’ event to address the changing climate underway in the Arctic.
This event comes days before Ministers gather in Iqaluit to mark the transition of the two year Chairmanship of the Arctic Council from Canada to the United States of America.
This half day public event will explore recorded, serious impacts of climate change in the Arctic, as well as opportunities arising from these changes.
World renowned experts will address the most current Arctic research, weaving perspectives rooted in human interest with impacts on ecosystems, local and Indigenous peoples and the economy - all of which have global implications.
Schedule (8:30am – Noon)
Introductory and closing remarks
Dr. Tom Pedersen - Chair of the Canadian Climate Forum; Executive Director of the Pacific Institute for Climate Solutions, University of Victoria
Panel 1: Natural Sciences: Glaciers, Permafrost
and Sea Ice
Dr. Martin Sharp - Professor, Department of Earth and Atmospheric Sciences, University of Alberta
Dr. Antoni (Toni) Lewkowicz – President, International Permafrost Association; Dean, Faculty of Arts, Department of Geography, University of Ottawa
Dr. Bruno Tremblay - Associate Professor, Department of Atmospheric & Oceanic Sciences, University of McGill
Q & A
Panel 2: Ecosystems and Impacts of a changing climate
Dr. Risa Smith - International Chair, Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF) working group of the Arctic Council
Terry Audla - President, Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami (ITK); the national organization representing close to 60,000 Inuit across Nunavut, Nunavik (Northern Quebec), Nunatsiavut (Northern Labrador) and the Inuvialuit settlement region of the Northwest Territories.
Erika Rosenthal -Staff Attorney, International Program, Earthjustice; Contributor to the Arctic Black Carbon Framework
Q & A
Wrap up
Ed Struzik - Award winning author, photographer and journalist. Fellow at the Institute for Energy and Environmental Policy, School of Policy Studies, Queen’s University; Regulator contributor to ‘Yale Environment 360’.
This event is free and open to the public
Megan McGarrity, Director of Programs - [email protected]
Deirdre Laframboise, Executive Director - [email protected]Canadian Climate Forum
613-238-2223Lead media coordinator
Clive Tesar, Head of Communications and External Relations
[email protected]
WWF Global Arctic Programme
613-232-2535
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