Webinar: Who owns the Arctic? – an Introduction to Arctic Governance
Due to the increasing interest and awareness of the global significance of the Arctic, questions about stewardship and governance of the region are being asked more frequently. Governance structures suitable for effectively addressing the challenges and opportunities facing the circumpolar North are becoming more relevant than ever. This EU-PolarNet 2 and APECS webinar gives an overview of the legal regime of the Arctic and outlines the existing Arctic governance structures.
Speaker
Volker Rachold
Head of the German Arctic Office at the Alfred Wegener Institute
Moderators
Nicole Biebow
Alfred Wegener Institute and EU-PolarNet 2 coordinator
Ebru Cyamaz
Ebru Cyamaz is an Assistant Professor at the Canakkale Onsekiz Mart University in Turkey and completed her Ph.D. in 2019. Her research interests are adaptive governance, science diplomacy, and sustainable development.
Elena Adasheva
Elena Adasheva is a PhD candidate in Sociocultural Anthropology at Yale University. Her doctoral research explores human-environment relations and urban infrastructure in the Russian Arctic. Elena’s interests also include Arctic science diplomacy and governance.
A recording of the webinar is now available on YouTube.
- Topic: “Who owns the Arctic? – an Introduction to Arctic Governance”
- Venue: Online (re-watch here)
- Date: 9 June 2022
- Time: 14:00 (CET, Brussels time)