North by 2020: A Forum for Local and Global Perspectives on the North

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An afternoon rainbow enhances the scenery in Denali National Park. UAF photo by Todd Paris.

The Fourth International Polar Year 2007-09 (IPY-4) highlights a suite of major interconnected transformations that are underway in the North. These include:

• regime shifts in climate and the environment that are unprecedented in the historical and recent geological record;
• sweeping effects of change on Northern populations and cultures;
• expansion of global geopolitical and economic interests into the North; and
• increasing interdependence between the Arctic region and global processes.

By focusing the public’s attention to polar regions on a global scale, IPY-4 presents a unique opportunity. North by 2020 is a forum to explore, discuss, plan and prepare opportunities for sustainable development in a North experiencing rapid transformation. It will do so by facilitating research and education across disciplinary boundaries to address the real world concerns surrounding Northern futures while at the same time engaging public, private, and government stakeholders. North by 2020 uses a thematic structure to coordinate its projects and participants which are listed to the left. You can read the full text of our planning document here (PDF download).

For more information on events, products and helpful links please explore our current projects through the links at left, or feel free to contact any of the executive committee members.

For the latest updates on the overall North by 2020 project, please visit our progress and products section.

Executive Committee

Hajo Eicken, Director
Geophysical Institute
University of Alaska Fairbanks
P.O. Box 757320
Fairbanks, AK 99775-7320
Tel: 907.474.7280
Fax: 907.474.7290

Amy L. Lovecraft, Associate Director
Department of Political Science
University of Alaska Fairbanks
P.O. Box 756420
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6420
Tel: 907.474.2688
Fax: 907.474.7244

Anita Hartmann, Associate Director
CLA Office for Research Development
407 Gruening Bldg, POB 6280
University of Alaska Fairbanks
Fairbanks, AK 99775-6280
Tel: 907.474.2633
Fax: 907.474.1502

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