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U.S. Geological Survey Open-File Report 2005-1447

Workshop on the Foreign Policy Implications of Arctic Warming

Published 2006
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Version 1.0

By John Kelmelis, Emily Becker, and Sandra Kirtland

Introduction

The United States Government, through the Department of State, U.S. Geological Survey, National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration, and other agencies, has initiated a series of analyses on earth science findings with foreign policy implications. Among the issues identified as important to that series by an interagency team at a workshop held in June 2004 is the warming trend observed in the Arctic.

The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) was published in November 2004, while this workshop was being planned. The organizers of the workshop took advantage of the ACIA as one of the sources of information for discussion, but not the only source. Subject matter experts from a variety of organizations and institutions within and outside government and from several countries participated in the workshop.

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Contact

For scientific questions or comments concerning this report, contact John Kelmelis.

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