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The Arctic Human Development Report: its Reception and Future

The Arctic Human Development Report: its Reception and Future

Date: 31st March 2006, 9.00-12.30 pm,
Scott Polar Research Institute, University of Cambridge

The Arctic Human Development Report  (AHDR) is the first overview of human well-being covering the entire Arctic region. Sponsored by the Arctic Council and published in 2004, the report contains 13 substantive chapters based on contributions from some 90 social scientists and offers a wide-ranging scientific assessment of achievements and challenges relating to human development in the Arctic. The aim of the seminar is to discuss the the reception and  implications of the AHDR, including follow-up activities such as the Nordic Council of Minister's supported Arctic Social Indicators project. The AHDR can be accessed on the Internet at www.svs.is/ahdr.

Organised by the Scott Polar Research Institute and the Stefansson Arctic Institute.

Programme

  1. Introduction - Michael Bravo, Scott Polar Research Institute.
  2. Reflections on the Reception of the AHDR - Niels Einarsson, Stefansson Arctic Institute.
  3. The Arctic Human Development Report: Long-term Implications and Follow-up - Oran R. Young, U.C. Santa Barbara.
  4. Arctic Social Indicators - Joan Nymand Larsen, Stefansson Arctic Institute.  
  5. Open Discussion

All welcome but please contact Niels Einarsson (ne@svs.is) or Michael Bravo.

The Arctic Human Development Report