Alaska Center for Climate Assessment & Policy webinar
April 11, 2011
"What does the National Ocean Policy mean for the arctic region?" is the title of
an interactive webinar hosted by UAF's Alaska Center for Climate Assessment and Policy, 10 – 11 a.m. Tuesday, April 19.
The presenters will be Cheryl Rosa, deputy director, U.S. Arctic Research Commission,
Anchorage, Alaska and Mary Boatman, ocean policy advisor, National Ocean Council,
Executive Office of the President.
In July 2010, President Obama announced a commitment to implement a new National Ocean
Policy. What does this mean for the arctic region, which was specifically highlighted
in a priority objective in the National Ocean Policy? Efforts to address our stewardship
responsibilities in the Arctic Ocean and adjacent coastal areas, in the face of climate-induced
and other environmental changes, would greatly benefit from input from local and regional
experts. We welcome your input to help identify the critical actions that need to
be taken to address environmental stewardship needs in the region. Please join us
to learn about the National Ocean Policy efforts to develop a strategic action plan
for the changing conditions in the Arctic, and to share your comments, questions,
and ideas.
Pre-registration for the webinar is encouraged. Please complete the online form or contact Brook Gamble, ACCAP’s outreach and education specialist at 907-474-7812
or accap@uaf.edu. Instructions to phone into the webinar, and to interactively watch a powerpoint
presentation on an internet-linked computer are available online.
Public comment can be submitted online in advance of the webinar. These comments will be discussed during the presentation.
For those unable to participate in the webinar live, an archive of the powerpoint
presentation and a podcast of the webinar discussion will be available online.