Melting Ice: Regional Dramas, Global Wake-Up Call. Tromsø, 28 April 2009. Co-Chair’s Summary.

"Nobel Peace Price laureate Al Gore, foreign ministers and climate change scientists met on 28 April 2009 in Tromsø, Norway to discuss the impacts of melting ice in the Polar and mountain areas worldwide. The conference - Melting Ice: Regional Dramas, Global Wake-Up Call - took place the day be...

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Main Author: Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA)
Format: Other/Unknown Material
Language:English
Published: Arctic Council Secretariat 2009
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11374/1643
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Summary:"Nobel Peace Price laureate Al Gore, foreign ministers and climate change scientists met on 28 April 2009 in Tromsø, Norway to discuss the impacts of melting ice in the Polar and mountain areas worldwide. The conference - Melting Ice: Regional Dramas, Global Wake-Up Call - took place the day before the Arctic Council’s annual ministerial meeting. A number of foreign ministers from states affected by melting ice and snow attended. The event was co- hosted by Mr. Al Gore and Mr. Jonas Gahr Støre, Norway’s Minister of Foreign Affairs. Discussions were moderated by Dr. Robert W. Corell (Director, John Heinz III Center, USA)." /./