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The Warming of the North:
Implications for Arctic Transportation, Supply Chain Management and Economic Development
C
ountries like Canada face numerous challenges and
opportunities as climate change opens access to northern
regions. Climate change can bring increased passenger and
cargo traffic into the Arctic, which in turn can spur significant
economic development. That development will itself raise critical
operational and policy issues, necessitating targeted (and sometimes
timely) responses from industries, national governments, and local
communities. Many of these issues are transport and supply chainrelated, requiring the development of new infrastructure and effective
and innovative approaches to management, regulations and governance.
The University of Manitoba Transport Institute and the Department of
Supply Chain Management at the University of Manitoba are pleased to
be hosting Warming of the North: Implications for Arctic Transportation,
Supply Chain Management, and Economic Development from 1 - 3
March 2015 in Ottawa. Setting aside the question of mitigation of
climate change, the conference will examine climate change in relation
to economic development (including resource extraction), tourism, the
movement of goods into and out of Arctic communities, traffic between
Europe and Asia, and traffic to and from North America via Arctic waters.
Accordingly, the conference will focus on the transport-related economic,
commercial, management, and policy implications of the warming of the
North. It will explore the impacts of climate change on the private, public,
and non-profit sectors, examining how increased commercial activity will
require all sectors to adapt their supply chains for the changing climate in
the northern regions.
Speakers scheduled to appear at the conference include Mr. Terry Audla
(Inuit Tapiriit Kanatami), Mr. Aqqulak Lynge (former chair of the Inuit
Circumpolar Council) and Mr. Ovide Mercredi. Academics speaking
at the conference include Professors David Barber and Barry Prentice
(University of Manitoba), John Higginbotham (Carleton University), and
Jackie Dawson (University of Ottawa).
Registration and further information can be found at www.umti.ca
January 27th – 28th 2015
The Four Seasons Hotel | Vancouver, BC
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