The Wilson Center’s Polar Institute announc es their upcoming symposium, titled The Arctic in 25 Years: 1st Ann ual Arctic Youth Symposium. This symposium will take place 17-18 May 2021, 8:30-11:30 a.m. AKDT (12:30-3:30 p.m. EDT). This event will be live-streamed online.
Over two half-days, The Arctic in 25 Years symposium will gather emerging Arctic leaders to inform and influence potential Arctic policy for the nex t generation. Panelists represent all eight Arctic countries, as well as In digenous peoples who live there. Based on the research they conducted, poli cies they coordinated, as well as traditional lifestyles and subsistence mi ssions they’ve led, youth leaders will discuss the Arctic they envision for the future and the actions needed to achieve it. Join the Wilson Center’s Polar Institute, with Arctic Frontiers and the Permanent Participants of th e Arctic Council (supported by the Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat), for th e first annual International Youth Symposium, The Arctic in 25 Years.
The symposium will include:
Panel 1: Arctic Council Permanent Partic ipant Youth – Representatives from the 1st Arctic Youth Leaders’ Summit (Ro vaniemi 2019) will discuss the importance of cross-border collaboration bet ween Indigenous youth. Based on the Arctic Youth Leaders’ Summit declaratio n, panelists will identify the policy priorities that galvanize Indigenous youth across the circumpolar Arctic. Some topics of discussion include envi ronment, economic development, food sovereignty, Indigenous Knowledge, and mental health.
Panel 2: Infrastructure and sustainable development – How might a just transition l ook in Arctic economies? Panelists will discuss growing interest in Arctic economic development, including shipping, resource extraction, and foreign investment. Considering the impacts of climate change on the Arctic, paneli sts will discuss what political principles, processes, and practices might accompany the shift from an extractive economy to a regenerative one.
Panel 3: Climate change and biodiversity action and research – Considering the tightly-coupled relation ship of Arctic Indigenous peoples with the Arctic environment, co-productio n of knowledge (innovative research resulting from equitable partnership be tween scientists, Indigenous Knowledge holders, and other members of societ y) is particularly useful in climate change and biodiversity research. Pane lists will discuss the ways communities and researchers can work together t o reduce daily environmental risks and improve quality of life in the Arcti c.
Panel 4: Policy & ; Governance – Youth are not only the leaders of the future, many have alre ady been elected to office, worked in international governance, and contrib uted to Arctic decision-making. This panel of youth leaders will identify t he most important challenges Arctic nations will face in the future, and th eir actions to mitigate those challenges today. An important takeaway from this panel will be: What new modes of governance and engagement must emerge for the next generation’s prosperity?
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