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SUMMARY:The Arctic in 25 Years: 1st Annual Arctic Youth Symposium
LOCATION:Online
DESCRIPTION:The Wilson Center’s Polar Institute announces their upcoming symposium, tit
 led The Arctic in 25 Years: 1st Annual Arctic Youth Symposium. This symposi
 um will take place 17-18 May 2021, 8:30-11:30 a.m. AKDT (12:30-3:30 p.m. ED
 T). This event will be live-streamed online (https://www.wilsoncenter.org/e
 vents).\nOver two half-days, The Arctic in 25 Years symposium will gather e
 merging Arctic leaders to inform and influence potential Arctic policy for 
 the next generation. Panelists represent all eight Arctic countries, as wel
 l as Indigenous peoples who live there. Based on the research they conducte
 d, policies they coordinated, as well as traditional lifestyles and subsist
 ence missions they’ve led, youth leaders will discuss the Arctic they envis
 ion for the future and the actions needed to achieve it. Join the Wilson Ce
 nter’s Polar Institute, with Arctic Frontiers and the Permanent Participant
 s of the Arctic Council (supported by the Indigenous Peoples’ Secretariat),
  for the first annual International Youth Symposium, The Arctic in 25 Years
 .\nThe symposium will include:\nPanel 1: Arctic Council Permanent Participa
 nt Youth – Representatives from the 1st Arctic Youth Leaders’ Summit (Rovan
 iemi 2019) will discuss the importance of cross-border collaboration betwee
 n Indigenous youth. Based on the Arctic Youth Leaders’ Summit declaration, 
 panelists will identify the policy priorities that galvanize Indigenous you
 th across the circumpolar Arctic. Some topics of discussion include environ
 ment, economic development, food sovereignty, Indigenous Knowledge, and men
 tal health.\nPanel 2: Infrastructure and sustainable development – How migh
 t a just transition look in Arctic economies? Panelists will discuss growin
 g interest in Arctic economic development, including shipping, resource ext
 raction, and foreign investment. Considering the impacts of climate change 
 on the Arctic, panelists will discuss what political principles, processes,
  and practices might accompany the shift from an extractive economy to a re
 generative one.\nPanel 3: Climate change and biodiversity action and resear
 ch – Considering the tightly-coupled relationship of Arctic Indigenous peop
 les with the Arctic environment, co-production of knowledge (innovative res
 earch resulting from equitable partnership between scientists, Indigenous K
 nowledge holders, and other members of society) is particularly useful in c
 limate change and biodiversity research. Panelists will discuss the ways co
 mmunities and researchers can work together to reduce daily environmental r
 isks and improve quality of life in the Arctic.\nPanel 4: Policy & Gove
 rnance – Youth are not only the leaders of the future, many have already be
 en elected to office, worked in international governance, and contributed t
 o Arctic decision-making. This panel of youth leaders will identify the mos
 t important challenges Arctic nations will face in the future, and their ac
 tions to mitigate those challenges today. An important takeaway from this p
 anel will be: What new modes of governance and engagement must emerge for t
 he next generation’s prosperity?\nTo register for the event, go to:\n<a hre
 f="https://engage.wilsoncenter.org/a/arctic-25-years" target="_blank" rel="
 noopener">Event registration webpage</a>\n
X-ALT-DESC;FMTTYPE=text/html:<p style="text-align: justify;">The Wilson Center’s Polar Institute announc
 es their upcoming symposium, titled <strong>The Arctic in 25 Years: 1st Ann
 ual Arctic Youth Symposium</strong>. This symposium will take place <strong
 >17-18 May 2021, 8:30-11:30 a.m. AKDT (12:30-3:30 p.m. EDT)</strong>. This 
 event will be live-streamed <a href="https://www.wilsoncenter.org/events" t
 arget="_blank" rel="noopener">online</a>.</p><p style="text-align: justify;
 ">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.</p><p
  style="text-align: justify;">The symposium will include:</p><p style="text
 -align: justify;"><strong>Panel 1:</strong> 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.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Panel 2:</strong>
  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.</p><p
  style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Panel 3:</strong> 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.</p><p style="text-align: justify;"><strong>Panel 4:</strong> Policy &amp
 ; 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?</p><p style="text-align: justify;">T
 o register for the event, go to:<br /><a href="https://engage.wilsoncenter.
 org/a/arctic-25-years" target="_blank" rel="noopener">Event registration we
 bpage</a></p>
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