Call for Papers: The Second Inter-Polar Conference Connecting the Arctic with the Third Pole HKH – Cryosphere, People, and Climate Change (2025)
Second Inter-Polar Conference:
Building on the success of the First Inter-Polar Conference, the second edition is being planned for September 3-5, 2025, in ICIMOD premises in Kathmandu, Nepal, and jointly organized by the Arctic Centre of the University of Lapland, ICIMOD, and the Ocean Policy Research Institute (OPRI) in collaboration with the following institutions: the UArctic Chair in Arctic Legal Research and the UArctic Law Thematic Network. The conference will contribute to the objectives of the International Year of Glaciers’ Preservation (IYGP) 2025, which aims at taking immediate action towards preserving the cryosphere for building a resilient future for all.
The special theme for the second edition is Cryosphere, People, and Climate Change
The decline of the cryosphere has numerous negative global effects like climate change acceleration through carbon release and albedo reductions, sea level rise, weather perturbations and intensification of extreme weather events, as well as regional effects related to water and food security, transboundary conflicts, infrastructure challenges, and severe impacts on Indigenous and local livelihoods. We aim to promote and share knowledge and understanding on how to best respond to changes in the cryosphere in the Arctic and the Third Pole HKH region, as well as build resilience in the face of already occurring changes in both regions. We intend to bring together world experts and knowledge holders to share their perspectives and jointly produce novel insights that can be translated into concrete actions and long-term strategies with a forward-looking approach. Besides this, we aim to build a lasting and durable network of scholars and stakeholders from both regions to continuously engage in dialogue and share experiences and expertise.
Important dates:
- January 15, 2025: Call for Abstracts open
- April 30, 2025: Deadline for Abstract submissions
- June 15, 2025: Notification of acceptance
- June 30, 2025: Registration deadline following confirmation of participation
- August 01, 2025: Submission of draft papers (up to 2000 words)
- September 3-5, 2025: Conference December 01, 2025: Final papers submission (for consideration to be published in IL POLO – Italian Polar Journal)
Abstract format:
1. Presentation title
2. Author(s)
3. Email address(es)
4. Abstract text (Up to 200 words)
5. Keywords (4-5)
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