Thursday 9.Dec

The 2nd ”Arena for the gap analysis of the existing Arctic Science Co-Operations (AASCO)” event was organized on 9 December, Thursday.  The AASCO process was acknowledged by the President Tarja Halonen,  Prince Albert II of Monaco, Petteri Taalas, Secretary General of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO) and Lars Kullerud, President of U-Arctic.

The sustainable development of the Arctic regions under fast changing climate is built on science-based knowledge. During the last two years AASCO has build a network of Arctic researchers focusing the holistic process understanding of the Arctic and cold regions atmosphere – ocean – terrestrial ecosystems. The AASCO aims to bridge this research gap and identify the future research needs in this context. The current AASCO research network gathers together ca 100 arctic researchers. Furthermore, it as import to involve people living at the Arctic and the citizen science to the AASCO process.

The next steps of the process for 2022, and beyond, will be planned in collaboration with the Prince Albert Foundation, U-Arctic and Arctic Council – Sustainable Arctic Observation Network (SAON).