Climate Change: Impacts and Opportunities in the Northwest Arctic, Alaska

Monday, 18 August 2014: 4:30 PM-6:00 PM
Ballroom A/B (Dena'ina Center)

This session addresses climate change and health impacts and opportunities in the Northwest Arctic Borough, Alaska, USA

Moderator:
Steve Konkel, PhD
4:30 PM
Climate-Sensitive Environmental Health Threats in NW Alaska: The Role of Community-Based Environmental Monitoring in the Development of Adaptation Strategies
James Berner, MD, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
4:55 PM
Energy Planning in the Northwest Arctic Borough: How is it being deployed?
Ingemar Mathiasson, NW Arctic Borough
5:10 PM
Sustainable Utilities in the NW Arctic Borough: Energy Programs & Policies Affecting the Response to Climate Change
Mike Black, Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium
5:25 PM
Recent Experience in the State of Alaska's Energy Policy Guiding a Response to Climate Change
Steve Konkel, PhD
5:40 PM
Concluding Remarks: Impacts and Opportunities for Adaptation Efforts
Richard J Jackson, MD, UCLA Fielding School of Public Health
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