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Global • A set of outreach materials in the form of website developed: IPY Educational
Posters,
• 12 books with associated resources added on UNEP main website. GA funded
this work in 2008, while UNEP funded the activity in 2009.
• The Polar Books web site is running on the UNEP site. http://www.unep.org/
Publications/polarbooks/. The database continues to be populated with new
material. There will be a Polar Books exhibit at the 2010 IPY Scientific
Conference in Oslo, 8-12 June.
• MSV Virtual Library of digital resources on climate change adaptation
• The MSV Virtual Library was conceived to provide quality-controlled resources
(including multimedia resources) on climate change impacts and adaptation in
SIDS and the Arctic, and to primarily target regional and local leaders in the
Arctic and SIDS in meetings and presentations. Developed through consultation
with a small working group of partners, the project includes materials on
mitigation, adaptation, education and outreach and research as well as climate
change information relevant to Arctic and SIDS. The Virtual Library is running
on the MSV website http://www.manystrongvoices.org/library/default.aspx?
id=4077 and will be updated as new material is acquired through MSV’s
expanding network.
DEWA: A6.1 – Many Strong Voices and IPY virtual library (high
priority)
Global • One peer-reviewed report, Arctic Climate Impact Science - An Update Since
ACIA, produced on recent findings in polar science in relation to Arctic climate
change, funded by WWF and GRID-Arendal - published by WWF (http://
www.grida.no/polar/news/2381.aspx).
• Further opportunities for outreach materials and continuing this project
explored, but resource constraints made work on this in 2009 not possible.
• Report assessing the impacts of climate change on food security in the
Canadian Arctic prepared for the Canadian federal government
DEWA: A3.1 – Documentation on polar and cryosphere issues
for intergovernmental bodies, including Arctic Council and
ATCM.