Hveragerði 2011

The 6th NRF Open Assembly in Hveragerði, Iceland 

3rd - 6th of September 2011.

Overarching Theme of the 6th Open Assembly is "Our Ice Dependent World"

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The overall objective of the Open Assembly in Hveragerði, Iceland, is to address the impact of dwindling ice - terrestrial as well as ocean bound - on the complex interface of nature and society in all climatic zones of the world, with an emphasis on the Arctic, the Antarctic and the Himalayans. In light of the man-made part of climate change, particularly meaning global warming, and the natural phenomena of ice is gradually becoming a concept of global politics - a common heritage of humankind- affecting societal life in quite dramatic ways on a global scale. This turn in the interrelationship and working of the society/nature interface is the focus of the Assembly.

Host of the conference is the University of Akureyri