Cold-climate regions face increased
impacts and responses to
environmental sensitivity, the consequences of which are not purely physical. Hence, these
issues require the
incorporation of social, economic and environmental aspects.
The themes stress the need
for interdisciplinary efforts
to assess an integrated understanding of cold region geo-ecosystems, including land use and
climate change issues. A
second focus will be on the improvement of combining process and geo-archive
information in arctic and
alpine environments as well as in former periglacial environments.
Within this
geographical-oriented commission, an integration of many aspects of the
physical environment with the
social and economic realms, such as sustainable development, will be
emphasized. Commission
activities concentrate on the organisation and co-sponsoring of topical workshops
and conference sessions, as
well as contributing geographical expertise to organisations dealing with cold region
issues.
IGU
Commission on