Polar People "Will Need To Adapt" - BBC

"The four million inhabitants of the Arctic will have to change their way of life if warming trends in the region continue apace, leaders have warned. A four-year scientific assessment of climate change in the Arctic has been published, and says the area is warming at nearly twice the global average. The Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) will be used by rim nations and indigenous groups to inform policy.

Circumpolar representatives say local people will have to adapt to survive. "We are asking first for action to slow climate change," said Geir Tommy Pedersen, of the Saami Council. "However, we realise that we will be forced to make some adaptations, as we are already seeing the effects of climate change in our communities. We need to be given the resources to deal with these challenges."

An information campaign highlighting the results of the assessment has already been started by the Arctic indigenous peoples. "We need to tell our own people about what is in this report," said Rodion Sulyandziga, of the Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North.

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Be sure to check the Arctic sea ice graphic on the right-hand side of the page. Interesting.

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/science/nature/3995307.stm