SaGHAA IV 2017/ Science and Geopolitics of Himalaya-Arctic-Antarctic, an international conference was held at JNU Convention Centre, New Delhi, India during November 30 and December 1 with a focus on climate change. Various sessions – Climate Change, Health of Himalayan Glaciers and its Biodiversity, Geopolitics of the Poles, Ocean Research, and Arctic and Antarctic Cryospheric Research were organised. Unprecedented changes in environment and morphology and emergence of political interventions is encouraging exploitation of Cryospheric areas laying a major stress and a rise in demand and conflict. Renowned international scientists such as Dr. Walter R. Roest, Dr. Nalan Koc, Dr. Arid along with H.E. Nils Ragnar Kamsvag and various other senior scientists and directors of Indian Institutions deliberated during the Conference. Dr. M.N. Rajeevan, Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences was the chief guest with over 17 directors attending the two days of the conference, making it a resounding success.
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Climate change and technological advancement have acted as big contributors in providing greater accessibility to the Arctic Antarctic and Himalayan region. SaGHAA 2019 plans to focus on the developments in the three polar regions and Southern Ocean under the climate change scenario.
The consequences of warming Southern Ocean, its influence on carbon sequestration, modulating monsoons and on the marine biodiversity will be a new addition to the widening scope of SaGHAA.
The Arctic-Antarctic teleconnection to monsoon, changing pattern of the precipitation both in intensity and duration over Himalaya, the dynamics of Himalayan glaciers, snow cover assessment, adaptation of the societies in Himalaya to climate change and more will be the current focus.
SAGHAA 2019 will also highlight the challenging marine technology and management aspects of expeditions to Polar Regions that constitute the backbone of conducting research in inaccessible areas of Arctic, Antarctic, Himalaya and Southern Ocean.
