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Science and Geopolitics of Arctic and Antarctic

A think tank for science policy and advocacy of the two poles

SaGAA 7
April 27 April 28

Schedule

April 27

Time MTM Speaker Designation
10.00 AM to 11:30 AM INAUGURATION
10:03 AM-10:05 AM Introduction to SaGAA President, SaGAA
10:03 AM-10:07 AM Welcome Address Chairman, SaGAA
10:07 AM-10:15 AM Guest of Honour Ambassador of Norway to India
10:15 AM-10:20 AM Special Guest Secretary (West), Ministry of External Affairs
10:20 AM-10:25 AM Special Guest Convenor NatStrat, Fmr Dpty National Security Adviser, Government of India
10:25 AM-10:30 AM Chief Guest Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences
10:35 AM-10:40 AM Vote of Thanks Co-Chairman SaGAA, (Fmr) Department of Geology, Delhi University
Plenary
10:40 AM- 11:00 AM Climate Change and the Arctic Sea Ice: Lessons learned and Future Strategies Director, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
Plenary
11:00 AM -11:30  AM Indigenous people and their melting abodes Inventor and Educator, Director, HIAL
11:30 AM-11:40 AM Opening of Exhibition / Group Photo Session
11:40 AM-12:00 PM Tea Break
12:00 PM to 2:00 PM TECHNICAL SESSION 1: PRESERVING THE POLES | THE DYNAMICS OF CHANGE
Chair: Former Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India
Co-Chair: Scientist G, Advisor, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India
MTM Title of Talk Speaker Designation
12:00 PM-12:15 PM Permafrost Pathways in the Arctic and the Himalaya Associate Professor, Azim Premji University, Bangalore
12:15 PM-12:30 PM Indias expanding role in Arctic Science Project Scientist, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research , Goa
12:30 PM- 12:45 PM Summer variability in bio-optical properties and phytoplankton pigment signatures in two adjacent high Arctic fjords, Svalbard Scientist-F & SIC (Ocean Sciences) National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research, Goa
12:45 PM- 1:00 PM Changes in the Arctic Ocean and the need for sustained observations Scientist, Norwegian Polar Institute, Norway
1:00 PM- 1:15 PM Exchange of Mass/ Particle across air-ice-sea interface in Southern Ocean Scientist, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research
1:15 PM- 1:30 PM Recent Antarctic Sea-Ice record low: Role of Ocean-Atmospheric Forcing Scientist, National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research , Goa
1:30 PM- 1:40 PM Predicting Tipping Points for the Future Collapse of the West Antarctic Ice Sheet and Sea Level Rise from Pliocene-Pleistocene Records Scientist, Cryosphere Science Division, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research, Goa
1:45 PM - 2:00 PM Q&A and Group Photo Session
2:15 PM- 3:00 PM Lunch Break
3:00 PM- 4:00 PM PANEL DISCUSSION 1: CHALLENGES IN MANAGING THE OCEANS - SCIENTIFIC, ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC CONTEXT.
Chair: Secretary, Ministry of Earth Sciences, Govt. of India
Co-chair: Former Director, Indian National Centre for Ocean Information Services, Hyderabad (Deep Ocean Mission)
Topic Of Discussion Panelists Designation
Ocean advisory Director, National Centre for Ocean Information Services
Technological Innovations Former Director, National Institute of Ocean Technology
Conflicts and Law of the Sea Fmr Director, National Centre for Antarctic and Ocean Research
Arctic ocean common heritage mankind - CHM Senior Fellow, National Maritime Foundation
IndArc ocean data Head, Ocean Acoustics and Scientist G, NIOT
4:00 PM- 4:15 PM Tea Break
4:15 PM - 7:00 PM TECHNICAL SESSION 2: ONE WORLD TECHNOLOGIES | SHARING INNOVATIONS
Chair: Director-National Institute of Advanced Sciences, Bangalore
Co-chair: Director, Indian Institute of Tropical Meteorology, Pune
MTM Title of Talk Speaker Designation
4:15 PM - 4:30 PM Innovations in Cryospheric Research using Space based Technology Director, Indian Institute of Remote Sensing, Dehradun
4:30 PM - 4:45 PM Indian inputs in the Technological Innovations in Deep Ocean Mission Director, National Centre for Coastal Research, Chennai
4:45 PM - 5:00 PM Green Hydrogen Projects Development in Australia Sun Brilliance Group, Australia
5:00 PM- 5:15 PM Technological Innovations in Geothermal Energy: Learnings from Iceland India Ambassador, Women in Geothermal, Iceland
5:15 PM- 5:30 PM Developing an Early Warning System in the Himalayas Director, National Centre for Seismology, MoES, New Delhi
5:30 PM- 5:45 PM Early Warning System for GLOFs Senior Cryosphere Specialist, International Centre for Integrated Mountain Development, Kathmandu, Nepal
5:45 PM- 6:00 PM An idea for Early warning system for flash floods in Himalaya Professor, Department of Geology, Centre of Advanced Studies Delhi University
6:00 PM- 6:15 PM Green and Blue Growth: Prospects of the Southern Ocean Biomass Pro Vice Chancellor, Director, Amity Institute of Environmental Toxicology, Safety and Management, Amity University, Noida
6:15 PM- 6:30 PM Assessing hydrological resources through innovative technologies Outstanding Scientist & JC Bose National Fellow, CSIR-National Geophysical Research Institute, Hyderabad