Arctic Economies: North America and Russia
IISD Senior Researcher Ivetta Gerasimchuk spoke at the Arctic Futures Symposium, Oct. 15, 2014. The topic was "Arctic Economies: North America and Russia." Panelists discussed aspects of the economy of the North American and Russian Arctic.
The International Polar Foundation organized the Arctic Futures Symposium, Oct. 14-15, 2014 in Brussels, Belgium. The theme of the event was the people of the Arctic and economies of the Circumpolar North.
Video courtesy of the International Polar Foundation.
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