On 5 June 2013, EPRC chaired a workshop in Dundalk, Ireland on the implications of changes in the Arctic for Ireland and Northern Ireland.
The workshop brought together a range of participants from the academic institutions, health care bodies, local and regional government and other public and private sector bodies to discuss the economic, social and environmental implications of climate change in the Arctic and the opportunities for organisations in Ireland and N. Ireland to engage in debate, research and development.
The workshop was organised as part of a study being conducted by Irene McMaster, Arno van der Zwet and John Bachtler, together with Frank Gaskell of Integritas Liaison, for Highlands & Islands Enterprise. The study is examining how Scotland, Ireland and N. Ireland can work together on Arctic-related issues with its international partners in the EU-funded Northern Periphery Programme that promotes territorial cooperation on the north-western edge of Europe.