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Balancing Development and Environmental Concerns in the Arctic

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The Arctic region has been experiencing large scale changes, especially in ice sheets, glaciers and sea-ice, on account of global warming. These changes are likely to affect tropical regions, especially India. The melting of ice has provided economic opportunities along with environmental challenges. In this chapter, various issues related to the development of the region and the ecosystem have been discussed. A collaborative action with the Arctic countries has been emphasized to address concerns of Asian countries, specifically India.

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  1. Earth System Science Organisation, Prithvi Bhawan, Lodhi Road, New Delhi, 110 003, India

    Shailesh Nayak

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  1. National Maritime Foundation, Director National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Vijay Sakhuja

  2. National Maritime Foundation, Research Fellow National Maritime Foundation, New Delhi, Delhi, India

    Kapil Narula

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Nayak, S. (2016). Balancing Development and Environmental Concerns in the Arctic. In: Sakhuja, V., Narula, K. (eds) Asia and the Arctic. Springer Geology. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-10-2059-9_3

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