Workshop on Arctic climate begins

NCPOR director Thamban Meloth inaugurating the two-day workshop on ‘Understanding Arctic: climate and the need for environmental protection’ in Kochi on January 5. Also seen are Anu Gopinath, Massive Open Online Course co-ordinator, and K. Dinesh, Registrar, Kufos.
| Photo Credit: THULASI KAKKAT

A two-day workshop on ‘Understanding Arctic: Climate and the need for environmental protection,’ jointly organised by the National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR), Goa, University Grants Commission and Ministry of Earth Sciences, began here on Sunday.

In his inaugural address, Thamban Meloth, director, NCPOR, highlighted the critical role of polar studies in understanding the changing climate and their interconnections with the Indian monsoon at the workshop, organised under the UGC-SWAYAM Massive Open Online Course.

K. Dinesh, Registrar, Kerala University of Fisheries and Ocean Studies (KUFOS), S. Suresh Kumar, Director of Research, KUFOS, and Anu Gopinath, course coordinator, spoke.

S. Bijoy Nandan, former Vice-Chancellor, Kannur University, Rahul Mohan, Head, Polar Sciences Group, NCPOR, and polar researchers Avinash Kumar, Archana Singh, and T. Jabir of the Centre and filmmaker Rakesh Rao also spoke.