Climate change affects the ice and water masses in polar regions, causing change in the extent of ice sheets and caps.  This will have cascading effects on regional bio-physical systems causing global climatic feedbacks.  In the Arctic, the socio-economic systems will also be negatively affected.*  To cope with decreasing ice stability and safety, people in the Arctic are making use of indigenous knowledge to navigate new routes for hunting and travelling.**

*http://goo.gl/AxJf5  **http://goo.gl/84A2E

Photo: Marc Dormino, Lawrence Hislop, UNEP/GRID Arendal

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