Convergence NNA: Coordinate a Transdisciplinary Research Network to Identify Challenges of and Solutions to Permafrost Coastal Erosion and Its Socioecological Impacts in the Arctic

永久冻土海岸侵蚀-RCN（PCE-RCN）将汇集自然和社会科学及工程领域的领导者，以解决北极沿海社区因快速海岸侵蚀而面临的挑战。快速的海岸侵蚀可能迫使社区考虑向内陆迁移，并限制获得资源的机会。拟议的PCE-RCN的一个目标是更好地了解与海岸侵蚀相关的挑战，这是由永久冻土融化和不断变化的海冰条件驱动的。另一个目标是确定潜在的解决方案及其社会生态影响。将通过一系列国际讲习班、出版物和与当地媒体的直接互动来实现这些目标。与区域和地方资源管理人员和社区的接触将纳入常设环境委员会区域和网络的许多活动。该项目通过侧重于社会高度关注的北极海岸侵蚀问题，并通过将社会科学和自然科学学科（海岸生物物理学、土壤物理学、气候建模和大气科学）以及土木和环境工程学科等不同领域结合起来的方式处理这一问题，促进了趋同。拟议的永久冻土海岸侵蚀-RCN（PCE-RCN）将汇集各种科学和工程学科的国家和国际领导人，以解决快速海岸侵蚀的紧迫社会问题。整个北极地区正在发生快速的海岸侵蚀，并对沿海社区产生深远的影响，包括流离失所和失去生计。拟议的PCE-RCN的目标是通过综合活动进一步解决永久冻土融化和海冰条件变化如何导致海岸侵蚀的问题，并确定潜在的解决方案及其社会生态影响。这些目标将通过一系列国际讲习班、白色文件和其他渠道来实现。与区域和地方资源管理人员和社区的接触将纳入常设环境委员会区域和网络的许多活动。

The Permafrost Coastal Erosion-RCN (PCE-RCN) will bring together leaders in fields of natural and social science and engineering to address the challenges faced by coastal communities in the Arctic due to rapid coastal erosion. Rapid coastal erosion can force communities to consider moving inland and limit access to resources. One goal of the proposed PCE-RCN will be to better understand the challenges associated with coastal erosion, which is driven by permafrost thaw and changing sea ice conditions. Another goal is to identify potential solutions and their socio-ecological impacts. These goals will be addressed through a series of international workshops, publications and direct interaction with local media. Engagement with regional and local resource managers and communities will be incorporated throughout many of the activities of the PCE-RCN. This project promotes convergence by focusing on a topic of high societal concern, coastal erosion in the Arctic, and by approaching this topic in a manner that will integrate diverse fields, including social science and natural science disciplines (coastal geophysics, soil physics, climate modelling, and atmospheric science) and disciplines in civil and environmental engineering. The proposed Permafrost Coastal Erosion-RCN (PCE-RCN) will bring together national and international leaders in the diverse scientific and engineering disciplines needed to address the pressing societal issue of rapid coastal erosion. Rapid coastal erosion is underway throughout the Arctic, and is impacting coastal communities in profound ways, including displacement and loss of livelihood. The goal of the proposed PCE-RCN will be to further resolve through synthesis activities how coastal erosion is driven by permafrost thaw and changing sea ice conditions and to identify potential solutions and their socio-ecological impacts. These goals will be addressed through a series of international workshops, white papers and other outlets. Engagement with regional and local resource managers and communities will be incorporated throughout many of the activities of the PCE-RCN.