About The Committee

No need for icebreakers in this committee! The year is 2030, and reckless fossil fuel use, overdevelopment, and lack of action from international leadership have led to sea ice in the Arctic Circle melting at rates never seen before. Without a clear response, sea levels are set to rise dramatically and threaten over a billion people around the world. Even worse, it will accelerate global warming and set the planet on an unstoppable course of catastrophe with no way to stop it.

The uncovering of the new Northern Ocean also provides opportunities in the form of shipping lanes, territorial control, and billions of dollars in rare minerals and resources. Major countries, companies, and non-government organizations (NGOs) are already vying for control over this rapidly growing area. With tensions rising between major global powers, and international bodies largely silent, actors around the world are unsure if these events are building up to collaboration, competition, or war.

Delegates will have to work together to save the Arctic and the world. Through unique committee mechanics, they will tackle problems, uncover what lies beneath the ice, and rupture time itself to fundamentally change the Arctic forever. Delegates hold the future – and the past – in their hands, with the fate of humanity resting on their shoulders. No pressure….

This is a Non-Traditional Crisis Committee. Delegates are encouraged to sign up for this committee only if they have experience competing on the crisis-style collegiate circuit.