Arctic Council

The Arctic Council (English Arctic Council ) is an intergovernmental forum with a permanent seat in Tromsø, Norway, which was founded for the balance of interests between the Arctic littoral states and indigenous peoples in 1996. Climate protection and security in the region should be encouraged. The Council coordinates research and development projects, for example in the transport sector and the mining of mineral resources. Published in 2004 by the Council such as the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, a comprehensive study on the effects of global warming in the Arctic. On 12 May 2011 an agreement on search and rescue operations in the Arctic (Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue Agreement) was of the permanent members of the Arctic Council in Nuuk, Greenland, signed the first binding international agreement, under the auspices of the Arctic Council was negotiated.

Composition

  • Members
  • Observer

In the late 1980s opened up by the new political situation prospects for cooperation. The Arctic Environmental Protection Strategy ( AEPS ) in 1991 was launched. Was founded in 1996 with a "Declaration of Ottawa " by the Foreign Ministers of the Arctic Council. It consists of

  • Denmark Denmark
  • Finland Finland
  • Iceland Iceland
  • Canada Canada
  • Norway Norway
  • Russia Russia
  • Sweden Sweden
  • United States United States

Denmark also represents Greenland and the Faroe Islands in the Arctic Council. Decisions in the Arctic Council at all levels can be taken only by the eight Member States. The chair of the committee rotates every two years between national members. From 1996 to 1998, first Canada held the first chair of the committee. In Canada followed from 1998 to 2000, the United States, 2000-2002 Finland, 2002-2004 Iceland from 2004 to 2006, Russia from 2006 to 2009 Norway. Denmark led the Council from 2009 to 2011, Sweden from 2011 to 2013. In May 2013, the handover of the Presidency for the period 2015 to Canada took place. It is chaired since then as a representative of Canada an Inuk, Leona Aglukkaq, who was previously Minister for Health and the development of the North.

Permanent Participants ( Permanent Participants )

Six umbrella organizations of the indigenous people of the Arctic have as so-called Permanent Participants (Permanent Participants ) a guaranteed right of participation. These are

As coordinator of the Indigenous Peoples Permanent Participants secretariate, headquartered in Copenhagen

Observer

The observer ( Observer ) can

  • Non- Arctic states,
  • Intergovernmental and inter-parliamentary organizations and
  • NGOs

Purchase. Observers can develop their activities, especially in the working groups of the Arctic Council's work to support specific projects of the Arctic states and financially. Some non - Arctic states as well as various non-governmental organizations admitted as observers. Some of the Observer States

  • France France
  • Germany Germany
  • Poland Poland
  • Spain
  • Netherlands The Netherlands
  • United Kingdom United Kingdom
  • Italy Italy
  • People's Republic of China People's Republic of China
  • India India
  • Japan Japan
  • Flag of South Korea South Korea
  • Singapore Singapore

Among the organizations with observer status include

  • IWGIA (International Work Group for Indigenous Affairs ), based in Copenhagen and
  • Pacific Environment from San Francisco
  • International Federation of Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC )
  • International Union for Conservation of Nature and Natural Resources ( IUCN)
  • Nordic Environment Finance Corporation ( NEFCO )
  • Standing Committee of Parliamentarians of the Arctic ( SCPAR )
  • Development Programme (UNDP )
  • Environment Programme (UNEP )
  • World Wide Fund for Nature (WWF ) Global Arctic Program
  • International Arctic Science Committee (IASC)
  • Northern Forum ( NF)

To the observer status apply at present to the following countries and organizations:

  • European Union
  • Greenpeace
  • Oceana
  • Association of Oil and Gas Producers ( OGP )
  • OSPAR Commission
  • International Hydrographic Organization ( IHO )

Scientific Cooperation

The Arctic Council has also initiated the University of the Arctic ( UArctic ) in 2001. The University of the Arctic is a network of universities for research in environmental bases in the polar region.

Swell

  • Taz No. 7502 of 1 November 2004, 8, 160 lines (TAZ report ), Bernhard Pötter
  • Tagesschau.de November 9, 2004 ( The original page is no longer available. ) Template: Dead link / www.tagesschau.de → Explanation
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