The Arctic Council is the leading intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, Arctic indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants on common Arctic issues, in particular on issues of sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic. Taken from http://www.arctic-council.org
Getting Started with the Arctic Council
The Arctic Council Explained (video below)
Permanent Non-State Participants of the Arctic Council
Aleut International Association
Indigenous Peoples Secretariat
Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North
Working Groups of the Arctic Council
ACAP: The Arctic Contaminants Action Program group works with AMAP on emissions and Arctic pollutants
AMAP: The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme group assesses and informs the public and Arctic Council on threats to the Arctic environment
CAFF: The Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna group concentrates its work on wildlife and biodiversity issues in the Arctic region
EPPR: The Emergency Prevention Preparedness and Response group focuses on the management and mitigation of environmental emergencies in the Arctic region
PAME: The Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment group works on coastal and marine conservation and sustainability in the Arctic region
SDWG: The Sustainable Development Working Group focuses on sustainable economic development for the states and peoples of the Arctic region
Successful Initiatives and Resolutions
Agreement on Cooperation on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue in the Arctic, 2011
US and Canada, Arctic Search and Rescue Exercise by AiirSource Military (video below)
Agreement on Cooperation on Marine Oil Pollution Preparedness and Response in the Arctic, 2013
Responding to Oil Spills in the US Arctic Marine Environment (video below)
Agreement on Enhancing International Arctic Scientific Cooperation, 2017
Arctic Transformation: Understanding Arctic Research and the Vital Role of Science (video below)
Related and Relevant Organizations and Groups
International Arctic Science Committee
Icelandic Arctic Cooperation Network
Further Exploration on the Importance of the Arctic Council and the Arctic Region
The Emerging Arctic by Council on Foreign Relations (video below)
European Union policy for the Arctic by European Commission (video below)
Arctic Geopolitics
Frozen Dreams: Russia’s Arctic Obsession (video below)
State in 60 Seconds: Arctic Council (video below)
What If All The Ice Melted On Earth? (video below)
Further Reading on E-International Relations
- Online Resources – The Council of Europe
- Online Resources – Union for the Mediterranean
- Online Resources – The Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development
- Online Resources – Mercosur
- Online Resources – Organization for Security and Co-operation in Europe (OSCE)
- Online Resources – The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation
