Press Release; Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting, Held in Barrow, Alaska, October 12-13, 2000

• Main Author: U.S. State Department
• Other Authors: Arctic Council Secretariat
• Format: Other/Unknown Material
• Language: English
• Published: Arctic Council Secretariat 2000
• Subjects: Press release; Barrow; Ministerial; Arctic; Arctic Council; Alaska
• Online Access: http://hdl.handle.net/11374/2073

Press release from the Barrow Ministerial Meeting, held 12-13 October, 2000. The Barrow Ministerial meeting set the Arctic Council Agenda for the next two years, and "Ministers held a series of roundtable discussions on the impact of climate variability on Arctic communities and ecosystems; health, education, and economic opportunities of Arctic communities; the threat of contaminants in the Arctic and opportunities for collective action to address the problem; and how to improve cooperation between the Arctic Council and the many organizations and initiatives with a northern focus".