Plan for SDWG Adaptation work mandated by Ministers

"Adaptation to climate change in the Arctic represents a significant challenge for the region given the predictions in the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) as well as subsequent reports. The Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) was at the Salekhard Ministerial given a mandate for...

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Format: Report
Language:English
Published: Arctic Council Secretariat 2007
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Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/11374/691
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Summary:"Adaptation to climate change in the Arctic represents a significant challenge for the region given the predictions in the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) as well as subsequent reports. The Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) was at the Salekhard Ministerial given a mandate for further work on adaptation to climate change. It is important that the Working Group discuss how to follow up on this at our forthcoming meeting. Norway would like to offer some first ideas and proposals for a possible way forward." /./