Joint Statement of Ministers - On the occasion of the first White House Arctic Science Ministerial

• Format: Conference Object
• Language: English
• Published: 2016
• Subjects: Governmental; Arctic; Canada; New Zealand; Norway; Iceland
• Online Access: http://library.arcticportal.org/1943/; http://library.arcticportal.org/1943/1/JointStatement_ASM1_The%20White%20House_2016.pdf

We, the Ministers representing the eight Arctic States (Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden, and the United States), fourteen additional States (China, France, Germany, India, Italy, Japan, Republic of Korea, Netherlands, New Zealand, Poland, Singapore, Spain, Switzerland and the United Kingdom), and the European Union, in partnership with Arctic Indigenous representatives, have gathered to assert the importance of improving collaborative science efforts in the Arctic. Ours is the first-ever convening of science ministers from around the world to focus on the potential of increased cooperation on Arctic science. Recognizing the significance of environmental, social, and economic change in the Arctic region and its impacts on the rest of the planet, we owe this legacy of cooperation to future generations.