The Arctic Council at 15 Years: Edging Forward in a Sea of Governance Challenges
With the impacts of climate change on the Arctic, including the thinning and decreasing extent of sea ice and projected dramatic increases in access to and development of regional resources, the adequacy of existing governance arrangements for the Arctic is increasingly being questioned. Through a t...
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ftdalhouseunissl:oai:digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca:scholarly_works-1501 2023-06-11T04:07:59+02:00 The Arctic Council at 15 Years: Edging Forward in a Sea of Governance Challenges VanderZwaag, David 2011-01-01T08:00:00Z application/pdf https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/scholarly_works/506 https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/context/scholarly_works/article/1501/viewcontent/SSRN_id2126084.pdf unknown Schulich Law Scholars https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/scholarly_works/506 https://digitalcommons.schulichlaw.dal.ca/context/scholarly_works/article/1501/viewcontent/SSRN_id2126084.pdf Articles, Book Chapters, & Popular Press arctic regional cooperation indigenous organisations pollutants ocean governance climate change Environmental Law text 2011 ftdalhouseunissl 2023-05-06T23:11:57Z With the impacts of climate change on the Arctic, including the thinning and decreasing extent of sea ice and projected dramatic increases in access to and development of regional resources, the adequacy of existing governance arrangements for the Arctic is increasingly being questioned. Through a two-part format, this article reviews how the Arctic Council is faring as the key regional governance institution for the Arctic since being established pursuant to a Declaration adopted by the eight Arctic States in September 1996. How the Council has edged forward the regional cooperation agenda through its six working groups and Ministerial meetings is first described. The recent governance innovation of establishing task forces to negotiate regional instruments on search and rescue and emergency preparedness and response is highlighted. The paper then turns to provide an overview of key challenges confronting the Arctic Council: fully implementing existing commitments and recommendations; completing the Arctic Council's restructuring; addressing future governance of ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction in the Arctic; and strengthening the 'Arctic voice' in international fora. Text Arctic Council Arctic Climate change Sea ice Schulich Scholars (Schulich School of Law, Dalhousie University) Arctic |
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With the impacts of climate change on the Arctic, including the thinning and decreasing extent of sea ice and projected dramatic increases in access to and development of regional resources, the adequacy of existing governance arrangements for the Arctic is increasingly being questioned. Through a two-part format, this article reviews how the Arctic Council is faring as the key regional governance institution for the Arctic since being established pursuant to a Declaration adopted by the eight Arctic States in September 1996. How the Council has edged forward the regional cooperation agenda through its six working groups and Ministerial meetings is first described. The recent governance innovation of establishing task forces to negotiate regional instruments on search and rescue and emergency preparedness and response is highlighted. The paper then turns to provide an overview of key challenges confronting the Arctic Council: fully implementing existing commitments and recommendations; completing the Arctic Council's restructuring; addressing future governance of ocean areas beyond national jurisdiction in the Arctic; and strengthening the 'Arctic voice' in international fora. |
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