| Summary: | Ritgerðin er lokuð til 16.05.2050 The Arctic Council was established in 1996, with reluctance on the part of the U.S and Russia regarding the role Arctic Indigenous Peoples should have in this new entity. However in no small-part due to the efforts of ICC and Canada the newly formed Arctic Council included Permanent Participant a category sitting below the States, but above that of Observers including non-Arctic States. Within the Council Permanent Participants have a clearly defined consultation right and therefore an influential role in how the Council operates. However some disadvantages of this new forum were that it is not a legally binding treaty or agreement and its decisions are therefore not legally binding and adherence to any decisions it makes are voluntary with no mechanisms in place to compel or track implementation and outcomes. The Council is funded on a voluntary basis, has no programming budget, all of which are detrimental to its effectiveness. Starting from these origins the Council has evolved, and it’s mandate has grown, moving from being a discussion forum, to a policy shaping and finally a policy making body. This development of the Council from being not only a forum for dialogue, but a forum for establishing norms, waiting to become law has allowed Arctic Indigenous Peoples through the Permanent Participants to influence and inform how circumpolar and global fora engage Indigenous Peoples and their knowledge indicating that their engagement with the Arctic Council has been meaningful in the sense that it has produced tangible results. Since it’s establishment Arctic Council has raised global awareness on climate change, the rapid change occurring in the Arctic and the impacts this has globally. It has been key in setting the agenda on Arctic dialogue bringing attention to emerging issues and creating spaces for conversations between stakeholders in the Arctic and building and improving on how Indigenous Peoples are engaged and their concerns taken into account. It is a forum Arctic ...
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