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Policy Briefs
The following policy briefs draw upon a series of background papers, expert meetings and interviews to provide an overview of the international and EU governance options for addressing the rapid changes underway in the region. While reflecting the opinions of its authors, and not necessarily the views of the European Commission, they benefit from the opinions and insights of the experts participating in the five Arctic TRANSFORM working groups.
Summary for Policy Makers | |
Transatlantic Policy Options for Supporting Adaptation in the Marine Arctic | |
Comparative policy analyses: US, EU and transatlantic Arctic policy | PDF (43 pages) |
Background Papers
The following background papers were originally presented at the May 2008 Co-chairs meeting and have been revised to incorporate expert feedback.
Introduction to the background papers |
Paper (17 pages) | |
Environmental Governance in the Marine Arctic |
Paper (41 pages) | Summary (4 pages) |
Indigenous Peoples in the Arctic |
Paper (33 pages) | Summary (5 pages) |
Arctic Fisheries |
Paper (27 pages) | Summary (4 pages) |
Offshore Hydrocarbon in the Arctic |
Paper (43 pages) | Summary (4 pages) |
Arctic Shipping |
Paper (28 pages) | Summary (5 pages) |
Expert Policy Papers
Each working group prepared an expert policy options paper for each thematic area: environmental governance, indigenous peoples, fisheries, offshore hydrocarbon and shipping.
Environmental Governance Working Group |
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Indigenous Peoples Working Group |
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Fisheries Working Group |
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Offshore Hydrocarbon Working Group |
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Shipping Working Group |
Meeting reports
The following synthesis reports summarise the stakeholder-based workshop held in Berlin, Germany in September 2008 and the final conference to present the policy options held in Brussels, Belgium in March 2009. The project brochure is also available.
Final Conference Synthesis Report |
PDF (7 pages) |
Expert Workshop Synthesis Report |
PDF (6 pages) |
Arctic TRANSFORM Project Brochure |
PDF (2 pages) |