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Arctic ConnectionsArctic Ambassador of Finland
Hannu Halinen
10.6.2014 GlasgowHannu Halinen
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International cooperation
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Global
• UN, UNCLOS• IMO, Polar Code• UNEP, UNDP
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Regional
Circumpolar•Arctic Council
Euro-Arctic Region•Barents Euro-Arctic Council•Northern Dimension•Nordic Council of Ministers•Council of the Baltic Sea States
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Sub-regional and bilateral
• A5• Nordic Countries• Bilateral partnerships
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Non-Arctic actors
• Observers in the AC• Other fora,
arrangements
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Challenges
• Sovereignty• Lack of stakeholders?• ”Near-Arctic”• Inclusive vs. exclusive
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Arctic Council
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About the Arctic Council
• 1991 AEPS ”Rovaniemi Process”
• 1996 Ottawa Declaration
• The Arctic Council is a high-level, intergovermental forum for political and scientific discussions on issues common to the governments of the Arctic region and its inhabitants.
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Member states
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Permanent participants
• Aleut International Association (AIA)
• Arctic Athabaskan Council (AAC)
• Gwich’in Council International (GCI)
• Inuit Circumpolar Council (ICC)
• Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia and Far East (RAIPON)
• Saami Council (SC)
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Working groups
• Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP)
• Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
• Conservation of the Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF)
• Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR)
• Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAME)
• Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG)
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• Arctic Economic Council Task Force
• Scientific Cooperation Task Force
• Arctic Marine Oil Pollution Prevention Task Force
• Black Carbon and Methane Task Force
Task Forces
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Observers • Europe: The Netherlands, Spain, UK, Italy, Poland, France, Germany, the EU
• Other countries outside Europe: South-Korea, India, Japan, China and Singapore
• Organizations: IFRC, NEFCO, UN-ECE, UNDP, UNEP, WWF among others, 20 observer organizations in total
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Arctic Economic Council
• Aim: fostering sustainable development, including economic growth, environmental protection and social development in the Arctic Region
• Focus on responsible resource development
• Independent from the AC• Link to the EU programmes
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Finland’s Arctic VisionSource: https://www.flickr.com/photos/cznr/10559395913
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Finland’s Arctic Vision• Finland is an active
Arctic actor with the ability to reconcile business opportunities with requirements of the environment in a sustainable manner while drawing upon international cooperation.
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International cooperation• Strengthen the Arctic
status of Finland in external relations
• Strengthen international cooperation and international law
• Strengthen the Arctic Council
• Build bilateral Arctic partnerships
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EU’s role in the Arctic
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EU’s role in the Arctic• Together with Sweden
and Denmark clarify the EU’s role in the Arctic
• Support efforts to consolidate the EU’s Arctic policy and its observer status in the Arctic Council
• Establish the EU Arctic Information Centre in Rovaniemi, Finland
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EU• “Not a rule-maker,
but growth facilitator”
• Arctic competencies
• Commission Communication 2012
• Arctic dimension in the EU programmes
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EU Arctic Information Centre• Initiative since 2008• Preparatory Action by the
Commission• Final Report published
September 2014• Improved access, dialogues
and dissemination of information within and outside the EU
• Support the formation of the EU’s Arctic policy
• Guarantee its coherence• Collaborative structure of
European Arctic excellence institutes
• Hub in Rovaniemi, Finland
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