Canada, denmark, finland, iceland, norway, sweden, russian federation and united states. At the same time, social sciences and humanities, and gender studies in particular, show little interest towards climate change impacts on human health in the arctic. Report that provides in depth knowledge of arctic demographics, economic, political and legal systems, as well as resource governance, educations, gender issues and geopolitics. To view and print you need acrobat reader click here to order the report. Resources and sustainable development in the arctic. Arctic human development report, ahdrii arctic human development report ahdr 2002 2004 arctic social indicators asii 20062009 arctic social indicators asi. Arctic human development report arctic portal library. Governance and environmental change in the arctic ocean. Arctic council, apart from the fact that it has led to a proposal for a more elaborate human development index than the one used by the united nations, on the basis of the ahrds report recommendations in this area cf. Sep 22, 2011 at the same time, social sciences and humanities, and gender studies in particular, show little interest towards climate change impacts on human health in the arctic. Based on contributions from some 90 scientists located in all the members of the arctic council and coordinated by a secretariat based at the stefansson arctic institute in akureyri, iceland, the report offers a wideranging scientific assessment of achievements and. The second arctic human development report is an assessment of trends that affect sustainable human development among residents of the circumpolar world. The arctic human development report can be ordered through the. Agreement on cooperation on aeronautical and maritime search and rescue in the arctic.
The arctic human development report is the first comprehensive assessment of human wellbeing covering the entire arctic region. The arctic human development report, published in 2004, was an assessment of the state of human development in the arctic. For many years, indigenous peoples, their rights, culture and identity have been neglected. Resource governance find, read and cite all the research you need on researchgate. Human development report 2004 3 at a time when the notion of a global clash of cultures is resonating so powerfullyand worryinglyaround the world, finding answers to the old questions of how best to manage and mitigate conflict over language, religion, culture and ethnicity has taken on renewed importance. Arctic human development report published by stefansson arctic institute, under the auspices of the icelandic chairmanship of the arctic council 2002 2004 the arctic human development report can be ordered through the stefansson arctic institute, borgir, nordurslod, is600 akureyri, iceland. Governance and environmental change in the arctic ocean science. The goals of the second volume regional processes and global linkages are to provide an update to the first ahdr 2004 in terms of an assessment of the state of arctic human development. Through its conferences, the scpar also provided an. Security of the global arctic in transformation potential. This depressing statement also refers to the sami who reside in the arctic. As a result, we still observe the division of labour between disciplines, the disciplinarybound pictures of human development in the arctic and terminology confusion. Journal of environmental studies and sciences, vol. The rationale for a second arctic human development report.
Arctic social indicators ii asiii is a followup activity to asii 2010 and the first arctic human development report ahdr, 2004. Arctic human development report volume ii published. The arctic human development report was one of its initiatives, adopted in 2002 by the arctic council at the start of the icelandic chairmanship. Their implementation is necessary for human security as they empower. The goals of the second volume of the ahdr arctic human development report. In the first edition of the arctic human development report in 2004 a chapter on gender was featured. The report contains 11 substantive chapters, an introduction, a conclusion and a summary of major findings. A snapshot, a baseline of human development in the arctic.
The arctic human development report was presented to ministers at the ministerial meeting. Description a major aim of the report was to make a direct contribution toward strengthening the arctic councils ac work on sustainable development. Arctic flora and fauna, status and conservation, the 2004 arctic human development report, and the 2004 arctic climate impact assessment. Pdf on nov 1, 2004, richard caulfield and others published arctic human development report chapter seven. Regional processes and global linkages are to provide an update to the first ahdr 2004 in terms of an assessment of the state of arctic human development. This special edition of the china national human development report marks multiple anniversaries. This paper presents the understanding of the term indigenous peoples and a number of their rights, including the right to selfdetermination. Elizabeth ferris examines how climate change is altering this relationship and forcing indigenous peoples to. Arctic human development report stefansson arctic institute. Indigenous peoples in the arctic region united nations. It will include a historical overview of the concepts of sustainability in global and arctic contexts, a progress report on research related to arctic sustainability, and. Circumpolar assessments of human development and quality of life ahdr 2004 priority project of icelandic chairmanship of arctic council 2002 2004.
Human security of the indigenous peoples in the arctic. Apr 17, 2009 the councils primary products have been scientific assessments, including the 1997 state of the arctic environment report, 2004 arctic climate impact assessment, 2004 arctic human development report, and 2008 arctic oil and gas assessment. Arctic observation network social indicator project aonsip. A multilevel eventhistory analysis in burkina faso. The population of the west nordic nations is however relatively large in arctic terms, as they count for about 10,5% of the circumpolar arctic population as defined in the arctic human development report of 2004 and other arctic council documents ahdr, 2004.
Based on contributions from some 90 scientists located in all the members of the arctic council and coordinated by a secretariat based at the stefansson arctic institute in akureyri, iceland, the report offers a wideranging scientific assessment of. The arctic environment and its indigenous peoples have always been closely intertwined. The goal of the arctic human development report ahdr, mandated in the 2002 inari. If the first ahdr 2004 provided a baseline of human development, this second report enabled the beginning of temporal comparisons and contrasts across a decade of marked social, economic, cultural and environmental. Cover powerpoint foreword, preface, acknowledgements, contents and summary of major findings. Arctic human development report 2004 arctic council icelandic led effort to identify factors key to sustainable development activities in the circumpolar region the focus was on all aspects of development for the human communities of the far north. Nordic ilibrary tracking change in human development in the. Likewise, it played an important role in promoting the creation of the university of the arctic. The production of the second volume of the arctic human development report ahdrii on the tenth anniversary of the first ahdr makes it possible to move beyond the baseline assessment to make valuable comparisons and contrasts across a decade of persistent and rapid change in the north. The coast is a region exposed to natural hazards and is particularly sensitive to climate change. The councils primary products have been scientific assessments, including the 1997 state of the arctic environment report, 2004 arctic climate impact assessment, 2004 arctic human development report, and 2008 arctic oil and gas assessment. The first ahdr report in 2004 the priority project of the icelandic arctic council chairmanship provided important baseline information for the council, policymakers and others who deal with issues of human development and societal transformation in a time of rapid environmental, cultural, political, economic and social change.
Arctic human development report ac archive home arctic council. Based on contributions from some 90 scientists located in all the. Mandated under the arctic councils 2002 ministerial declaration as a priority project designed to provide a comprehensive knowledge base for the work of the councils sustainable development programme, the ahdr was a centerpiece of the icelandic chairmanship of the arctic council during 2002 2004. Climate change effects on human health in a gender. Arctic human development report nordic council of ministers. Stefansson arctic institute, reykjavik, iceland, pp. Administrative support for the reports preparation was provided by oscar bernal, renuka corea. Copies of ahdrii can be ordered or downloaded pdf at. Cultural liberty in todays diverse worldargues that states must actively devise multicultural policies to prevent discrimination on cultural groundsreligious, ethnic and linguistic. The report provides a coherent framework by identifying priority issues and future challenges for arctic livelihoods, human wellbeing and community viability. The objective of asi 2010 was to develop a small set of arctic specific social indicators that as a collective would help facilitate the tracking and monitoring of change in human development in the arctic. Arctic human development report published in november 2004. This past year saw the publication of the second arctic human development report, a decade after the first report was issued.
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