Arctic Council Repository
The Ottawa Declaration of 1996 formally established the Arctic Council as a high level intergovernmental forum to provide a means for promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, with the involvement of the Arctic Indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants on common Arctic issues, in particular issues of sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic.
This repository holds reports and assessments produced by the Arctic Council.
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Item Analysis of Potential Radiological Consequences of Selected Emergencies Relevant for the Arctic Region - Factsheet(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2025-05)This factsheet includes the abstract of a project conducted by the Radiation and Nuclear Safety Authority of Finland "Consequence Assessment of Nuclear-Powered Vessel Accidents and Floating Nuclear Power Plant Transit Accidents in the Arctic Region", initially introduced to EPPR in 2021. The project built on the EPPR Radiation Expert Group's project “Radiological/Nuclear Risk Assessment in the Arctic”, that identified scenarios that could lead to a radiological or nuclear emergency in the Arctic region. Nuclear powered vessel accidents and accidents in the transit of a floating nuclear power plant were identified as scenarios with a moderate risk level and with an increasing risk trend. Increasing risk trend was also associated with small modular reactors and with transport of nuclear materials although the risk level for both scenarios was perceived as low. Full report is accessible through a QR-code in the factsheet.Item Validation of the IMO Polar Code Survival Time Study - Factsheet(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2025)This factsheet is produced based on a U.S. Coast Guard project "Verify IMO Polar Code Survival Requirement" initially introduced to EPPR in 2021. The project focused on the United States (US) Arctic AOR1 and developed a simulation model to study six conceivable Arctic emergency scenarios. The model evaluates the scenario response time over several iterations to calculate an interval containing the expected time until response. These six scenarios take place between the months of June to October, range in victim counts from eight to 320, and extend from the Chukchi and Beaufort Seas to the North Pole. Full report is accessible through a QR-code in the factsheet.Item Circumpolar Seabird Expert Group (CBird) Workplan 2025-2026(CAFF, 2025-12)The Circumpolar Seabird Expert Group (CBird) promotes, facilitates, and coordinates seabird conservation, management, research and monitoring among circumpolar countries and both local communities and indigenous peoples improves communication between seabird scientists, Indigenous Knowledge (IK) holders, managers, and the public inside and outside the Arctic.Item Arctic Health Preparedness Conference Report(Arctic Council Secretariat, Norwegian Red Cross, 2025-12)The Arctic Health Preparedness Conference was one of the activities under EPPR's “Strengthening Arctic Health Preparedness” project, which was initiated to get a better understanding of current and emerging risks to health preparedness and emergency response in the Arctic, with a special focus on how civil society resources – in particular those of organised and volunteer-driven preparedness organisations with a local presence in the Arctic – can increase their collaboration with Arctic States’ health authorities to collectively strengthen our understanding and collaboration in preparation for emergencies, accidents and crises situations in the Arctic. This report summarizes findings from the Arctic Health Preparedness Conference organised by the Norwegian Red Cross/International Federation of the Red Cross and Red Crescent Societies (IFRC) and the Northern Norway Regional Health Authority (Helse Nord) in January 2025 under EPPR. The project was co-led by Norway and IFRC.Item Strengthening Arctic Health Preparedness: The Way Forward(Arctic Council Secretariat and Norwegian Red Cross, 2025)The Arctic is changing rapidly. Climate change, demographic shifts, geopolitical tensions, and increasing economic activity are reshaping the region, placing unprecedented strain on health systems and emergency preparedness. This report, based on the 2025 Arctic Health Preparedness Conference and a participatory Photovoice study in Finnmark, Norway, explores how civil society, and particularly local volunteers, can play an essential role in strengthening health preparedness across the Arctic region. The report outlines three overarching priorities for strengthening Arctic health preparedness, with six specific recommendations for the Arctic Council, national authorities, and civil society partners.
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