1. SAO Meeting, 12 - 13 June, Rovaniemi, Finland
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Item Program for the Finnish Chair of the Arctic Council 2000-2002(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2001-11) Ministry for Foreign Affairs of FinlandThe Program for the Finnish Chairmanship 2000-2002 focuses on: making the Arctic Council a mouthpiece for the Arctic, by raising the Arctic Council's profile; improving cooperation with the EU; rationalizing the AC's work; intensifying the protection of the Arctic environment, while clarifying actions in support of sustainable development; promoting Arctic research, economic and social development; as well as strenghtening the participation of the Arctic people in the development of cooperation in their region.Item CONFERENCE ON WOMEN IN THE ARCTIC 2002.(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2001-05-28) Räsänen, Leila; Hartzell, Saara"The Declaration on the Establishment of the Arctic Council proclaim commitment to promoting sustainable development in the Arctic region, including economic and social development, improved health conditions and cultural well-being, with the full involvement of the Arctic indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants. Issues of gender equality have not yet been addressed within the Arctic Council, although equality has been promoted in networks or women from indigenous communities. The Government of Finland is committed in taking up issues related to the position of women and gender equality in the work of the Arctic Council during the Finnish Chairmanship."Item Invitation to Arctic Transportation Workshop(MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS, FINLAND; MINISTRY OF FOREIGN AFFAIRES, FINLAND, 2001-03-22)"The Finnish Chair of the Arctic Council invites the representatives of the Ministries/Departments of Transportation in the Arctic Council Member States, of the EU, and of the permanent representatives to the Arctic Transportation Workshop for Governmental Experts. The aim of the Arctic Transportation Workshop is to discuss the interest and need for cooperation between the transportation officials of the Arctic Council member states and find ways to define at the governmental level a common approach for the development of transportation in the Arctic Regions. The Arctic Transportation Workshop for Governmental Experts will be held in Tornio/ Finland - Haparanda/Sweden, September 26-27, 2001." /.../Item Circumpolar Cooperation within the Arctic Council Concerning SUSTAINABLE TRANSPORTATION IN THE ARCTIC REGIONS AND THE DEVELOPMENT OF INFRASTRUCTURE. DRAFT 1. March 15, 2001.(MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS, FINLAND, 2001) MINISTRY OF TRANSPORT AND COMMUNICATIONS, FINLAND"Sustainable development is taken to encompass ecological, social and economic considerations of a given development activity. Growth of traffic and construction of transportation infrastructure impact all these sectors heavily, but are also central to the economic well-being of circumpolar peoples and regions. Until now, the Arctic Council has addressed the region’s economic development and transportation issues only marginally. The Finnish chair intends to bring the questions of sustainable transportation on the Council’s agenda. There is already a considerable volume of activity focused on transportation development in the Arctic area, albeit outside the Arctic Council framework. In Europe, one can mention INSROP and ARCDEV, which have provided valuable information of the Northern Sea Route (NSR). At present, there is the Barents Euro-Arctic Transport Area (BEATA) process underway as well as the proposed ARCOP, a follow up project of ARCDEV and INSROP. The EU/Tacis has supported transportation studies in North-West Russia. Similar projects and processes can also be found elsewhere. Particularly the ones in North America and Far East are essential for gaining full understanding of the activities (to be identified!). This paper addresses transportation in all its modes: road, rail, sea, and air. In the Arctic, however, transportation development is highly intertwined with the development of energy resources, including pipelines, as well as telecommunications. They are presented here only in passing. At a later date, a workable scope of the transport-energy-telecom regime must be defined." /.../Item Proposed joint Report on the ‘Arctic Environment: European Perspectives’. Information document on the proposed joint report from EEA, UNEP/GRID-Arendal and AMAP for presentation at the Arctic Council SAO meeting, Rovaniemi, 12-13 June 2001.(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2001) Unknown author"It is proposed to develop a joint report between the EEA, UNEP/GRID-Arendal and AMAP. The report will aim to make existing information on the relationship between the environment in the European Arctic and the rest of the Arctic, and the impact of Europe on the Arctic environment available in an understandable form to a wide audience. The main results and conclusions of several existing reports on developments in the Arctic environment will be synthesised and presented in a form relevant for both the environmental policy debate within Europe, and the Global environmental discussions where Europe constitutes an important regional player."