Arctic Socio-Economic Issues
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To advance on a better understanding of the human influences on the Arctic environment and the socio-economic conditions of Indigenous Peoples and Arctic Communities.
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Item EALLU - Arctic Indigenous Peoples' Food Systems: Youth, Innovation & Change Report 2021-2025(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2025-05-12) Sustainable Development Working GroupThe Arctic Council SDWG EALLU Project 2021-2025 focused on Indigenous Traditional Knowledge on food as a foundation for diversification of local economies and new approaches to adapt to Arctic change and food insecurity. This is a contribution to better understand and facilitate adaptation to Arctic change based on the knowledge and resources of affected communities and peoples. This is also a contribution to the fundamentals for innovation by and for Arctic Indigenous peoples. The SDWG EALLU Project has also had active involvement from all the Permanent Participants.Item The Economy of the North - ECONOR 2025(2025-05-12) Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG)The Economy of the North – ECONOR 2025 presents a comprehensive overview of the economy of the circumpolar Arctic, including the traditional nature-based economic activities of the Indigenous Peoples. Data on social and economic issues have not been easily available at the Arctic circumpolar level. The ECONOR projects have contributed to fill this gap by comprehensive overviews of Arctic economies. This ECONOR report, the fifth in the series, updates economic statistics and includes a wide set of socio-economic data to depict Arctic livelihoods, explore the value of Arctic natural resources, and bring forward knowledge of Indigenous Peoples’ way of life between traditional activities and market economy.Item Arctic Foods Innovation Cluster: Fostering Innovation in Arctic Food Industries(2025-05-12) Sustainable Development Working GroupThe Arctic’s commercial food system is challenged by a host of social, economic, logistical, and political obstacles. Some of these constraints include the high cost of food production inputs, limited infrastructure (e.g., road networks, ports), absence of supportive legislative, cultural tensions associated with commodifying traditional Indigenous foods, limited innovation and an over-reliance of raw export. Based on the findings of The Arctic as a Food Producing Region, this report examines whether a cluster-based approach to food innovation and food security might be an effective strategy to overcome these challenges. An Arctic Food Innovation Cluster (AFIC) could draw together Arctic/northern food producers with governments, Indigenous communities, colleges/universities, research centers, vocational training providers, and industry associations and young people to identify ways to increase production and added value of foods originating in the Arctic.Item Gender Equality in the Arctic IV Project Proposal(SDWG, 2022-02-08) SDWG; SDWGItem Blue Bioeconomy in the Arctic(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05) SDWGThe blue bioeconomy is important to many Arctic communities, providing food and other valuable bioresources, generating value and employment, and supporting rural regions. This report looks at the Arctic blue bioeconomy by analyzing regional challenges, opportunities, best practices and success stories from Iceland, Norway and Northern Canada. In addition, information on the status of the blue bioeconomy in Alaska, USA, the perspective of Inuit people on the blue bioeconomy and markets for marine ingredients are described. This work was endorsed by the Arctic Council´s Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG).