AC Working Group: Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG)

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The goal of the Sustainable Development program of the Arctic Council is to propose and adopt steps to be taken by the Arctic States to advance sustainable development in the Arctic.This includes opportunities to protect and enhance the environment and the economies, culture and health of indigenous peoples and Arctic communities. The guiding tenet running throughout the work of the SDWG is to pursue initiatives that provide practical knowledge and contribute to building the capacity of indigenous peoples and Arctic communities to respond to the challenges and benefits from the opportunities in the Arctic region.

Website: sdwg.arctic-council.org

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About SDWG
Adaptation to Climate Change

Reports and Assessments on the topic of Adaptation to Climate Change
Arctic Cultures and Languages

Reports and Assessments on the topic of Arctic Cultures and Languages
Arctic Human Health

Reports and Assessments on the topic of Arctic Human Health.
Arctic Socio-Economic Issues

Reports and Assessments on the topic of Arctic Socio-Economic Issues
Energy and Arctic Communities

Reports and Assessments on the topic of Energy and Arctic Communities
Management of Natural Resources

Reports and Assessments on the topic of Management of Natural Resources

Recent Submissions

Arctic Demography Index Project Proposal

SDWG (2020-09-09)
Arctic Community Energy Planning and Implementation Toolkit

SDWG (2020)
Arctic Hydrogen Energy Applications and Demonstrations (AHEAD)

SDWG (2020-06)
Arctic Remote Energy Networks Academy (ARENA) II

SDWG (2019)
Local2Global project proposal

SDWG (2019-09)
Zero Arctic project proposal

SDWG (2018)
Arctic Indigenous Youth, Climate Change and Food Culture (EALLU) II

SDWG (2019-09)
Arctic Food Innovation Cluster (AFIC)

SDWG (2019)
One Arctic, One Health 2020 project proposal

SDWG (2020-06)
Blue Bioeconomy in the Arctic

SDWG (2019)
Gender in the Arctic (GEA) III

SDWG (2019)
Economy of the North (ECONOR) I 2006

SDWG (2006)
Economy of the North (ECONOR) II 2008

SDWG (2008)
Economy of the North 2020 Project Proposal

Norway (2020)
SDWG 2013-2015 Work Plan

SDWG (2013)
SDWG 2009-2011 Work Plan

SDWG (2009)
SDWG 2011-2013 Work Plan

SDWG (2011-03)
SDWG 2015-2017 Work Plan

SDWG (2015)

The SDWG 2015-2017 Work Plan
COVID-19 in the Arctic: Briefing Document for Senior Arctic Officials

Arctic Council (Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-07-17)

In March 2020, the World Health Organization (WHO) declared the outbreak of the novel coronavirus disease a pandemic, bringing drastic changes to people’s lives overnight. Since then, Covid-19 has reminded the world of how ...
One Arctic, One Health Fact Sheet

SDWG (Arctic Council Secretariat, 2020-04)