AC Working Group: Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP)
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The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme is one of six Working Groups of the Arctic Council.
AMAP is mandated:
- To monitor and assess the status of the Arctic region with respect to pollution and climate change issues.
- To document levels and trends, pathways and processes, and effects on ecosystems and humans, and propose actions to reduce associated threats for consideration by governments.
- To produce sound science-based, policy-relevant assessments and public outreach products to inform policy and decision-making processes.
AMAP's work is directed by the Ministers of the Arctic Council and their Senior Arctic Officials, who have requested AMAP to also support international processes that work to reduce the global threats from contaminants and climate change. These include the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change, UNEP's Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants and Minimata Convention on mercury, and the United Nation's Economic Commission for Europe (UN ECE) Convention on Long-range Transboundary Air Pollution.
Since its establishment in 1991, AMAP has produced a series of high quality reports and related communication products that detail the status of the Arctic with respect to climate and pollution issues and that include policy-relevant science-based advice to the Arctic Council and governments.
Website: amap.no
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Recent Submissions
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Impacts of Short-lived Climate Forcers on Arctic Climate, Air Quality and Human Health. Summary for Policy Makers
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Overview of AMAP Initiatives for Monitoring and Assessment of Plastic Pollution in the Arctic
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)There is currently limited information about abundance, composition, and distribution of plastic pollution in the Arctic. In an effort to reduce this knowledge gap, AMAP has developed a Monitoring Plan for a coordinated ... -
AMAP Litter and Microplastics Monitoring Plan
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05) -
Human Health in the Arctic 2021 - Summary for Policymakers
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05) -
2021 AMAP Mercury Assessment - Summary for Policymakers
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05) -
POPs And Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern - Summary for Policymakers
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2021-05)Influence of climate change. -
Arctic Climate Change Update 2021: Key Trends and Impacts - Summary for Policy-makers
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Presentations on ocean acidification from COP25
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-12)Presentations from the ocean acidification session at UNFCCC COP25, 9 December 2019. 1. Key findings of the AMAP Arctic Ocean Acidification report - Richard Bellerby, Lead: AMAP Arctic Ocean Assessment 2. The impacts ... -
Arctic Climate Change Update 2019 - An Update To Key Findings Of Snow, Water, Ice And Permafrost In The Arctic (Swipa) 2017
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05)Drawing and building on the findings of AMAP’s Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA) 2017 assessment, this document provides updated observations, information from other recent assessments, and conclusions ... -
Amap Assessment 2018 Biological Effects Of Contaminants On Arctic Wildlife & Fish Summary For Policy-Makers
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05)The Arctic and its inhabitants harbor elevated levels of environmental pollutants, most of which originate from the industrialized centers and agricultural regions of lower latitudes. Chemical pollutants transported via ... -
Arctic Ocean Acidification Assessment: 2018 Summary for Policymakers
(Arctic Council Secretariat, 2019-05)Oceans around the world are acidifying, primarily due to absorbing carbon dioxide (CO2) from the atmosphere. Ocean acidification — commonly defined as an ongoing fall in pH of seawater — poses a threat to marine organisms, ... -
AMAP Assessment 2018: Biological Effects of Contaminants on Arctic Wildlife and Fish Key Messages
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2018-10-09) -
AMAP Assessment 2018: Biological Effects of Contaminants on Arctic Wildlife and Fish
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2018-10-09) -
AMAP Assessment 2018: Arctic Ocean Acidification
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2018-10-09) -
Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic: Perspectives from the Baffin Bay/Davis Strait Region
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2018)This report presents the results of the 2018 AMAP Assessment of Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic (AACA): Perspectives from the Baffin Bay/Davis Strait Region. This is one of the three pilot study regions included ... -
AMAP Assessment 2016: Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2017-12-29)This assessment report presents the results of the 2016 AMAP Assessment of Chemicals of Emerging Arctic Concern. This assessment updates the AMAP POPs assessments delivered in 1998, 2002 and 2009, specifically with respect ... -
Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic: Perspectives from the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort region
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2017-12-28)This report presents the results of the 2017 AMAP Assessment of Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic (AACA): Perspectives from the Bering-Chukchi-Beaufort Region. This is one of the three pilot study regions included ... -
Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA) 2017
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2017)The Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic (SWIPA) assessment is a periodic update to the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment, published in 2005 by AMAP, CAFF, and the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC). -
Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic: Perspectives from the Barents Area
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2017-10)This report presents the results of the 2017 AMAP Assessment of Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic (AACA): Perspectives from the Barents Area. This is one of the three pilot study regions included in the AACA project. ... -
Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic (AACA) - Barents Area Overview Report
(Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP), 2017-05-11)In 2011, the Arctic Council requested AMAP to: "produce information to assist local decision makers and stakeholders in three pilot regions in developing adaptation tools and strategies to better deal with climate change ...
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