Managing the consequences of consequences of climate change in the Arctic Finnish Institute of Inter

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Managing the consequences of consequences of
climate change in the Arctic Finnish Institute
of International AffairsLotta Numminen
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• Human-induced climate change, impacts for the
  Arctic region
• Previous unsustainable development, the tragedy
  of commons
• Reactions from the Arctic states
• Future development scenarios

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• Climate change in the Arctic
• Impacts on the global and the Arctic ecosystems
  and indigenous peoples
• New oil and gas reserves
• Sea routes
• Fisheries

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• Previous unsustainable behaviour
• 40 of the worlds oceans are strongly impacted
  by human activities.
• 75 of the worlds fish species are fully
  exploited or depleted
• Are we extending the tragedy of commons
• to the Arctic?

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• Reactions of the five coastal states
• Russia, Canada, the United States, Norway and
  Denmark
• The Shell group scenarios
• Scramble nations hasten to secure energy
  resources for themselves
• Blueprints true team effort

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• Cooperation between the Arctic States?
• The Arctic Council and political issues?
• New political structure or new institutional
  arrangement?