Analysis and Synthesis Report on Arctic Policies, Strategies, and Programs

Project Summary

All the Arctic states Canada, Finland, Iceland, Kingdom of Denmark, Norway, Russia, Sweden, USA, and the majority of the Arctic Council observer countries have national strategies especially for the Arctic. Additionally, the majority of the Permanent Participant groups also have produced various governance documents. But thorough analyses and syntheses of the national strategies and policies of both the Arctic states and the observer countries are lacking, only some general and brief overviews on the strategies of the Arctic states. Furthermore, analysis and synthesis of the consistency or continuation of the Arctic Council chairmanship programs and ministerial declarations are also missing.

To address this gap, AFI is currently undertaking a project that is providing a profound overview of the current state of the Arctic governance environment by bringing these documents together in one report, along with key documents from the Arctic Council Permanent Participants. 

This includes a systematic analysis of strategies and policy documents of the following:

   - The Arctic states and the Arctic Council observer countries
   - The Arctic Council Permanent Participants
   - The Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting Declarations
   - The Arctic Council Chairmanship Programs

Analysis will include, but is not limited to, understanding how perceptions of the Arctic have changed over time, how the different states and major organizations understand, define and address issues around the human dimension, governance, international cooperation, environmental protection, pollution, climate change, security, safety and search & rescue, the economy, tourism, infrastructure, and science and 
education. 

The final report will be launched in autumn 2019.

See also information on event for updating project funders. 

Last edited: 16 May 2019