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The position papers are written specifically for
the 5th NRF Open Assembly by people prominent in Northern
issues and activities from a variety of backgrounds. These essays
focus on the different themes and sub-themes that will be addressed
during the meeting and are meant to serve as a springboard inspiring
discussion in the various sessions as well responses from panelists
and other speakers.
Plenary Session I:
The Future of Northern Co-operation
Geopolitics of a Changing North
Lassi Heininen, Adjunct Professor, University of Lapland, Finland
Multilateral Versus Unilateral Actions:
Balancing the Needs for International Governance in the New Arctic
Rob Huebert, Centre for Military and Strategic Studies,Universityof
Calgary, Canadian International Council Research Fellow
The Shifting Focus of Northern Cooperation
Toms Rostoks, University of Latvia
Canada and the New Geopolitics of the North
Pacific Rim
Lassi Heininen, Adjunct Professor, University of Lapland, Finland
Heather Nicol, Trent University, Canada
On the 24th of June 2008 in Oslo the
research institute Ocean Futures and the Northern Research Forum
jointly hosted a very well attended seminar that explored various
aspects of Arctic and northern affairs. The seminar was entitled
"The Politics of the Eurasian Arctic. National Interests and
International Challenges". Read more
here.
Following are position papers from the seminar:
Nordic
Interests and the Future of the North
Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, President of Iceland
Geopolitics of a Changing North
(see above)
Lassi Heininen, Adjunct Professor, University of Lapland, Finland
Norwegian Interests, Norwegian Policy in the High North
Marit Nybakk, M.P. of the Norwegian parliament, Stortinget, Norway
Extended Security and Climate Change in the Regional and Global
Context:
A Historical Account
Willy Østreng, Ocean Futures, Centre for Advanced Study, Norway
Plenary
Session II:
The New Geography of a Warming North
Climate Change: Facts-Scenarios. What can we
Learn from the Ice Sheets?
Guðfinna Aðalgeirsdóttir, Danish Climate Centre, Danish Meteorological
Institute
Population of
mammals of boreal regions of Eurasia under climate changes
L.G. Emelyanova, M.V. Lomonosov Moscow State University,
Geographical Department, Chair of Biogeography.
Study of the Transient Layer Developed in
Permafrost-affected Soils of Southern Tundra (European Northe-East
of Russia)
Dmitry Kaverin, Institute of Biology, Syktyvkar, Russia
Suicide in Inuit Nunaat: An analysis of
Suicide Rates and the Effect of Community-level Factors
Christopher Penney, Strategic Research and Analysis Directorate,
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada; Sacha Senécal, Strategic
Research and Analysis Directorate, Indian and Northern Affairs
Canada, University of Western Ontario; Eric Guimond, Strategic
Research and Analysis Directorate, Indian and Northern Affairs
Canada, University of Western Ontario,Inter-University Centre for
Demographich Study (CIED); Ellen Bobet, Confluence Research; and
Sharamjit Uppal,Statistics Canda
Measuring Inuit Community Well-Being: The
Canadian Inuit Community Well-Being Index
Sacha Senécal,Strategic Research and Analysis Directorate, Indian and Northern Affairs Canada, University of Western Ontario;
Christopher Penney, Strategic Research and Analysis Directorate,
Indian and Northern Affairs Canada; and Erin O'Sulluvan, Strategic
Research and Analysis Directorate, Indian and Northern Affairs
Canada, McMaster University
Background Paper on the Human Health
Consequences of Climate Change in the Circumpolar North
Lawrence D. Weiss, PhD, MS, Alaska Center for Public Policy
Plenary
Session III: The Accessible
Arctic in the Global Economy
Sustainable Arctic Communities: A Proposal for
the Early Introduction of Smart Electric microGrids, Renewable
Energy and Electric Transportation in Remote Arctic Communities
Bill Adams, PhD, Canada
Far Eastern Oil Pipelines
D.B. Badmatsirenova and N.M. Gataullina, Technical Institute in
Neriungry, Sakha State University, Russia
The Arctic and Challenges of the Exterior -
Knowledge, ICT, and Autonomy
Dr. Oliver Krone
The Social Economy of Canada´s Aboriginal
North
Dr. David C. Natcher, College of Agriculture and Bioresources,
University of Saskatchewan, Saskatoon, Canada
Plenary
Session IV: Leadership in the Age of Uncertainty
Revolution in Governance: A Matter of Global
Necessity
Kirk Cameron and William J. Klassen
The Relationship Between Humans and the
Environment from the Latvian Perspective
Gunda Reire, Chairperson of the Strategic Analysis Commission
Reshaping the North of Russia: towards a
Conception of Space
Anna Stammler-Grossmann, Arctic Centre, Universityof Lapland,
Finland
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