Climate Governance in the Arctic

by Koivurova, Timo; Keskitalo, E. Carina H.; Bankes, Nigel

• ISBN13: 9781402095412
• ISBN10: 1402095414
• Format: Hardcover
• Copyright: 2009-04-03
• Publisher: Springer Verlag

Summary

Climate change is affecting the Arctic environment and ecosystems at an accelerating speed, twice the rate of the global average. This is opening the Arctic to transportation and resource development and creating serious challenges for local communities and indigenous peoples.Climate Governance in the Arctic considers two aspects of climate change from an institutional perspective. It focuses on how relevant regimes, institutions and governance systems support mitigation of climate change. It also examines the extent to which the varying governance arrangements in the Arctic support adaptation and the development of adaptation processes for the region. The book's focus on Arctic governance offers unique insights within climate change mitigation and adaptation research.

Table of Contents

Climate Governance in the Arctic: Introduction and Theoretical Framework	p. 1
Climate Change in the Arctic
The Climate Change Regime and the Arctic Region	p. 27
The Climate Policy of the Arctic Council	p. 51
A Changing Arctic Climate: Science and Policy in the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment	p. 77
"New Governance" in the Arctic and Its Role for Supporting Climate Change Adaptation	p. 97
Looking Outwards
Should the Law Governing Maritime Areas in the Arctic Adapt to Changing Climatic Circumstances?	p. 119
Climate Change and Arctic Fisheries	p. 145
World Heritage Convention, Climate Change and the Arctic	p. 171
Rethinking the Status of Indigenous Peoples in International Environmental Decision-Making: Pondering the Role of Arctic Indigenous Peoples and the Challenge of Climate Change	p. 207
The Potential of the Convention on Biological Diversity to Address the Effects of Climate Change in the Arctic	p. 263
Looking Inwards
Is Adaptation Governable in the Arctic? National and Regional Approaches to Arctic Adaptation Governance	p. 289
Mitigation Possibilities in the Energy Sector - An Arctic Perspective	p. 303
Climate Change Policy in the Arctic: The Cases of Greenland and Nunavut	p. 327
Climate Change and the Regime for the Conservation of Polar Bears	p. 351
Subjective Environmentalism: The Barents Euro-Arctic Council and Its Climate Change Policy	p. 383
Climate Change and the Future of Arctic Governance: A Slushy Seascape and Hard Questions	p. 403
Conclusions on Climate Governance in the Arctic	p. 429
Index	p. 445
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