{"id":128508,"date":"2021-08-25T17:31:27","date_gmt":"2021-08-25T12:01:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.forumias.com\/?p=128508"},"modified":"2021-08-26T16:47:12","modified_gmt":"2021-08-26T11:17:12","slug":"climate-change-a-catalyst-for-arctic-cooperation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/climate-change-a-catalyst-for-arctic-cooperation\/","title":{"rendered":"Climate change, a catalyst for Arctic cooperation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Source<\/strong>: <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/epaper.thehindu.com\/Home\/ShareArticle?OrgId=G0D8TLE91.1&amp;imageview=0\">The Hindu<\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><strong>Relevance<\/strong>: Importance of Arctic region for global climate<\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis<\/strong>: Apart from the geopolitical and strategic importance of the Arctic region, it is important for the global community to view it through ecological lenses.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Context<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Along with the growing security concerns in the Arctic region, the region is also witnessing an unprecedented transformation due to climate change.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Arctic countries<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>There are eight countries that have direct access to the Arctic resources, i.e., Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden and the United States. In 2013, six Observers joined the Council, including China, Japan, <strong>India<\/strong>, Italy, South Korea, and Singapore.<\/p>\n<h5><strong>Security concerns in the region<\/strong><\/h5>\n<ul>\n<li>In 2007,\u00a0Russian explorers planted their flag on the seabed 4,200 m (13,779ft) below the North Pole stating Moscow\u2019s claims in the Arctic. This move was certainly viewed as provocative by other Arctic States.<\/li>\n<li>The regional tension increased after the Russia-Ukraine conflict in 2014. Consequently, relations between the U.S. and Russia reached their lowest point again<\/li>\n<li>Russia\u2019s intention to re-establish the military might of its Northern Fleet also creates the security concerns and features prominently in the Norwegian foreign policy.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<table style=\"width: 100%; border-collapse: collapse; background-color: #f7f2f2;\">\n<tbody>\n<tr>\n<td style=\"width: 100%;\"><strong>Must Read:<\/strong> <span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/indias-draft-arctic-policy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">India&#8217;s draft Arctic policy<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<p><strong style=\"font-family: var(--heading--font-family); font-size: var(--heading--font-size-h5); letter-spacing: var(--heading--letter-spacing-h5); background-color: var(--global--color-background); color: var(--global--color-primary);\">Impact of climate change<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>There are increasing instances of extreme heat in North America, wildfire in Russian Siberia due to environmental transformation in the region<\/li>\n<li>According to <strong><em>The World Climate<\/em> and Security Report 2020<\/strong>, the Expert Group of the International Military Council on Climate and Security, or the IMCCS, \u2018the Arctic is warming nearly twice as fast as the rest of the planet with consecutive record-breaking warm years since 2014&#8242;<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h5><strong>Way forward<\/strong><\/h5>\n<p>Given the significance of the region, the Arctic will continue to draw increased attention.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Apart from pursuing national interests, participating nations should also be concerned about the future developments in the region and their larger implications for humanity.<\/li>\n<li>All\u00a0the Arctic actors should have a <strong>long-term vision<\/strong> and <strong>strategic goals<\/strong> as compared to immediate short-term gains.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Instead of creating a potential battleground that is reminiscent of the Cold War, the parties concerned should utilize their expertise to achieve shared goals<\/p>\n<p><strong>Terms to know:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #0000ff;\"><strong> <a style=\"color: #0000ff;\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/world-climate-and-security-report\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Climate and Security Report<\/a><\/strong><\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Source: The Hindu Relevance: Importance of Arctic region for global climate Synopsis: Apart from the geopolitical and strategic importance of the Arctic region, it is important for the global community to view it through ecological lenses. Context Along with the growing security concerns in the Arctic region, the region is also witnessing an unprecedented transformation&hellip; <a class=\"more-link\" href=\"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/climate-change-a-catalyst-for-arctic-cooperation\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Climate change, a catalyst for Arctic cooperation<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":10330,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[1230,9],"tags":[9314,408,216],"class_list":["post-128508","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-9-pm-daily-articles","category-public","tag-arctic-cooperation","tag-climate-change","tag-gs-paper-3","entry"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","views":{"total":0,"cached_at":"","cached_date":1704954381},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128508","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/10330"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=128508"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/128508\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=128508"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=128508"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumias.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=128508"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}