Gender Equality in the Governance of the Arctic Region

The Arctic is the richest and at the same time the most difficult region to develop in the world. Exploration and exploitation of its deposits are inevitable for Russia and mankind as a whole. The Arctic region is characterized by extreme nature-climatic conditions, with a rather low level of economic development and remoteness from industrial centers, a low level or lack of any infrastructure as well as by instability of the ecological system to anthropogenic impact and a long recovery period. Since the potential of the resources currently being developed will be exhausted within several decades, and the world economies are not yet ready for a full transition to alternative energy resources, it is necessary to search for and develop new hydrocarbon reserves that determines the relevance of the study.The aim of the study is to identify the main problems arising when exploiting hydrocarbons in the Arctic region. The set of problems identified predetermines an integrated approach to their solutions. In this case, it is about reforming legislation, increasing funding, and attracting new participants in the international cooperation. Since the export of oil and gas is traditional for the Russian Federation, exploitation of hydrocarbons in the region is a prerequisite for the further economic development of the country. A state policy aimed at development and improvement of new technologies, reducing environmental risks, and deep scientific research of the Arctic, is needed. The method of expert assessment was used, which is applied for solving complex tasks with lack of information, and impossibility of mathematical formalization of the solution process. The basis for the application of this method is the possibility and ability of experts to assess the importance of the problem under study and development prospects for a certain research direction. The expert assessments were highlighted during the study and analysis of the literature.

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Spatial Organization of Economic Development of Energy Resources in the Arctic Region of the Russian Federation

Journal of Environmental Management and Tourism ◽

10.14505//jemt.9.3(27).21 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (3) ◽

pp. 605 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Sergey Anatolievich AGARKOV ◽

Sergey Yurievich KOZMENKO ◽

Anton Nikolaevich SAVELIEV ◽

Mikhail Vasilyevich ULCHENKO ◽

Asya Aleksandrovna SHCHEGOLKOVA

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Spatial Organization ◽

Oil And Gas ◽

Arctic Region ◽

The Arctic ◽

World Energy ◽

The Russian Federation ◽

D Model ◽

Gas Bearing ◽

The Arctic Region

In the conditions of price reduction in the world energy market, the issue of determining the priorities of the economic development of hydrocarbons in the Arctic Region of the Russian Federation (RF) becomes highly relevant. The article is aimed at developing an optimal model for the spatial organization of energy resources in the Arctic Region. The expert elicitation procedure was used to determine the efficiency indicators for the economic development of the oil-and-gas-bearing areas in the Arctic Region and clusterization of these areas was carried out in terms of economic efficiency. Based on the factor analysis, the degree of influence of efficiency indicators on the economic development of the oil and gas bearing areas of the region was determined and, an integrated performance indicator of economic development for oil-and-gas-bearing areas for each cluster was calculated with regard to the factor loadings. A 3-D model was developed for the organization of economic development of oil and gas in the Arctic Region. The 3-D model became the basis for determining the priorities for territorial exploration, development and production of hydrocarbons in terms of their economic efficiency, taking into account the trends in the development of the world energy market and break-even fields. A set of recommendations was developed to improve the efficiency of the spatial organization of economic development of oil and gas in the Arctic Region. The implementation of the proposed measures can contribute to the development of the oil and gas industry in the region, its socio-economic development and the long-term sustainability of Russia's energy security.

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WATER RESOURCES OF THE ARCTIC REGION – INDICATOR OF ENVIRONMENTAL POLICY, STATE OF THE TERRITORY, FACTOR OF ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT

Фундаментальные исследования (Fundamental Research) ◽

10.17513/fr.42225 ◽

2018 ◽

pp. 167-171 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

T.P. Skufina ◽

N.A. Kashulin

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Environmental Policy ◽

Water Resources ◽

Arctic Region ◽

The Arctic ◽

The Arctic Region

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The Right of Indigenous Peoples to Education in Their Own Language – Greenlanders in Denmark and in Greenland

The Yearbook of Polar Law Online ◽

10.1163/22116427_009010005 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 79-108

Author(s):

Ayo Næsborg-Andersen ◽

Bassah Khalaf

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Rural Women ◽

Partner Violence ◽

The Arctic ◽

Special Focus ◽

Public Governance ◽

The Public ◽

And Gender ◽

The Right

Previous studies show a lack of deference and activities when it comes to women’s human rights and gender equality in the multi-level governance of the Arctic. According to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, women in the Arctic are vulnerable, in particular indigenous and rural women. Their rights are not upheld in the Arctic states for example when it comes to exposure to violence, equal participation in governing bodies, and economic self-support. The public governing bodies have almost no focus on gender equality at all, despite far-reaching international obligations and, for several of the states, national ambitious agendas for gender equality politics. International instruments with obligations to strive for gender equality, such as the CEDAW, the ILO Convention 169 and UNDRIP, are scarcely referred to and not sufficiently implemented by the public governance bodies.The aim of this article is to raise awareness of the obligations set up by human rights documents to promote women’s rights in the governance of the Arctic, in order to put pressure on the states to develop strategies for a future gender equal governance. We have a special focus on the general lack of awareness within public governance, and on men’s intimate partner violence against indigenous women.

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Women’s Human Rights in the Governance of the Arctic – Gender Equality and Violence against Indigenous Women

The Yearbook of Polar Law Online ◽

10.1163/22116427_009010004 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 9 (1) ◽

pp. 53-78

Author(s):

Monica Burman ◽

Eva-Maria Svensson

Keyword(s):

Human Rights ◽

Gender Equality ◽

Rural Women ◽

Indigenous Women ◽

The Arctic ◽

Special Focus ◽

Public Governance ◽

The Public ◽

Women’S Human Rights ◽

Women's Human Rights

Previous studies show a lack of deference and activities when it comes to women’s human rights and gender equality in the multi-level governance of the Arctic. According to the Committee on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women, women in the Arctic are vulnerable, in particular indigenous and rural women. Their rights are not upheld in the Arctic states for example when it comes to exposure to violence, equal participation in governing bodies, and economic self-support. The public governing bodies have almost no focus on gender equality at all, despite far-reaching international obligations and, for several of the states, national ambitious agendas for gender equality politics. International instruments with obligations to strive for gender equality, such as the CEDAW, the ILO Convention 169 and UNDRIP, are scarcely referred to and not sufficiently implemented by the public governance bodies.The aim of this article is to raise awareness of the obligations set up by human rights documents to promote women’s rights in the governance of the Arctic, in order to put pressure on the states to develop strategies for a future gender equal governance. We have a special focus on the general lack of awareness within public governance, and on men’s intimate partner violence against indigenous women.

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The National Library of Greenland

Alexandria The Journal of National and International Library and Information Issues ◽

10.1177/095574900201400103 ◽

2002 ◽

Vol 14 (1) ◽

pp. 13-16 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Erika Nielsen

Keyword(s):

Public Library ◽

Arctic Region ◽

Research Library ◽

The Arctic ◽

University Campus ◽

National Library ◽

The Public ◽

Research Collection ◽

The Arctic Region

Grœnlandica, which is part of Nunatta Atuagaateqarfia, the main library in Greenland, serves as the national library. It has a collection of 56,000 volumes, and is responsible for legal deposit and the library's research collection, including the largest collection in the Arctic region of material on Greenland, the Inuit, and the Arctic. It suffers from shortages of space, staff and funds, but one of its main challenges is to preserve the unique early printed works. A new national and research library is scheduled to open as part of a new university campus in 2005, when it will be separated from the public library.

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Wellbeing and Gender Equality for the Elderly in the Context of Arctic Sweden

Nordic Journal on Law and Society ◽

10.36368/njolas.v1i01-02.16 ◽

2017 ◽

Vol 1 (01-02) ◽

pp. 176-193

Author(s):

Lena Wennberg

Keyword(s):

Gender Equality ◽

Arctic Region ◽

The Elderly ◽

The Arctic ◽

Ageing Population ◽

Public And Private ◽

The Public ◽

The Family ◽

Private And Public ◽

And Gender

One theme of importance for gender equality in the Arctic region is the wellbeing of the aging population and how their needs are provided for in private and public spheres – by the family, local communities, the state and the market. In this article, the complexity of the public and private division of welfare provision and care of the elderly in the Swedish Arctic context is addressed and discussed in the light of national, regional and international policy and law. Norrbotten, the northernmost county in Sweden that is part of the Barents Euro-Arctic region, is taken as a frame of reference for critical reflection on wellbeing and gender equality for the ageing population in rural, depopulated and multicultural contexts and the need to develop alternative political and legal interventions that are better adjusted to meet the everyday needs in this specific setting.

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Role of the Arctic Region in the innovation-driven economic development of Russia

Gornyi Zhurnal ◽

10.17580/gzh.2015.07.04 ◽

2015 ◽

pp. 23-27 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

N. N. Melnikov ◽

Keyword(s):

Economic Development ◽

Arctic Region ◽

The Arctic ◽

The Arctic Region

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Nuclear icebreaker fleet and power supply on the basis of floating power units

Voprosy regionalnoj ekonomiki ◽

10.21499/2078-4023-2018--4-110-113 ◽

2018 ◽

Vol 35 (4) ◽

pp. 110-113

Author(s):

V. A. Tupchienko ◽

H. G. Imanova

Keyword(s):

Foreign Policy ◽

Power Supply ◽

Nuclear Power ◽

Arctic Region ◽

Nuclear Industry ◽

The Arctic ◽

Far North ◽

The Arctic Region

The article deals with the problem of the development of the domestic nuclear icebreaker fleet in the context of the implementation of nuclear logistics in the Arctic. The paper analyzes the key achievements of the Russian nuclear industry, highlights the key areas of development of the nuclear sector in the Far North, and identifies aspects of the development of mechanisms to ensure access to energy on the basis of floating nuclear power units. It is found that Russia is currently a leader in the implementation of the nuclear aspect of foreign policy and in providing energy to the Arctic region.

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