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Explore Arctic changes impacting Indigenous Peoples, from natural resources to climate change, with a focus on economic, environmental, cultural, and political implications. Discover strategies for sustainable development, stakeholder roles, human rights, economic opportunities, and the preservation of traditional knowledge. Learn about the Russian Arctic's industrial development and the impact on local communities, including issues like pollution and traditional land use. Reflect on the future society in the Arctic and the importance of balance and harmony in shaping it.
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Changing Arctic and Indigenous Peoples’ Prospects: Creating new partnership Bergen 11 Jan 2017 Rodion Sulyandziga CSIPN
INDIGENOUS PEOPLES OF THE NORTH, SIBERIA AND FAR EAST OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION
What is Arctic? • Storage of natural resources? • Future economic indicator? • Climate change barometer? • Periphery or geopolitical arena? • Conservation and Protected Areas? • Home for Northern peoples?
Perceived changes • Sustainable resource use, not conservation • Adaptation socio-economic systems to climate change • International cooperation • Role of indigenous peoples • Arctic science • Role of Arctic Council • Role of Russia
Political prospects • Arctic Council (from policy shaping – to policy making)??? • UN standards and international law • Sustainable development principles • Climate negotiations (UNFCCC, CBD)
Human Rights prospects • Self-determination • Collective rights • Self governance • Conflict of interests
Economic prospects • Industrial boom (mining, shipping, oil and gas) • Northern Sea Route new development • Industrial projects vs traditional subsistence • Benefit sharing? • Investing people?
Environment prospects • Climate change and adaptation measures • Risk assessment • Contaminants • Food security • Health issues
Cultural prospects • Assimilation • Cultural survival • Language issue • Youth commitment
Key challenges IS ARCTIC RIPE FOR CO-MANAGEMENT?
STAKEHOLDERS INDIGENOUS PEOPLES LOCAL COMMUNITIES FEDERAL GOVERNMENT PRIVATE SECTOR Land and resources INTERNATIONAL PLAYERS REGIONAL GOVERNMENT
SCIENCE ROLE • Arctic data base • More knowledge • Risk management and development scenarios • Human dimension
TK as any knowledge means consistency and integrity of the perception of the world TK are in demand, significant and implemented on a personal level and in the community if they are perceived as a whole in the state policy When conditions change negatively it leads to degradation of knowledge. Preservation and promotion of TK as cultural rights as the right to language - fundamental human rights.
Many language issues are not linguistic in nature – they have legal and political implications. TK and ethnic languages are primarily concerned with the scope mx application in practice. Traditional culture based on traditional nature use incl reindeer herding, fishing, hunting. Basis of preservation of TK and linguistic heritage is the need to preserve the traditional nature use and lands.Participation of indigenous youth in collecting, recording and dissemination of traditional knowledge
Russian Arctic • Extensive Industrial development • Climate change
Hot Spots Map • Arctic, Siberia, Far East • 70 industrial projects
OIL AND GAS INFRASTRUCTURE DEVELOPMENT ( нефтепроводы, газопроводы; нефтедобыча; НПЗ; газодобыча)
“Russian model” of the Northern development Centralism – vertical concentration of solutions; Corporatism – domination of State owned corporations;
Projects key findings • Methodology • Social effect and building capacity • Motivation and participation • - Strong coordination and project management
pollution of pastures • - illegal waste disposal • - pollution of water resources • - decrease of fish stocks • - poaching by oil workers and others • - attacks by stray dogs on domestic reindeer.
Oil development negative influence on traditional land use. Traditional land users have little influence over the development of oil and gas Replacement of traditional food by market food will seriously affect the health and the general wellbeing of the indigenous population.
What kind of society we want to see left behind when the Arctic will be more available.
We can adapt to everything, but we can't adapt without our lands
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