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Arctic Report July 21, 2017

July 21, 2017 By Andrea Wagner In Arctic Council, Center for Strategic and International Studies, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Congress, Economic Development, Fisheries, House Committee Hearing, Indigenous Affairs, Infrastructure, International Relations, Law of the Sea, Maritime, National Security, Natural Resource Extraction, Oil & Gas Development, Science & Research, Shipping, State of Alaska, U.S. Coast Guard, Uncategorized, Wildlife No Comments

Report Contains:
Notes from the United State Arctic Research Commission’s 107th Meeting
Highlights from the 7th Symposium on the Impacts of an Ice-Diminishing Arctic on Naval and Maritime Operations
Icebreaker Amendment Voted Down – House Appropriations Committee Homeland Security Appropriations FY2018 Markup
America’s Arctic Economic Ambitions: Opportunities and Limitations – Center for Strategic and International Studies
Hearing on Opening ANWR to Drilling – House Committee on Natural Resources
Arctic News Roundup

Arctic Report May 19, 2017

June 27, 2017 By Andrea Wagner In Arctic Council, Congress, Energy, Maritime, Senate Committee Hearing, Shipping, Transportation, Uncategorized No Comments

Report Contains:
The Future of Energy in America, American Council for Capital Formation
Hearing on Maritime Transportation and Administration, Senate Subcommittee on Surface Transportation and Merchant Marine Infrastructure
Overview Week of the Arctic and North by North, Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting
Fairbanks Declaration Overview, Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting
Arctic News Roundup

Arctic Report January 17, 2017

January 17, 2017 By Andrea Wagner In Arctic Council, Climate Change & Environment, Maritime, Shipping, Transportation No Comments

Dr. Amy Merten, Chair of the Arctic Council’s Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response (EPPR) Working Group and Chief of the Spatial Data Branch in NOAA’s Office of Response & Restoration, spoke about the working group’s accomplishments during an online seminar.
One of six Arctic Council working groups, EPPR addresses prevention, preparedness, response, and search and rescue (SAR) efforts for Arctic environmental emergencies, all with the goal of protecting the Arctic environment from pollution.

Arctic Report January 11, 2017

January 11, 2017 By Andrea Wagner In Alaska Native, Arctic Council, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Indigenous Affairs, Maritime, Permafrost, Sea Level Rise, Shipping, State of Alaska, Telecommunications, Traditional Knowledge, Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard No Comments

Alaska State Arctic Policy Advisor Craig Fleener spoke at the Arctic Research Commission of the U.S. headquarters about how he sees future Arctic policy and research.

Commandant's Mid-term Report on the Coast Guard

June 8, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Center for Strategic and International Studies, Maritime, U.S. Coast Guard, Uncategorized No Comments

June 13, 2016 – Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC This report has not yet occurred, but will be included in an upcoming issue of The Arctic Report. […]

Capitol Hill Ocean Week 2016

May 20, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Alaska Native, Climate Change & Environment, Coastal Erosion, Economic Development, Fisheries, Indigenous Affairs, Maritime, Permafrost, Sea Level Rise, Shipping, Traditional Knowledge, Transportation No Comments

June 9, 2016 – The Newseum, Washington, DC The Arctic Report will report on the following panels, in addition to parts of other panels: Closing the Loop on Trash: A […]

Asia's Evolving Role in the Arctic

May 20, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Center for Strategic and International Studies, International Relations, Law of the Sea, Maritime, National Security, Science & Research No Comments

TBD – Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C. This discussion on Asia’s increasing engagement in the Arctic region has not yet occurred, but will be included in an upcoming […]

National Security Challenges and Ice breaking Operations in the Arctic

January 13, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In Center for Strategic and International Studies, Maritime, National Security, Shipping, Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard No Comments

January 13, 2016 – Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, DC The Center for Strategic and International Studies (CSIS) held a high-level discussion in partnership with the U.S. Senate […]

Ice Floes and Global Economic Woes: The Future of Arctic Shipping Considered

January 13, 2016 By Andrea Wagner In I.M.O. Polar Code, International Relations, Law of the Sea, Maritime, Public-Private Partnerships, Shipping, Transportation No Comments

January 13, 2016 – Center for Strategic and International Studies, Washington, D.C. This discussed the current and future state of play related to destination shipping and transshipment across the Arctic region. The […]

House Committee on Foriegn Affairs Joint Subcommittee hearing on Charting the Arctic: Security, Economic, and Resource Opportunities

November 17, 2015 By Andrea Wagner In Climate Change & Environment, Congress, Economic Development, Energy, House Committee Hearing, Infrastructure, International Relations, Maritime, National Security, Natural Resource Extraction, Public-Private Partnerships, Science & Research, Shipping, State of Alaska, Transportation, U.S. Coast Guard No Comments

November 17, 2015 – Rayburn House Office Building, Washington, DC The House Committee on Foreign Affairs held a joint subcommittee hearing “Charting the Arctic: Security, Economic, and Resource Opportunities” where […]