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ARCTIC PARLIAMENTARIAN SUMMIT

NUUK 2022

THE ARCTIC STATES OF CANADA, FINLAND, NORWAY, ICELAND AND THE KINGDOM OF DENMARK (INCLUDING GREENLAND AND THE FAROE ISLANDS) MET IN NUUK, GREENLAND ON THE 11th and 12th OF SEPTEMBER 2022.

Chair’s conclusions from the summit:

People of the Arctic

• We acknowledge and promote Indigenous people’s rights, including recommendations from the ICC and Sami parliaments.

• We want to enhance the representation of Indigenous peoples in film and media. In acknowledgement of fact that there is not only one truth, we also have to see it from the Indigenous people’s point of view.

• Support the preservation and development of the culture and language of Indigenous peoples.

• Follow and support the truth and reconciliation processes in the Arctic and promote the implementation of the recommendations.

• Promote initiatives on mental health, with a special focus on prevention of suicides, sexual abuse of children and alcohol abuse. By speaking up, we ensure political action and awareness concerning mental health.

Climate Change in the Arctic

• We will work for a reduction of emissions in the Arctic.

• We will promote green and renewable energy in the Arctic. The Arctic should be the place to look for solutions for the world.

• We will increase funding in climate research.

• We will promote a special focal point on Indigenous representation in international negotiations on preventing climate change.

The Economy in the Arctic

• We will work to promote a stable and predictable political framework for sustainable economic development in the Arctic.

• We will work for guidelines for good economic development in the Arctic.

• We will promote a business mindset in young people, education and good working conditions for a competent workforce around in the Arctic.

• We will look to increase the competences of remote communities by digitalisation and in that way promote e-health and e-learning possibilities.

Aaja Chemnitz

Chair, Arctic Parliamentarians