SAO Meeting in Ilulissat April 2010

1 Introduction
1. 1.1 Welcoming Remarks
2. 1.2 Introduction to Ilulissat and Social Events
3. 1.3 Introduction of new SAOs, PP HoDs
4. 1.4 Approval of the Agenda
5. 1.5 Approval of Ad-hoc Observers
2 Administrative Issues/ Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Arctic Council
1. 2.1 Information about Deputy Minister’s meeting 27 May 2010
2. 2.2 Arctic Council Information Day 28 May 2010
3. 2.3 Communication and outreach
3 Climate Change
1. 3.1 Short report from the AC activities at COP 15
2. 3.2 Climate Change and the Cryosphere – Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic – SWIPA
3. 3.3 Short-lived Climate Forcers
4. 3.4 Black Carbon Initiative launched at COP 15
4 Biodiversity
1. 4.1 The Arctic Biodiversity Assessment
  
  http://caff.arcticportal.org/images/CAFF_ABA/Arctic Biodiversity Trends 2010.pdf
5 Human Development
1. 5.1 Approval of new SDWG projects
6 Oceans
1. 6.1 The Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Recommendations
2. 6.2 The Arctic Ocean Review (AOR) Project
3. 6.3 SAR Taskforce
7 Contaminants
1. 7.1 Update on The Project Support Instrument (PSI)
2. 7.2 Mercury
8 Data, Observations and Monitoring
1. 8.1 SAON – Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks
2. 8.2 CBMP - Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme
3. 8.3 Arctic Protected Areas Map
9 IPY Legacy
1. 9.1 Maximizing the Legacy of IPY
10 Working Group Administration
1. 10.1 Working Group Progress Reports
2. 10.2 Approval of Strategic Plan of EPPR
11 Any other business
1. 11.1 The 4 Councils of the North
2. 11.2 The Indigenous Entrepreneurship project
3. 11.3 Information about the Nordic Council of Ministers’ (NCM) Arctic Conference in Copenhagen 26 May 2010
4. 11.4 SCPAR
5. 11.5 Information about the Arctic Environmental Ministers meeting in Ilulissat, Greenland 8-11 June 2010
6. 11.6 Arctic Ocean Foreign Ministers’ meeting
7. 11.7 University of the Arctic
8. 11.8 Next meeting (in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 19-20 October 2010)
9. 11.9 Information about Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting 2011
ANNEX: Documents for information purposes

SAO Meeting in Ilulissat April 2010

1 Introduction

1.1 Welcoming Remarks

1.2 Introduction to Ilulissat and Social Events

1.3 Introduction of new SAOs, PP HoDs

1.4 Approval of the Agenda

1.5 Approval of Ad-hoc Observers

2 Administrative Issues/ Effectiveness and Efficiency of the Arctic Council

2.1 Information about Deputy Minister’s meeting 27 May 2010

2.2 Arctic Council Information Day 28 May 2010

2.3 Communication and outreach

3 Climate Change

3.1 Short report from the AC activities at COP 15

3.2 Climate Change and the Cryosphere – Snow, Water, Ice and Permafrost in the Arctic – SWIPA

3.3 Short-lived Climate Forcers

3.4 Black Carbon Initiative launched at COP 15

4 Biodiversity

4.1 The Arctic Biodiversity Assessment

5 Human Development

5.1 Approval of new SDWG projects

6 Oceans

6.1 The Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment Recommendations

6.2 The Arctic Ocean Review (AOR) Project

6.3 SAR Taskforce

7 Contaminants

7.1 Update on The Project Support Instrument (PSI)

7.2 Mercury

8 Data, Observations and Monitoring

8.1 SAON – Sustaining Arctic Observing Networks

8.2 CBMP - Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Programme

8.3 Arctic Protected Areas Map

9 IPY Legacy

9.1 Maximizing the Legacy of IPY

10 Working Group Administration

10.1 Working Group Progress Reports

10.2 Approval of Strategic Plan of EPPR

11 Any other business

11.1 The 4 Councils of the North

11.2 The Indigenous Entrepreneurship project

11.3 Information about the Nordic Council of Ministers’ (NCM) Arctic Conference in Copenhagen 26 May 2010

11.4 SCPAR

11.5 Information about the Arctic Environmental Ministers meeting in Ilulissat, Greenland 8-11 June 2010

11.6 Arctic Ocean Foreign Ministers’ meeting

11.7 University of the Arctic

11.8 Next meeting (in Tórshavn, Faroe Islands, 19-20 October 2010)

11.9 Information about Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting 2011

ANNEX: Documents for information purposes