PAME REPORT TO THESENIOR ARCTIC OFFICALS

26-27 April 200626-27 April 2006Syktyvkar, RussiaSyktyvkar, Russia

Mr. Frank SonneMr. Frank SonnePAME ChairPAME Chair

Update from last SAO MeetingUpdate from last SAO Meeting

PAME Meeting 1-3 March 2006 in Oslo, Norway to advance work plans main activities:Arctic Marine Shipping AssessmentEcosystem ApproachPort Reception FacilitiesOther PAME-related Activities

Regional Programme of ActionAMSP Communication PlanCollaboration with other Arctic Council Working

Groups

Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (AMSA)

Reykjavik Declaration, 4th Ministerial (Nov 2004) “Request PAME to conduct a comprehensive Arctic marine shipping assessment as outlined in the AMSP … and in collaboration with the EPPR working group and other working groups of the Arctic Council and Permanent Participants as relevant.”

Arctic Climate Impact Assessment (ACIA) Key Finding #6: Reduced sea ice is very likely to increase marine transport and access to resourcesArctic Marine Strategic Plan (AMSP) climate change and increasing economic activity as the key drivers of change

Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment

• Lead Countries: Canada, Finland, and USA • Key Countries: Norway & Russia (Barents), Iceland, Denmark/Greenland/Faroe Islands• Timeline: 2005 – 2008• Electronic Survey Questionnaire ~ 2004 Data from Six Arctic Coastal States• Inclusive Participation: Member States, Permanent

Participants, Working Groups of the Arctic Council; Council Observers; Industry; IMO; Ship Classification Societies; Research Organizations; Non-Arctic Stakeholders (examples: Japan, Germany, UK) and Others

• The PAME Secretariat provides communication for the AMSA, organizational support, website and ‘post box’ for the coordination and distribution of documents, data etc. Brochures available in English, Russian, French and Inuktitut (Canada).

AMSA Status

• An electronic Survey Questionnaire capturing all Arctic shipping data for the calendar year 2004 was sent out to all Arctic Council member states on February 6, 2006 with the request to respond by June 15 at the latest.

• The leads have started the process of establishing expert groups for the various work packages of the AMSA Work Plan and some work has been initiated on a regional scale covering Russian and Norwegian Arctic.

• An AMSA Roundtable (advisory group) has been established and the Leads are in the process of developing Terms of Reference (ToR) for the selection of experts and duties of the AMSA Roundtables.

• The Leads are in the process of developing a concept paper/ToR for the assessment to clarify and expand on the aim of the assessment and nature of the work plan and envisaged actions, including the expert requirements and resource needs.

AMSA Work Plan

• The AMSA Work Plan (consists of 8 Work Packages), timeline and major milestones is being updated. Major milestones will identify where consultations, endorsement and deliverables to PAME Working Group are planned. Main Tasks: – View of Today’s Arctic Marine Shipping Situation (Data

from Arctic Coastal States for 2004)

– Projections of Maritime Activity Based on ACIA ~ Regional Climate & Economic Scenarios (2020 & 2050)

– Impacts (Social, Environmental, Economic) of Today’s and Future Arctic Marine Activity

– Risk Analyses, Accident Scenarios, Responses

AMSA Activities to 2006 Ministerial

• Survey Data Due: 15 June 2006• Develop Marine Traffic Data Report for 2004• Progress ~ Scenarios for 2020 & 2050• Progress ~ Impacts of 2004 Marine Activity• Initiate Survey: Regions of Indigenous Hunting, Fishing

& Waterway Uses• Arctic Town Hall Meetings• Venues & Stakeholder Meetings

– IASC - ASSW, Potsdam (Mar 06)– Lloyds Arctic Shipping, St. Petersburg (Apr 06)– ICETECH, Calgary (Jul 06)– Coastal Zone Canada, Tuktoyaktuk (Aug 06)– Arctic Shipping Workshop, Iceland (Sept/Oct 06)

PLANNED DELIVERABLES TO THE 2006 MINISTERIAL‘Historic’ Report of 2004 Arctic Marine Activity and AMSA Progress Report

Ecosystem Approaches

• The final revised map has been adopted as a working map of 17 Arctic LMEs [Iceland and Sweden took a “study reservation”].

• The AMAP Oil and Gas Assessment is using this LME map in their work for descriptive purposes to assess impacts of oil and gas activities in the Arctic.

• The Arctic LME approach corresponds with the ecosystem approach promoted within the EU Marine Strategy and OSPAR context.

Ecosystem Approaches Cont.

• PAME Experts Group is in the process of being established with the aim to consider information requirements to guide effective decision making.

• This work will follow the five-module indicator approach– (productivity/climate– fish and fisheries/marine birds and mammals– pollution and ecosystem health– socioeconomics– governance

• The Experts Group will work in close cooperation with other experts associated with the activities of AMAP and CAFF such as in their development of a joint monitoring programme.

Port Reception Facilities

• Norway is the lead for the assessment of existing measures for port reception facilities for ship-generated waste and cargo residues

• PHASE 1 – Assess existing situation• PHASE 2 – Identify gaps in existing coverage and possible

improvements• PHASE 3 – Consider developing harmonized guidelines

based on the gap analysis.• This project is progressing towards finalizing Phase 1. The

modalities of Phase 2 will depend on the outcome of Phase 1. Phase 3 will be further explored within Phase 2.

• Phase 1 can be finalized as soon as information have been received from Russia.

Regional Programme of Action (RPA)

• The RPA was developed more than 10 years ago.

• Based on draft report prepared and presented by Canada (lead) at the last PAME Meeting, PAME decided that the RPA should be updated and broadened.

AMSP Communication Plan

• Canada and Iceland (co-leads on AMSP) plan to have a final AMSP Communication Plan for adoption at the next PAME Meeting.

• The leads will seek inputs from other working groups of the Arctic Council.

Collaboration with other Arctic Council Working Groups

• Representatives from AMAP, CAFF, EPPR and SDWG participated at the last PAME meeting.

• Collaboration and apparent synergies with AMAP and CAFF on the ecosystem approach and with all working groups on the shipping assessment are fully recognized.

• There are clear linkages with the AMAP Oil and Gas Assessment on a number of the shipping assessment tasks and the work on Large Marine Ecosystem (LME). Collaboration is encouraged such as by possibly sharing data and experts from the Oil and Gas Assessment.

• The socio-economic parts of the shipping assessment calls for collaboration with SDWG.

The 5th Ministerial Meeting

• PAME 2006-2008 Work Plan• ‘Historic’ Report of 2004 Arctic Marine Shipping

Activity and a progress report on the Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment.

• Final working map of 17 Arctic Large Marine Ecosystems (LMEs) to serve as the framework for ecosystem-based management practices in the Arctic.

• Report on Phase I of the Port Reception Facilities work.

• Communication Plan for the Arctic Marine Strategic Plan.

• Proposal for updating of the Arctic Council Regional Programme of Action for the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment from Land Based Activities (RPA)”.

NEXT PAME MEETING will be hosted by the Murmansk Marine Biological Institute of the Russian Academy of Science (MMBI RAS)

29-30 AUG 2006

THANK YOU!THANK YOU!