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Draft Agenda

SDWG Regular Meeting

Kotzebue, Alaska

07-08 February 2017

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Tuesday 07 February 2017

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08:00 – 12:00:SDWG EXECUTIVE MEETING

12:00 – 13:00:LUNCH (For all delegations)

13:00 – 13:15:SDWG REGULAR MEETING OPENS

  1. Welcome by SDWG Chair

1a.Introduction of New Participants

1b.Administrative Announcements

  1. Approval ofSDWG Meeting Agenda
  1. Approval ofMinutes of Orono SDWG Regular Meeting

13:15– 17:00SDWG PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES

  1. Review and Approval of SDWG Project Deliverables for Ministerial

This portion of the agenda will focus on project deliverables for the 2017 Ministerial Meeting.In their presentations, project leads should address, among other issues, the following points:

  • SDWG and Arctic Council branding, as appropriate
  • Policy-relevant recommendations (if any) arising from the project
  • Anticipated work (if any) that could continue into the next Chairmanship (this will be relevant to approval of the SDWG Work Plan for 2017-2019)

4a.SDWG and Arctic Council Branding

4b.The Economy of the North 2015 (ECONOR III)

[Leads: Norway, United States, Canada, Saami Council]

4c.Reducing Suicide in Arctic Communities (RISING SUN)
[Leads: United States, Canada, Kingdom of Denmark, Norway, ICC]

4d.Operationalizing One Health in the Arctic
[Leads: United States, Canada]

4e.Improving Health in Arctic Communities through Safe and Affordable Access to Household Running Water and Sewer: Water, Sanitation and Health (WASH)

[Leads: United States, Kingdom of Denmark]

4f.EALLU – Arctic Indigenous Youth, Climate Change and Food Culture[Leads: Canada, Kingdom of Denmark, Norway, Russia, United States, AIA, Saami Council]

4g.Arctic Adaptation Exchange Portal
[Leads: Canada, United States, AIA, GCI]

4h. Assessing, Monitoring and Promoting Arctic Indigenous Languages
[Leads: Canada, United States, Saami Council, ICC]

4h. Arctic Remote Energy Networks Academy (ARENA)

[Leads: Canada, United States, Finland, Iceland, GCI, AIA]

4i.The Arctic as a Food Producing Region

[Leads: Norway, Canada, GCI, ICC]

4j.Arctic Renewable Energy Atlas (AREA)

[Leads: USA, Canada, GCI]

4k.Gender Equalityin the Arctic

[Leads: Iceland, Sweden, AIA]

4l. SDWG contribution to PAME/Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous

Peoples in Marine Activities (MEMA)

  1. Promotion/Outreach plan for deliverables ahead of and at the Fairbanks Ministerial

15:00 – 15:15BREAK (Timing at the Discretion of the SDWG Chair)

15:15– 17:00SDWG PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES (continued)

17:00ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS, ADJOURN DAY 1

18:00DINNER Hosted Bythe U.S. Chairmanship

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Wednesday 08 February 2017

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08:30 – 10:00:SDWG PROJECTS AND ACTIVITIES (continued)

  1. Project Proposals, Decisions and Notifications

6a.Good Practice Recommendations for Environmental Impact Assessment, EIA, and PublicParticipation in EIA in the Arctic (Arctic EIA)[decision on proposal byFinland]

6b.Teacher Education for Diversity and Equality in the Arctic[decision onproposal by Finland]

6c.Arctic Energy Summit 2017 [decision on proposal by Finland]

6d.Arctic Sustainable Energy Futures Toolkit[decision on proposal by GCI]

6e.Sustainable economic development in the Arctic[decision on proposal by Norway]

6f.Arctic Generation 2030–Pilot[decision on proposal by Norway]

6g. Nomadic Schools (“Children of Nomads”) [decision on proposal by Russia, RAIPON]

6h.Solid Waste Disposal[proposal anticipated from AIA]

  1. Expert Group Reports

7a.Arctic Human Health Expert Group (AHHEG)

7b.Social, Economic and Cultural Expert Group (SECEG)

10:00 – 10:15BREAK (Timing at the Discretion of the SDWG Chair)

10:15 – 12:00:STRATEGIC PLANNING & WORK PLANNING

This portion of the agenda will focus on the review and approval of a new SDWG Strategic Plan and a new Work Plan for 2017-2019, to be recommended for approval by SAOs in Juneau (March 2017) and Ministers in Fairbanks (May 2017).

  1. Review and Approval of SDWG Strategy Group Documents

8a.Presentation of Strategy Documents[SDWG Chair, Strategy Group A & B]

8b.Discussion and Approval of Strategy Documents

8c.Recommendations to SAOs/Ministers regarding related documentation (e.g. Barrow Framework Document (2000); SDWG Project Approval Procedures (2006); SDWG Project Template (2015); etc.

8d.SDWG Communications Plan [Canada]

12:00 – 13:00LUNCH

13:00 – 15:00

  1. Review and Approval of SDWG Work Plan for 2017 -2019

9a.Presentation of SDWG Work Plan 2017-2019[SDWG Chair]

9b.Coordinating Work Plan with other Working Groups [SDWG Chair report on

Copenhagen meeting with SAO Chair and other WGs]

9c.Discussion and Approval of SDWG Work Plan 2017-2019

9d.SDWG Operational Guidelines: Updated Annex to the Common AC

Operational Guidelines [SDWG Chair]

9e.Vice-Chairs for Finnish Chairmanship

9f.Review and Approval of Input to the SAO Report to Ministers re: text relating to SDWG work plan and list of deliverables

15:00 – 15:15BREAK (Timing at the Discretion of the SDWG Chair)

15:15 – 17:00OTHER REPORTS AND STATEMENTS

  1. Observers’ Statements
  1. Other Matters

11a.Built Environment Questionnaire (Finland)

11b.Video re: International Forum in Arkhangelsk in March 2017 (Russia)

11c.Matters to be raised with SAOs at their Juneau Meeting

11d.Any requested additions to agenda

11e.Meeting Decisions and Summary

17:00ADMINISTRATIVE ANNOUNCEMENTS, ADJOURN DAY 2.

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