Senior Arctic Officials

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Senior Arctic Officials are high-level representatives from Arctic Council member states who coordinate and oversee the Council’s work between ministerial meetings.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Arctic Council body
intergovernmental committee
collaboratesOn Arctic biodiversity conservation
Arctic climate change issues
Arctic marine environment protection
Arctic socio-economic development
composedOf representatives of Arctic Council member states
coordinatesWith Arctic Council
surface form: Arctic Council observers

Permanent Participants of the Arctic Council
decisionScope strategic direction of Arctic Council work
engagesIn policy coordination among Arctic states
review of working group progress
establishedBy Ottawa Declaration
establishedInYear 1996
focusesOnRegion Arctic region
surface form: Arctic
governedBy Arctic Council Rules of Procedure
hasAbbreviation SAOs
hasChair Senior Arctic Official of the state holding the Arctic Council chairmanship
hasMandateFrom Arctic Council
surface form: Arctic Council Ministers
hasMemberFrom Canada
Finland
Iceland
Denmark
surface form: Kingdom of Denmark

Norway
Russia
surface form: Russian Federation

Sweden
United States of America
hasRole coordinate Arctic Council work between ministerial meetings
oversee implementation of Arctic Council decisions
hasStakeholderType indigenous peoples’ representatives (through Permanent Participants)
state representatives
hostedBy state holding the Arctic Council chairmanship
languageUsed English
Russian
meetsAtFrequency at least twice a year
meetsIn various Arctic Council member states
organizes Senior Arctic Officials executive or side meetings
Senior Arctic Officials plenary meetings
oversees Arctic Council
surface form: Arctic Council working groups
partOf Arctic Council
prepares documents for Arctic Council ministerial meetings
primaryObjective ensure continuity of Arctic Council work between ministerial sessions
publishes SAO meeting reports
reportsTo Arctic Council
surface form: Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting
supports Arctic Council
surface form: Arctic Council Chairmanship
worksOn environmental protection in the Arctic
sustainable development in the Arctic

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Arctic Council governedBy Senior Arctic Officials
Ottawa Declaration establishesBody Senior Arctic Officials
Sustainable Development Working Group reportsTo Senior Arctic Officials
this entity surface form: Senior Arctic Officials of the Arctic Council