Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group to meet in Gällivare
- Category: General news
- Published on 14 February 2012
On 14–15 February, the Arctic Council Sustainable Development Working Group will meet in Gällivare. The meeting is being organised under the Swedish Chairmanship of the Arctic Council, which lasts until 2013. Around 30 representatives of the eight member states, indigenous peoples and observer states will take part.
Two weeks ago the Sustainable Development Working Group (SDWG) met in Stockholm on Sweden's initiative to discuss the responsibility of enterprises operating in the Arctic for the climate and people in the region. In Gällivare, Sweden will inform other participants about continued work on that issue. Other discussions during the meeting on 14–15 February will start out from topics such as food safety, the Arctic from an economic perspective and how to increase awareness of the human dimension in all Arctic issues.
The participants will also visit the LKAB mine in Malmberget for a dialogue on the company's work on sustainability.
Read more about the SDWG: http://www.arctic-council.org/index.php/en/sdwg
Photo of the Gällivare train station taken in February 2012.
