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Plan for the Implementation Phase of SAON submitted to Arctic Council and IASC |
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"Plan for the Implementation Phase of SAON", a report to the Arctic Council and the International Arctic Science Committee by the SAON Steering Group has now been published. SAON has been through a planning period and the report contains both a brief history and specific proposals on how SAON could be implemented, including an operational structure.
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SAON Breefing presented at the SAO Meeting, Copenhagen |
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SAON at the Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting |
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Together with IASC, AC now takes the lead in a continuation of the SAON process.
The Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Tromsø April 2009 agreed on the Tromsø Declaration which expressed
1. Support for continued coordination to maximize the legacy of IPY in a number of areas, including observations and data access and management … and
2. Recognition of the valuable contribution of the Sustained Arctic Observing Networks (SAON) process as an IPY legacy to enhance coordination of multidisciplinary Arctic data acquisition, management, access and dissemination, encouraged the continuation of this work with emphasis on improved sustained long-term observation, and welcomed the participation of indigenous organizations in future work
3. Decided to take the lead, in cooperation with IASC and other relevant partners, in the continuation of the SAON process, including considering ways to develop an institutional framework to support circum-Arctic observing, and the preparation and implementation of a work plan for the next two years to initiate work on priority issues including sustained funding and data management.
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European Commission supportive of SAON |
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In it's communication "THE EUROPEAN UNION AND THE ARCTIC REGION" the European commission states that the EU should contribute to support the establishment of the Sustained Arctic Observing Network.
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SAON process supported by EU ministerial meeting |
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9-10th of November ministers, government representatives and politicians of the EU met for a conference in Monaco to discuss recent development in the Arctic area. The SAON process got strong support from the stage, but also in the final declaration.
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