ROSE-ROTH 054 SEM 11 E rev. 6 Original: English
NATO Parliamentary Assembly
77th ROSE-ROTH SEMINAR
Changes in the High North: Implications for NATO and Beyond
Tromsø, Norway 22-24 June 2011
IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE NORWEGIAN STORTING
DRAFT PROGRAMME Updated 16 June 2011
WITH THE PARTICIPATION OF THE NORWEGIAN POLAR INSTITUTE
International Secretariat Place du Petit Sablon 3, 1000 Brussels – Belgium Tel: (32) 2 513 28 65 | Fax: (32) 2 514 18 47 http:// www.nato-pa.int
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TUESDAY 21 JUNE 2011
ARRIVAL OF PARTICIPANTS
No organized transfers to the hotel
Accommodation Radisson BLU Sjøgatan, 7 - P.O. Box 928 N-9259 Tromsø - Norway Phone: +47 7760 0000 NOK 1, 445 (breakfast included) Contact: [email protected]
Seminar venue Radisson BLU
Evening Free
WEDNESDAY 22 JUNE 2011
8:00 Registration desk opens
8:45 Seating of participants
OPENING SESSION
Moderator: Erna SOLBERG, Head of the Norwegian Delegation to the NATO PA
9:00-9:15 Welcome address by Erna SOLBERG, Head of the Norwegian delegation to the NATO PA
9:15-9:30 Introductory remarks by Dr Karl A. LAMERS, NATO PA President
9:30-10:15 Presentation by Jan-Gunnar WINTHER, Director, Norwegian Polar Institute on Characteristics of the High North
10:15-10:30 Presentation by Svein LUDVIGSEN, Tromsø County Governor, on Local Implications of a Changing Climate
10:30-10:45 Coffee Break
SESSION I EVOLVING ECONOMIC AND STRATEGIC TRENDS IN THE HIGH NORTH
Moderator Dr Karl A. LAMERS, President of the NATO Parliamentary Assembly
10:45-11:00 Presentation by Paul BERKMAN, Head of the Arctic Ocean Geopolitics Programme through the Scott Polar Research Institute and Judge Business School at the University of Cambridge, United Kingdom, on The receding ice cap and the impact of newly navigable waters
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11:00-11:15 Presentation by Øivind A. DAHL-STAMNES, Vice-President, North Area Initiative, Development and Production Norway, STATOIL on Oil and Gas Development Opportunities in the Arctic Ocean
11:15-11:30 Presentation by Paal HILDE, Associate Professor, Head of Department, Norwegian Institute for Defence Studies on The increasing military capabilities and presence being deployed in the North
11:30-12:30 Discussion
12:30-14:15 Buffet lunch offered at the Aurora Restaurant, Radisson BLU
SESSION II KEYNOTE PRESENTATION
Moderator Erna SOLBERG, Head of the Norwegian delegation to the NATO PA
14:15-14:35 Jonas Gahr STØRE, Norwegian Minister of Foreign Affairs on The Norwegian Perspective of Trans-Atlantic Security in a Warming World
14:35-15:15 Discussion
15:15-15:45 Coffee Break
SESSION III CLIMATE SCIENCE AND NEGOTIATIONS: THE STATE OF PLAY
Moderator Marit NYBAKK, Deputy Head of the Norwegian delegation to the NATO PA
15:45-16:00 Film Presentation on Scientific Field Work in the Arctic, Norwegian Polar Institute
16:00-16:15 Presentation by Volker RACHOLD, Executive Secretary, International Arctic Science Committee
16:15-16:30 Presentation by Henrik HARBOE, Norwegian Chief Negotiator to the Climate negotiations
16:30-16:45 Presentation by Bård LAHN, Climate Advisor, Friends of the Earth, Norway
16:45-17:30 Discussion
19:00 Welcome Reception hosted by Erna SOLBERG, Head of the Norwegian Delegation to the NATO PA, Polaria, Hjalmar Johansensgate 12, N-9296 Tromsø 054 SEM 11 E rev. 6 3
THURSDAY 23 JUNE
SESSION IV THE LEGAL / INSTITUTIONAL FRAMEWORK OF THE ARCTIC AND LESSONS LEARNED FROM THE NORWAY-RUSSIA AGREEMENT
Moderator Morten HØGLUND, Chair of the Conference of Parliamentarians of the Arctic Region
9:00-9:15 Presentation by Tatiana SAKSINA, Arctic Governance Officer, WWF Arctic Programme on Understanding the legal/institutional Framework
9:15-9:30 Presentation by Rolf Einar FIFE, Director General of the Legal Department of the Norwegian Ministry of Foreign Affairs
9:30-9:45 Presentation by Professor Alexander VYLEGZHANIN, Director, Legal Department of the Council for the Study of Productive Resources, Russian Academy of Sciences, Head of Department, International Law, Moscow State Institute of International Relations
9:45- 10:15 Discussion
10:15-10:30 Coffee Break
SESSION V CONSEQUENCE MANAGEMENT IN THE ARCTIC
Moderator Simon LUNN, Senior Fellow, Geneva Centre for the Democratic Control of Armed Forces (DCAF)
10:30-10:45 Film Presentation on Scientific Field Work in the Arctic, Institute of Marine Research
10:45-11:00 Presentation by Frode IVERSEN Rescue Controller, Joint Rescue Coordination Center North Norway on Search and Rescue Challenges
11:00-11:15 Presentation by Ole Kristian JERKEMO, Head office, Norwegian Coastal Administration on Pollution Response and Remediation Challenges
11:15-12:00 Discussion
12:00-14:00 Buffet lunch offered at the Aurora Restaurant, Radisson BLU
EXCURSION TO THE ISLAND OF SOMMARØY
17:00 Departure by bus from the Radisson BLU to Sommarøy (Summer Island)
18:00 Arrival in Sommarøy
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19:00 Dinner hosted by Svein LUDVIGSEN, Tromsø County Governor
23:00 Departure by boat to Tromsø
00:00 Arrival in Tromsø
FRIDAY 24 JUNE
SESSION VI “EXTERNAL ACTORS”: WHAT ROLE FOR NATO AND THE EU?
Moderator Victor A. OZEROV, Head of the Russian Federation Council Delegation to the NATO PA (to be confirmed)
10:00-10:15 Presentation by Ragnheidur E. ÁRNADÓTTIR, Deputy Head of the Icelandic Delegation to the NATO PA, and Rapporteur of the DSCTC in 2010 [Security At The Top Of The World: Is There A NATO Role In The High North? [213 DSCTC 10 F] adopted by the NATO PA at its Annual Session in Warsaw, Poland, November 2010)]
10:15-10:30 Presentation by Professor Clive ARCHER Emeritus professor, Manchester Metropolitan University, UK and associated individual researcher of the Geopolitics in the High North programme on The Role of the EU in the Arctic
10:30-11:15 Discussion
11:15-11:30 Coffee break
SESSION VII NORDIC DEFENCE CO-OPERATION
Moderator Loïc BOUVARD, Former NATO PA President, Deputy Head of the French Delegation to the NATO PA
11:30-11:45 Presentation by Roger INGEBRIGTSEN, State Secretary, Ministry of Defence, Norway
11:45-12:20 Discussion
12:20-12:30 Concluding remarks
• Erna SOLBERG, Head of the Norwegian delegation to the NATO PA • David HOBBS, NATO PA Secretary General
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