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Arctic Search and Rescue Agreement

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TheArctic Search and Rescue Agreement(formally theAgreement on Cooperation on Aeronautical and Maritime Search and Rescue in the Arctic) is aninternational treatyconcluded among the member states of theArctic Council— Canada, Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Russia, Sweden and the United States — on 12 May 2011 inNuuk,Greenland.[1]

The treaty coordinates internationalsearch and rescue(SAR) coverage and response in theArctic,and establishes the area of SAR responsibility of each state party.[1]In view of the conflictingterritorial claims in the Arctic,the treaty provides that "the delimitation of search and rescue regions is not related to and shall not prejudice the delimitation of any boundary between States or their sovereignty, sovereign rights or jurisdiction."

The Arctic Search and Rescue Agreement is the first binding agreement negotiated between the use of Arctic under the auspices of the Arctic Council. The treaty reflects the Arctic region's growing economic importance as a result of its improved accessibility due toglobal warming.[2][1]

The government of Canada is the depositary for the treaty. It entered into force on 19 January 2013 after it had been ratified by each of the eight signatory states.

Arctic shipping accidents and incidents causes between 1995 and 2004. The sea ice extent of September 2004 is displayed.[3]
Map of the Arctic search and rescue areas, as agreed in the treaty of 2011

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  1. ^abcBuixadé Farré, Albert; Stephenson, Scott R.; Chen, Linling; Czub, Michael; Dai, Ying; Demchev, Denis; Efimov, Yaroslav; Graczyk, Piotr; Grythe, Henrik; Keil, Kathrin; Kivekäs, Niku; Kumar, Naresh; Liu, Nengye; Matelenok, Igor; Myksvoll, Mari; O'Leary, Derek; Olsen, Julia; Pavithran.A.P., Sachin; Petersen, Edward; Raspotnik, Andreas; Ryzhov, Ivan; Solski, Jan; Suo, Lingling; Troein, Caroline; Valeeva, Vilena; van Rijckevorsel, Jaap; Wighting, Jonathan (October 16, 2014)."Commercial Arctic shipping through the Northeast Passage: Routes, resources, governance, technology, and infrastructure".Polar Geography.37(4).Taylor & Francis:298–324.doi:10.1080/1088937X.2014.965769.
  2. ^Koring, Paul (12 May 2011)."Arctic treaty leaves much undecided".The Globe and Mail.Retrieved13 May2011.
  3. ^Brigham, L.; McCalla, R.; Cunningham, E.; Barr, W.; VanderZwaag, D.; Chircop, A.; Santos-Pedro, V.M.; MacDonald, R.; Harder, S.; Ellis, B.; Snyder, J.; Huntington, H.; Skjoldal, H.; Gold, M.; Williams, M.; Wojhan, T.; Williams, M.; Falkingham, J. (2009). Brigham, Lawson; Santos-Pedro, V.M.; Juurmaa, K. (eds.).Arctic marine shipping assessment (AMSA)(PDF).Norway:Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment(PAME),Arctic Council.Archived(PDF)from the original on November 1, 2014.

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