Peculiarities of climate change in the Arctic and implications for environmental management

¹ Candidate of Geographical Sciences, Associate Professor Higher School of natural sciences and technologies, Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, 163002, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation
² Department of Geography and Hydrometeorology, Higher School of natural sciences and technologies, Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, 163002, Arkhangelsk, Russian Federation

^* Corresponding authors: drachkova@narfu.ru, n.kondratov@narfu.ru, a.trofimova@narfu.ru

Abstract

The Arctic is the high-latitude part of the Far North, including the land area and the Arctic Ocean marine environment within the exclusive economic zone of the Russian Federation. The importance of the Arctic issues is due to the fact that in the Russian Federation the formation and scientific rationale of priorities for the development of circumpolar territory are ones of the key objectives of Russia’s economic development. The study of various areas and problems of Arctic development shows the particularly crucial role of geography in the formulation and solution of national economic objectives. The role of geography is becoming increasingly important not only because of the huge impact of the geographical factor in the Far North and the Arctic, but also due to remarkable differentiation of natural and social conditions of economic activity. In recent decades, the natural and socio-economic environment in the Arctic has been undergoing rapid transformation. One example is climate change, which may have an impact on environmental management on a global scale. The purpose of the article is to demonstrate the current trends of climate change based on sources and to identify the impact of these processes on the processes of environmental management.