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Climate change adaptation in the Arctic is a powerful notion based on a
challenging and impermanent reality of continuous complex interactions
between the natural and social structures. The geophysical and geopolitical
aspects of the Arctic system and the global context are naturally
interlinked, and the human aspects of societal existence are even more
integrated resulting in a range of collective opportunities, risks, and
responsibilities as a civilization, as Arctic citizens, and as global
citizens. Our analysis indicated that there are at least three key factors
that stand in the way of the implementation of the Arctic climate agenda: 1)
unresolved territorial and other disputes among Arctic coastal states, 2)
the intensive (re)militarisation of the region (with Russia as a central
player), and 3) noticeable economic dynamism, accompanied by strategic
competition between key stakeholders - including non-Arctic states, such as
China. The priorities for the region are still set by old-fashioned,
mechanistic, political agendas, combined with unsustainable natural
resources management strategies. Overall, our research indicates that the
threat of climate change is not enough to mobilise the Artic nations under a
sense of regional citizenship or to raise awareness on the need for a
coordinated and inclusive climate change adaptation policy, based on Arctic
cooperation.