This paper attempts to offer specific inputs to the debate on local content promotion in the oil industry, using the specific case of São Tomé and Príncipe as point of reference. Our approach emphasizes inter-sectoral linkages and institutional pre-conditions for local content promotion....

The paper reviews the background and the existing institutional framework for oil sector development in São Tomé and Príncipe and the challenges faced in implementing transparency rules in all oil-related transactions. It provides a quantitative analysis of the impact of oil sector...

This book sheds light on how global warming has caused the ongoing environmental disaster in the Arctic, namely its melting. This development, if left unabated, will have a major negative environmental impact, not only on the Arctic itself, but on the entire planet, including the worsening of...

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONRUSSIA'S PRINCIPAL VIEWS ON THE ARCTICCOMPONENTS OF RUSSIA'S ARCTIC POLICY FORMATIONThe Arctic is a region of peace and cooperationThe Russian Arctic is a transportation route between Europe, Asia and North AmericaThe Arctic region is one...

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONBROADER CONCEPTS OF SECURITYJapan's concept of comprehensive securityRedefining the concept of security: “environmental security”THE ARCTIC AND JAPANThe Arctic's geopolitics: resources, peoples and the environmentThe main findings of...

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONTHE ARCTIC MELT: EXTENT, INTENSITY AND IMPLICATIONSThe impact of an ice-free ArcticImplications for IndiaThe Arctic highwayArctic region as a petroleum provinceSea level riseSatabhaya village, Orissa18 — a short case studyVulnerabilities...

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONCHANGE OF CLIMATEANTHROPOGENIC INFLUENCEAtmospheric transferenceWater transferenceBiological transferenceCONCLUSIONBIBLIOGRAPHYENDNOTES

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONARCTIC AMPLIFICATION OF CLIMATE CHANGEWHITHER ARCTIC SEA ICE?DECLINE OF THE GREENLAND ICE SHEETSEA LEVEL RISEREGIONAL SEA LEVELCONCLUSIONBIBLIOGRAPHYENDNOTES

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONOFFSHORE PETROLEUM ACTIVITIES IN THE HIGH NORTHNorwayRussiaShtokmanPrirazlomnoyeNorway and Russia — similarities and differencesENVIRONMENTAL AND RESOURCE MANAGEMENT CONCERNSJURISDICTIONAL ISSUESOuter delimitation of continental...

AbstractThe following sections are included:INTRODUCTIONTHE EU IN THE ARCTIC: HISTORICAL CONTEXTEU ARCTIC POLICY: MAJOR INSTITUTIONAL ACTORSEU interests in the ArcticMelting ice in the NorthNew energy province for EuropeRare earth and precious metals: a driver for the EU industryThe future of EU...