Gap Analysis Report - Arctic
The
Gap
Analysis
Report
(GAR)
is
a
deliverable
within
the
Preparatory
Action
“Strategic
Environmental
Impact
Assessment
of
development
of
the
Arctic,”
commissioned
by
the
European
Commission's
Environment
Directorate
General.
The
Preparatory
Action
is
designed
to
increase
awareness
about
the
Arctic
and
its
changing
political,
economic,
and
environmental
landscape,
to
enhance
understanding
of
the
impacts
of
European
Union
(EU)
policies,
and
to
test
the
effectiveness
and
sustainability
of
an
EU
Arctic
Information
Centre
based
on
a
network
of
Arctic
research
centres
and
universities
within
the
EU
and
European
Economic
Area
(EEA)
and
European
Free
Trade
Association
(EFTA).
The
project
and
prospective
network
are
designed
to
support
decision-‐making
processes
within
the
EU
and
to
better
address
future
Arctic
challenges
and
opportunities.
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