Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic: Perspectives from the Barents Area

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Acronyms and abbreviations

Acronyms and abbreviations

AACA Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic AHDR II Arctic Human Development Report II ALT Active layer thickness AMAP

RUB

Russian ruble

RVA

Risk and vulnerability assessment

SCD

Snow-cover duration

Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme

SD

Snow depth

AO

Arctic oscillation

SDG

Sustainable development goal (UN)

AR5

Fifth assessment report (IPCC)

SPA

Shared policy assumption

ASI

Arctic social indicators

SSP

Shared socioeconomic pathway

BC Black carbon BEAC Barents Euro-Arctic Council C Elemental carbon CO2 Carbon dioxide EEZ Exclusive economic zone EIA

SWE Snow-water equivalent SWIPA Snow,Water, Ice, and Permafrost in the Arctic TAC Total allowable catch UN United Nations UNCLOS United Nations Convention on the Law of the Sea UNFCCC United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change USD United States dollar WHO World Health Organization WWF WorldWildlife Fund YNAO Yamal-Nenets Autonomous Okrug

Environmental impact assessment

EU European Union GCM Global climate model / General circulation model GDP Gross domestic product GHG Greenhouse gas GRP Gross regional product IA Impact assessment INDC Intended nationally determined contribution IPCC Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change IUCN International Union for Conservation of Nature LNG Liquefied natural gas MSA Mean species abundance NAO Nenets Autonomous Okrug / North Atlantic Oscillation NOK Norwegian Krone OECD Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development OSPAR Commission supporting the Convention for the Protection of the Marine Environment of the North- East Atlantic POP Persistent organic pollutant RCM Regional climate model RCP Representative concentration pathway (IPCC) RCP4.5 RCP based on a mid-range scenario for emission growth RCP8.5 RCP based on a business-as-usual scenario for emission growth RF Russian Federation ROS Rain-on-snow event