The Arctic region is of key strategic importance for the EU, in view of climate change, raw materials as well as geostrategic influence.
Climate change is the biggest threat the Arctic is facing and it requires urgent action in response.
The EESC's report will focus on the demographic, environmental and socio-economic impacts that climate change as well as the position of the Arctic at the crossroads of geopolitical interests have on the livelihoods of the region's inhabitants, including indigenous peoples, as well as on the local economies and communities.