Denmark & Greenland in the Arctic Resources, indigenous populations and security in a more accessible Arctic region

Greenland: Resources, Accessibility and Politics as a global critical issue

Danish-Greenlandic relations Nordics Realms and the history Demographics and geographic hurdles Self-determination and democratic participation Danish responsibility for security and defence

Denmark: a Nordic state actor in Arctic international matters Patrolling and Sovereignty Search and Rescue International Relations Issues in the present and future

Re-cap Issues, interest and problems: – Greenland’s ecosystem, resources in a geopolitical context – The indigenous population of Greenland’s institutional and educational challenges – Danish presence and action in the Arctic: Patrolling, Search and Rescue and International Relations What youth can do? – Raising awareness of environmental issues (nothing new) – strengthen social resources to help populations become independent on a micro level and reach goals of greater social cohesion – Youth transnational understanding of the dynamics of problems and interests