Answer to Question #150017 in Regional geography for Oluwafemi Akintomide

Question

How will the issues of Arctic sovereignty, climate change, and globalization affect
Canada internally, as well as on the international scene?

Answer 1

Increased access to the Arctic will bring more traffic and people to the region. While mostly positive, this access may also contribute to an increase in environmental threats, search and rescue incidents, civil emergencies and potentially illegal activities. How the region as a whole evolves will have major implications for Canada and its role as an Arctic power.