(202) zseasoor (202)254-3670: (can) 872-9855 one Control No. 325541002 us. OFFICE OF SPECIAL COUNSEL Form (2r2sn4) 1 a: it} COMPLAINT 0F PossieLEga EDIPERSONNEL PRACTICE so! OTHER ti?: Before filling out this Office of Special Counsel (030) form. please read the following information about?) the required complaint format; (2) the scope of 030?s jurisdiction; and (3) certain OSC policies. OSC cannot investigate a complaint if it lacks jurisdiction over the subject matter. Further, filing a complaint with 080 will not extend any time limits that may exist under any other complaint procedures that may be available. It is important, therefore, that you consider whether 080 may lack jurisdiction over your complaint. If you plan to file a complaint alleging reprisal for whistleblowing, important information about the elements required by law to establish such a violation is provided in Part 2 of this form (at page 4). INFORMATION ABOUT FILING A COMPLAINT WITH OSC . Complaints alleging a prohibited personnel practice, or a prohibited activity other than a Hatch Act violation, must be submitted on this form. 080 will not process complaints (except a complaint alleging only a Hatch Act violation) that are not submitted on this form. 080 will return the material received, with a blank complaint form to complete and return to 080. The complaint will be considered to be flied on the date on which 080 receives the completed form. 5 C.F.R. 1800.1, as amended. 080 has nojurisdiction over complaints filed by employees of? . the Central lntelligence Agency. Defense Intelligence Agency, National Security Agency, or other intelligence agency excluded from coverage by the President; the armed forces of the United States uniformed military employees); . the General Accounting Of?ce; - the Postal Rate Commission; and . the Federal Bureau of Investigation. 080 has jurisdiction over certain types of complaints filed by employees of some agencies, as follows Federal Aviation Administration employees alleging reprisal for whistleblowing; employees of government corporations listed at 31 USO. 9101 alleging reprisal for whistleblowing; US. Postal Service employees alleging nepotism; and - Transportation Security Administration (TSA) employees alleging reprisai for whistleblowlng: TSA non? screener employees may file complaints alleging retaliation for protected whistlebiowing under 5 USO. 2302(b)(8). 080 will process these complaints under its regular procedures, including filing petitions with the Merit Systems Protection Board, if warranted. TSA security screeners may also ?le complaints alleging retaliation for protected whistleblowing under 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8) pursuant to a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) between 080 and TSA executed on May 28, 2002. The MOU and TSA Directive HRM Letter No. 1800?01 provide 080 with authority to investigate whistlebiower retaliation complaints from screeners and recommend that TSA take corrective andlor disciplinary action when warranted. Additional information on 080 procedures for reviewing security screener whistleblower complaints under the MOU is available at (over) WGOV FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT OSC AND PROCEDURES COMPLAINT OF POSSIBLE PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICE OR OTHER PROHIBITED ACTIVITY Page Ii INFORMATION ABOUT FILING A COMPLAINT WITH OSC (cont'd) - .. - .. - 7121(g) if you are covered by a collective bargaining agreement you must choose one of three possible avenues to pursue your prohibited personnel practice complaint: a complaint to 080; an appeal to the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) (if the action is appealable under law or regulation), or a grievance under the collective bargaining agreement. It" you have alreadyi led an appeal about your prohibited personnel practice allegations with the MSPB, or a grievance about those allegations under the collective bargaining agreement OSC lacks jurisdiction over your complaint and cannot investigate it. Although 080 is authorized to investigate discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or handicapping condition, as well as reprisal for ?ling an EEO complaint, 08C: generally defers such allegations to agency procedures established under regulations issued by the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC). 5 C.F.R. 1810.1. if you wish to report allegations of discrimination based upon race, color, religion, sex, national origin, age, or handicapping condition, or reprise! for ?ling an EEO complaint, you should contact your agency?s EEO office immediately. There are specific time limits for filing such complaints. Filing a complaint with 080 will not relieve you of the obligation to ?le a complaint with the agency?s EEO office within the time prescribed by EEOC regulations (at 29 C.F.R. Part 1614). Note: This deferral policy does not apply to discrimination claims outside the jurisdiction of the EEOC, such as complaints alleging discrimination based upon marital status or political af?liation. Bylaw, complaints alleging denial of veterans' preference requirements must be filed with the Veterans Employment and Training Service (VETS) at the Department of Labor. 38 S. C. 4301, et seq? and 5 U. 0 3330a(a) Certain allegations of discrimination based on the past, current, or future performance of military service discrimination based on veteran or reservist status) may be filed with 080. Thus, you are encouraged to contact OSC's Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act (USERRA) Unit by email at userra@osc.gov or by telephone at 202~254~3600 By Mail: Complaints Examining Unit 1 Office of Special Counsel 1730 Street, N.W. (Suite 218) Washington, DC 20036?4505 Quiz-12$ (202)254? 3711 idealism W. 080 GOV (AT COMPLAINTS P.1s Oilii'it Iiihnluill OI: ALLEGA TIONS SENT IN WRITING TO 030 NOW, OR ATANY TIME WHILE YOUR COMPLAINT IS PENDING REPRODUCTION CHARGES UNDER THE FREEDOM OF INFORMATION ACT MAYAPPLY TO ANY REQUEST YOU MAKE FOR COPIES OF MATERIALS THAT YOU PROVIDED TO 086?. IF YOU ARE FILING AN ALLEGA TION OF REPRISAL FOR I PLEASE SEE PART 2 OF THE COMPLAINTFROM, ATPAGES 4~5, FOR OTHER RECORDKEEPING CONSIDERA TIONS. us. OFFICE or SPECEAL COUNSEL (202) 254-3600 I (202) 254-3670 (800) 872?9855 COMPLAINT OF POSSIBLE PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICE OR OTHER PROHIBITED ACTIVITY (Please print legibiy or type and complete all pertinent items. Enter (Not Applicable) or "Unknown? where appropriate. (if more space is needed, use Continuation Sheet at page 12.) PART 1: PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICES PROHIBITED ACTIVITY (GENERAL) i 1. Name of person seeking 080 action ("Complainant"): Mr. Me. (O Mrs.( Q) Mise(O Joel Clement For USERRA complaints only - please provide the last digit only of your Social Security Number (SSH): (needed to determine jurisdiction under 204(c)(2) of Public Law No. 108-454.) 2. Position, title. series. and grade: Senior Program Adviser, 3, Agency name: Department of the Interior, Office of Natural Resources Revenue 4. Agency Address: 1849 St, NW, Washington, DC 20240 6. Contact informationzTelephone number(s): (Home) (Of?ce) Ext. Fax number: I 7? if you are ?ling this comptatnt as a legal or other representative of the Complainant, please supply the following information: Name and title of ?ler: MM Q) Ms.( Mrs.(Q Miss( 0) Katherine R. Atkinson Wilkenfeid, Herendeen Atkinson Address: 1731 Connecticut Ave, NW, Third Floor, Washington, DC 20009 Telephone number(s): (202 )765-2253 (Home) (Of?ce) Ext. Fax number: (202 )600-2792 E-mail addreSSI 8. Are you (or is the Complainant. if you are filing as a representative) covered by a collective bargaining agreement? (Check one.) (0 )Yes (G) No (0) don?tknow 9. How did you ?rst become aware that you could ?le a complaint with 080? Q) 030 Web site O) 080 Speaker O) 030 Brochure OSC Poster O) NewsStory (Q) AgencyPereonnel Of?ce (0) Union O) Clo?worker Other (please describe): Date (approximate): COMPLAINT 0F POSSIBLE PERSONNEL PRACTICE OR OTHER PROHIBITED ACTIVITY Page 2 of 12 10. What is the employment status of the person affected by the suspected prohibited personnel practice or other prohibited activity? a. )Appiioantfor Federal empioyment b. )CompetitiveService temporaryappointment career or career?conditional! appointment 3 term appointment probationary employee 0. )Excepted Service )Veterans Readjustment Act (VRA) National Guard Technician Other (Specify) )Non~appropriated Fund )ScheduieA PostaiServlce 3 Schedule TennesseeValiey Authority )Schedulec VA Dept. of Medicine and Surgery i d? v? SeniorExecutive Service (SEE), Supergrade, or Executive Level career SE8 ExecutEVeLevei or above (career) fund nonoareer SE8 Executive Level or above (noncareer) career (38-16, 17, or18 Presidentialappointee (Senate-con?rmed) noncareerGS~16, ?i7. oriB FD )cuher civllservice annuitant formercivil service employee competitive service excepted comics ?3 militaryof?cer or eniisted person contract employee other(speclfy): unknown 11. What other action(s), if any, have you taken to appeal. grieve. or report this matter under any other procedure?(Checlr all that apply.) v? None, or not applicable Date: Appeai filed with Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) Date: Petition for reconsideration of initial decision ?led with - Date: initial Decision No. USERRA ciairn flied with VETS (Department of Labor) Date: (Form Grievance ?led under agency grievance procedure Date: Grievance filed under negotiated grievance procedure Date: Matter heard by arbitrator under grievance procedure Date: Matter is pending in arbitration Date: Discrimination complaint ?led with agency Date: Agency or Administrative Judge (AJ) decision on discrimination complaint appeaied to Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Date: Appeal ?led with Office of Personnel Management Date: Unfair labor practice (ULP) complaint ?led with Federai Labor Rotations Authority General Counsei Date: Lawsuit flied in Federal Court Date: Court name: Reported matter to agency inspector Generai Date: Reported matter to member of Congress Date: Name of Senator or Representative: Other(specify): 0F POSSIBLE PERSONNEL PRACTICE OR OTHER PROHIBITED Page 3 of 12 12. 13. 14. 15. What official ls responsible for the Violation(s) that you are reporting, and what is his/her employment status? (See question 10 for appropriate description of employment status. lf space is needed to identify more than one of?cial, use Continuation Sheet atpage 12.) Name: James Cason Position/Title: Associate Deputy Secretary Employment Status: Currently employed What are the actions or events that you are reporting to 080? {To the extent known, specifically list: any suspected prohibited personnel practices or other prohibited activity, other than reprise! for Whistleblowing; and any personnel actions invoived. (IF YOU ARE ALLEGING REPRISAL FOR WHISTLEBLOWWG, SKIP TO PART 2 ON THE NEXT PAGE. Provide details of the actions or events shown in your response to question 18. (Be as specific as possible about dates, locations, and the identities and positions of all persons mentioned. in particular; identify actual and potential witnesses, giving work locations and telephone numbers when possible. Also, attach any pertinent documents that you may have. Please provide. if possible, a copy of the notification of the adencv's proposal and/or decision about the personnel action(sl covered by your request for 080 action. if more space is needed, use Continuation Sheet at page 12.) What action would you like 080 to take in this matter (that is, what remedy are you asking for?) COMPLAINT 0F POSSIBLE PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICE OR OTHER Page 4 of 12 This part of the form is solely for use by persons alleoino reprise! for whistleblowlng (that is, persons who believe that personnel actions were taken, not taken, or threatened because of a whistleblower disclosure). Please read the introductory material before answering the questions that follow. If more space is needed, use the continuation sheet at page 12. Complainantsnat alleging reprise! for whistleblowing should proceed to Part 3 (?Consent to Certain Disclosures of Information?), at page general rule, it is a prohibited personnel practice to take or fail to take, or threaten to take or fall to take, a personnel action becauae of a protected disclosure of certain types of information by a Federal employee, former employee, or applicant for Federal employment. 5 U.S.C. 2302(b)(8). [El 515.?. By law, certain elements must be present before 080 can establish that a legal violation of law has occurred. Two of the required elements that must be established are: (1) that a whistieblower disclosure was made; and (2) that an agency took, failed to take, or threatened to take or fail to take a personnel action because of the whistleblower disclosure. Your description of these elements will help OSC's investigation of your allegation(s). A disclosure of information is a protected whistleblower disclosure if a Federal employee, former employee, or applicant for Federal employment discloses information which he or she reasonably believes evidences: a violation of any law, rule, or regulation; gross mismanagement; a gross waste of funds; abuse of authority; or a substantial and specific danger to public health or safety. CoustedEecsonneLAc?oos The law prohibiting reprise! for whistleblowing requires proof that one or more of the following personnel actions occurred, or failed to occur, because of a protected disclosure: (1) an appointment; (2) a promotion; (3) an action under 5 U.8.C. chapter 75 or other disciplinary or corrective action; COMPLAINT OF POSSIBLE PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICE OR OTHER PROHIBITED Page 5 of 12 (4) a detail, transfer, or reassignment; (5) a reinstatement; (6) a restoration; (7) a reemployment; (8) a decision about pay, benefits, or awards, concerning education or training if the education or training may reasonably be expected to lead to an appointment, promotion, performance evaluation, or other action described in 5 U.S.C. 2302(a)(2); (9) a performance evaiuation under 5 U.S.C. chapter 43; (10) a decision to order testing or examination; or (1 i) any other significant change in duties, or working conditions. 6 II it! in the section that starts below (pages 6? 6), provide the information requested about all disclosures that you believe led to reprise] by the agency involved. if more space is needed use extra copies of page 6 8, or the Continuation Sheet at page 12. WW Withyour complaint WW CDMELAINI. This is because: (1) failure to list any disciosure or personnel action may delay the processing of your complaint by 080; and (2) a comprehensive listing will avoid disputes in any iater Individual Right of Action (IRA) appeal that you may ?le with the Merit Systems Protection Board (MSPB) about its jurisdiction to hear case. Additional allegations of reprisai for whistieblowing may be added to this complaint while it is pending at 080. Submission of any such additional allegations to 080 in writing will help you if you decide to ?le any tater IRA appeal with the MSPB. Form ?la is available for that purpose at OSC's web site, under ?Forms." 3 if it it tillSEBJ It 080 fails to complete its review of your whistieblower reprisal allegation within 120 days after it receives your complaint, or if it closes your complaint at any time without seeking corrective action on. your behalf, you have the right to ?le appeal with the MSPB. 5 U.S.C. 1214(a)(3). Recordicaepiug To establish its jurisdiction over any later IRA appeai that you may ?le, the MSPB will require you to show that the appeal reiates to the same whistleblower disolosure(s) and personnel aotion(s) involved in your complaint to 080. I. I who I -I ??latl .H II - aliegations that you sent with the complaint, and any additional allegation of reprisal that you submitted in writing to 080 while the complaintwas pending, will serve as proof in any IRA of the disolosure(s) and personnel aotion(s) involved in your 080 complaint. 11? is THEREFORE, THAT YOU MAKE AND KEEP COPIES OF ALL THESE DOCUMENT FOR YOUR RECORDS. COMPLAINT OF POSSIBLE PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICE OR OTHER PROHIBITED ACTIVITY MUST BE COMPLETED FOR ALL DISCLOSURES REPORTED IN THIS COMPLAINT Page 6 of 12 A. WHAT INFORMATION WAS (DESCRIBE WHIS TLEBLOWER DISCLOSURE). As background, myjob involved working to help Alaska Native communities in danger of being washed into the sea. The GAO has designated the Kivalina, Shishmaref, and Shaktoolik communities as imminently threatened. I served as DOl's staff lead on Arctic issues and collaborated with the prior White House to establish the Arctic Executive Steering Committee (AESC). chair the Community Resilience Working Group of the AESC, which is an interagency federal body collaborating with the State of Alaska and the Denali Commission to relocate, evacuate, and sustain these threatened communities. aiso loo-chaired implementation of the North Bering Sea Climate Resilience Executive Order, which this Administration rescinded. disclosed the danger to the public health of these communities on many occasions. On June 9, I spoke about these issues at the UN. disclosed the threat to American lives. I explained that the villages are sliding into the sea and the threats are growing. 1. WHEN was THE DISCLOSURE (woman/n) June 9, 2017 2. TO WHOM AND TITLE) WAS THE DISCLOSURE United Nations 3.oisc1_osuna or ENFORMATION avmancao (check all that apply): OF LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION GROSS MISMANAGEMENT I GROSS WASTE OF FUNDS ABUSE OF AUTHORITY SUBSTANTIAL AND SPECIFIC DANGER TO PUBLICHEALTH OR SAFETY NONE OF THE ABOVE 4. WHAT PERSONNEL OCCURRED, FAILED TO OCCUR, OR WAS THREATENED BECAUSE OF THE (List all applicable personnel action numbers from pages 46). 4. Reassignment; ?i 1. Signi?cant change in 5. WHEN BIO PERSONNEL ACTIONS) OR (MOIDAIYR) June 15, 2017; July 10, 2017 E1. WHAT INFORMATION WAS (DESCRIBE NEXT WHISTLEBLOWER On April 21, 2017, emailed the Speciai Assistant to the President for international Energy and Environment about the importance of building resilience for these communities. When we discuss ?resilience," we are referring to the capacity for a community to survive major disruptions, so for these imminently threatened communities, resilience actions include relocation, evacuation plans, erosion control, and subsistence. I advised that we needed to build resilience. I also explained that coordinating the resilience efforts would save the federai government money. 1 attached a summary of the Arctic Resilience Action Framework (ARAF) to the email. Also as background, led the development and implementation of an international program of climate resilience activities for the two year period of the US Chairmanship of the Arctic Council (2015-2017). chaired the ARAF drafting committee. wean WAS THE DISCLOSURE woman's) April 21, 2017 2. TO WHOM (NAME AND TITLE) WAS THE DISCLOSURE George D. Banks, Spec. Assist. to the President 3. DISCLOSURE or: INFORMATION evroancao (check all thatappiy): OF LAW, RULE, OR REGULATION GROSS MISMANAGEMENT vi GROSS WASTE OF FUNDS 3 ABUSE OF SUBSTANTIAL AND SPECIFIC DANGER TO PUBLICHEALTH OR SAFETY NONE OF THE ABOVE 4. WHAT PERSONNEL ACTIONS) OCCURRED, TO OCCUR, 0R WAS THREATENED BECAUSE OF THE (List all applicable personnel action numbers from pages 4-5). 4. Reassignment; 11. Significant change 5. WHEN olo PERSONNEL Acnonrs) on occua? (momma) June 15, 2017; July 10, 2017 I I KEEP A COPY OF THISHPAGE FOR YOUR RECORDS I COMPLAINT OF POSSIBLE PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICE OR OTHER PROHIBITED ACTIVITY Page 7 of 12 MUST BE COMPLETEDFOR ALL DISCLOSURES REPORTEDIN THIS COMPLA C. WHAT INFORMATION WAS (DESCRIBE NEXT WHISTLEBLOWER DISCLOSURE). 1 spoke at the Week of the Arctic, which Secretary Tillerson of the State Department attended. The event re?capped the two year US Chairmanship of the Arctic Counsel. I spoke about the threats to the villages sliding into the sea, the Arctic Resilience Action ramework. disaster risk reduction, and financial issues including the cost to governments and options for private investment. 1. WHEN WAS THE DISC esune (mommvaj May 10, 2017 2. TO WHOM (NAME AND WAS THE Pubiic - speaking engagement in Fairbanks, AK 3- OF INFORMATION (check at! that app Jr? VIOLATION OF LAW. RULE, OR REGULATION GROSS MISMANAGEMENT GROSS WASTE OF FUNDS ABUSE OF AUTHORITY ?z SUBSTANTIAL AND SPECIFIC DANGER TO PUBLICHEALTH on SAFETY NONE OF THE ABOVE 4. WHAT PERSONNEL ACTIONS) OCCURRED, FAILED TO OCCUR, OR WAS THREATENEO BECAUSE OF THE 4. Reassignment; 11. Significant change 5. WHEN are PERSONNEL ACTIONS) on weenie) (MOIDANR) June 15,2017; July10,2017 D. WHAT INFORMATION WES (DESCRIBE NEXT WHISTLEBLOWER DISCLOSURE). I spoke about the suffering in Alaska, including the villages being washed into the sea and melting permafrost. discussed the importance of science, building resilience, governance, and encouraging investment in order to address the threat 1. WHEN WAS THE. DISCLOSURE November 25, 2016 2. TO WHOM (NAME AND TITLE) WAS THE DISCLOSURE Public speaking engagement in Stockholm 3. DISCLOSURE OF ENFORMATION (check at that apply): VIOLATION OF LAW, RULE, on REGULATION GROSS eaoss WASTE or: FUNDS ABUSE OF AUTHORITY SUBSTANTIAL AND SPECIFIC DANGER TO PUBLICHEALTH OR SAFETY none OF THE ABOVE 4. WHAT PERSONNEL OCCURRED, FAILED T0 OCCUR, 0R WAS THREATENED BECAUSE OF THE (List at! eppiicabie personnei action numbers from pages 4-5). 4. Reassignment; 11. Significant change 5. WHEN mo PERSONNEL on mean-(e) accuse June 15, 2017; July 10, 2017 KEEP A COPY OF THIS PAGE FOR YOURRECORDS COMPLAINT 0F POSSIBLE PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICE OR OTHER PROHIBITED ACTIVITY Page 8 of 12 3. 5. If you are not the person who actually made a disclosure described in boxes A, B, C, above, please check below to specify the disclosure involved, and provide the name, address, and telephone number of the person who made the disclosure, if known. (If space is needed to identify more than one person, use Continuation Sheet at page 12.) Disclosure: 8(0) 0(0) Name: Address: Telephone number: Ext. Explain why you believe that the personnel action(s) listed above occurred because of the disclosure(s) that you described. (Be as specific as possible about any dates, locations, names, and positions of all persons mentioned in your explanation. in particular: identify actual and potential witnesses, giving work locations and telephone numbers, if known. Attach a copy of any documents that support your statements. Please provide, if possible. a saw of the notification of the agency's proposal and/or decision about the personnel actionts) covered by Vour complaint. if more space is needed, continue on page 12.) I believe the Department reassigned me due to my disclosures about the imminent danger to several Alaska Native communities. These villages are eroding into the sea due to melting permafrost, storms, waves, and receding sea ice. I have been vocal in public, to senior Interior Department officials, and to members of this Administration about the importance of Arctic resilience strategies to mitigate this threat to American lives. Six days before I received the order reassigning me, I spoke about this threat at the United Nations. in April 2017, i disclosed the danger to the Special Assistant to the President for international Energy and Environment. I spoke publicly in Alaska and Stockholm in May 2017 and November 2016, respectively. The close temporal proximity between my disclosures and reassignment lead me to conclude the reassignment was retaliatory. I also believe my reassignment was retaliatory because i was reassigned to a position that has nothing to do with my skills or areas of expertise. (continued on page 12) What action would you like 080 to take in this matter (that is, what remedy are you asking for)? i am seeking the following: 1) An order from 080 to the Department to return me to the position I encumbered prior to the reassignment; 2) A comprehensive investigation into the motives behind and procedures used to reassign members of the Senior Executive Service on and since June 15, 2017; 3) Compensatory damages; and 4) Attorneys? fees and costs. KEEPA COPY OF THIS PAGE FOR YOUR RECORDS COMPLAINT OF POSSIBLE PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICE OR OTHER PROHIBITED ACTIVITY Page OSC asks everyone who files a complaint alleging a possible prohibited personnel practice or other prohibited activity to select one of three Consent Statements shown below. Piease: select and sign (or check. if tiling electronically) one of the Consent Statements below; and (is) keep a copy of the Consent Statement you select (as well as a copy of all documents that you send to OSC) for your ovm records. If you initially select a Consent Statement that restricts OSC's use of information, you may later select a less restrictive Consent Statement. it your selection of Consent Statement 2 or 3 prevents OSC from being able to conduct an anestigation. an OSC representative wiil contact you, explain the circumstances, and provide you with an opportunity to select a less restrictive Consent Statement. You should be aware that the Privacy Act allows information in OSC case files to be used or disclosed for certain purposes, regardless of which Consent Statement you sign. See 5 U.S.C. 5523(b). lnfonnation about certain circumstances under which OSC can use or disclose information under the Privacy Act appears on the next page. (Please sign one) Consent Statement 1 i consent to OSC's communication with the agency involved in my complaint. 1 agree to allow OSC to disclose my identity as the complainant. and information from or about me, to the agency if OSC decides that etich disclosure is needed to investigate the ailegatlon(s) in my complaint (for example, to request information from the agency! or seek a possible resoiution through mediation or corrective action). i understand that regardless of the Consent Statement I choose, 080 may disclose informs from com i title when permitted by the Privacy Act (including circumstances summarized in Part 5, below). i . 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Signature?for donseiqLState?ient 1 Date Signed Consent Statement 2 i consent to communication with the agency involved in my complaint, but i do not agree to allow OSC to disclose my identity as the complainant to that agency. i agree to allow 080 to disclose only information from or about me, without disclosing my name or other identifying information, if 080 decides that such disclosure is needed to investigate the allegation(s) in my compiaint (for example, to request information from the agency, or seek a possible resolution through mediation or corrective action). i understand that in some circumstances (for example, if i am complaining about my failure to receive a promotion), OSC could not maintain my anonymity while communicating with the agency involved about a specific personnel action. in such cases, I understand that this request for confidentiality might prevent OSC from taking further action on my complaint. i also understand that regardless of the Consent Statement i choose, OSC may disclose information from my complaint file when permitted by the Privacy Act (including circumstances summarized in Part 5, below). Complainant's Signature for Consent Statement 2 Date Signed Consent Statement 3 donor consent to communication with the agency involved in my complaint. i understand that if OSC decides that it cannot investigate the allegation(s) in my complaint without communicating with that agency, my lack of consent will probably prevent 080 from taking further action on the complaint. I understand that regardless of the Consent Statement i choose, OSC may disclose information from my complaint file when permitted by the Privacy Act (including circumstances summarized in Part 51 below). Complainant?s Signature for Consent Statement 3 Date Signed OF POSSIBLE PROHIBITED PERSONNEL OR OTHER PROHIBITED ACTIVITY Page 10 of 12 I certifythat all of the statements made in this compiaint?ncluding any continuation pages) are true, complete, and correct to the best of my knowledge and belief. I understandthat a false statementor concealment of a material fact is a criminal offense punishable by a fine of up to five years, or both. 18 U.S.C. 1001. i 12% I 4 Signati?e Date Signed PART 5: PRIVACY ACT PAPERWORK REDUCTION ACT STATEMENTS Boutinedlses. Limited disclosure of information from 080 ?les is needed to ful?ll OSC's investigative, prosecutorial, and related responsibilities. 080 has described 18 routine uses for information in its files in the Federal Register (FR), at 66 FR. 36611 (July 12, 2001), and 66 FR. 51095 (October 5; 2001). A copy of the routine uses is available from 080 upon request. A summary of the routine uses appears below. 080 may disclose informatiofrom its files in the following circumstances: 1. to disclose that an allegation of prohibited personnel practices or other prohibited activity has been filed; 2. to disclose information to the Office of Personnel Management (0PM) as needed for inquiries involving civil service laws, rules or regulations, or to obtain an advisory opinion; 3. to disclose information about aliegations or complaints of discrimination to entities concerned with enforcement of antidiscrimination laws; 4. to the MSPB or the President, when seeking disciplinary action; 5. to the invoived agency, MSPB, OPM, or the President when OSC has reason to believe that a prohibited personnel practice has occurred, exists; or is to be taken; 6. to disclose information to Congress in 080's annual report; 7. to disclose information to third parties as needed to conduct an investigation; obtain an agency investigation and report on information disclosed to 080?s whistleblower disclosure channei; or to give notice of the status or outcome of an Investigation; 8. to disclose information as needed to obtain information about hiring or retention of an employee; issuance of a security clearance; conduct of a security or suitability investigation; award of a contract; or issuance of a license, grant; or other benefit; 9. to the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) for certain legislative coordination and clearance purposes; OF PROHIBITED PERSONNEL OR OTHER PROHIBITED ACTNITY Page of 12 10. to provide information from an individual's record to a congressional office acting pursuant to the individual?s request; 11_ to furnish information to the National Archives and Records Administration for records management purposes; 12. to produce summary statistics and work force or other studies; 13. to provide information to the Department of Justice as needed for certain litigation purposes; 14. to provide information to courts or adjudicative bodies as needed for certain litigation purposes; '15. to disclose information to the MSPB as needed in special studies authorized bylaw; 16. for coordination with an agency?s Of?ce of Inspector General or comparabie entity, to facilitate the coordination and conduct of investigations and review of allegations; 17, to news media or the public in certain circumstances (except when the Special Counsel determines that disclosure in a particular case would be an unwarranted invasion of personal privacy); and 13, to the Department of Labor and others as needed to implement the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994, and the Veterans? Employment Opportunities Act of 1998. It 080 officials believe that disclosure may be appropriate in a situation not covered by one of OSC's routine uses, or one of the 11 other exceptions to the Privacy Act's general prohibition on disclosure, 080 will seek written authorization from the complainant permitting the disclosure. An agency may not conduct or sponsor a coilection of information, and persons may not be required to respond to a collection of information, unless it: has been approved by OMB, and dispiays a currently valid OMB control number. The information in this form is collected pursuant to OSC's legal responsibility to investigate: allegations of prohibited personnel practices, to the extent necessary to determine whether there are reasonable grounds to believe that a prohibited personnel practice has occurred, exists, or is to be taken (5 U.S.C. 1214); and other allegations of prohibited activity (5 U.S.C. 1216). The information will be reviewed by 080 to determine whether the facts establish its jurisdiction over the subject of the complaint, and whether further investigation and corrective or disciplinary action is warranted. The reporting burden for this collection of information is estimated to be an average of one hour and 15 minutes per response, including the time for reviewing instructions, searching existing data sources, gathering the data needed, and completing and reviewing the form. Please send any comments about this burden estimate, and suggestions for reducing the burden, to the Office of Special Counsel, Legal Counsel and Policy Division, 1730 Street, N.W. (Suite 218), Washington, DC 20036?4505. Use of this form to file a complaint alleging a prohibited personnel practice or other prohibited activity is required; use of this to ?le a complaint alleging only a Hatch Act violation is not required. 5 C.F.R. as amended. As stated in Part 3 of this form, complainants may request that 080 maintain their name, and information provided by them, in confidence. COMPLAINT OF PROHIBITED PERSONNEL PRACTICE I OTHER PROHIBITED ACTIVITY Page 12 of 12 CONTINUATION SHEET Question 4 page 8 I Was reassigned to the Office of Natural Resources Revenue. ONRR collects, accounts for, and veri?es I?chnue from oil and gas leases. i have no training in auditing and have never worked on such revenues. i met with my new boss and he confirmed that ONRR has no need for an employee with my knowledge and experience. I was reassigned to a position with a job title, but no duties. Ibelieve I was reassigned to this position so I Would be unable to work on mitigating the danger to Native Aiaskan communities, to punish me for my past such efforts, and to push me to quit. in my old job, I supervised twenty?four people. In my new job, I supervise none. My prior position was Director, Of?ce of Policy Analysis, Of?ce of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary - Policy, Management and Budget (ES-0340). My new title is Senior Program Adviser I have attached a recent organizational chart showing that my prior position was on it and my new position is not. I have been at Interior for seven years and received exceptional performance evaluations every year. I I - -- I Before reassigning me, leadership did not discuss my skills or experience MM .. .. I with me to identify how i could serve the new Administration's goals. The I I I I work I perform is not partisan and I had every intention of continuing to work to assist Alaska Native communities under the new Administration. In addition to Disclosures above, I disclosed the danger to Alaska Native communities directly to other Interior officials. Prior to the public presentations, I briefed Acting Deputy Assistant Secretary Steve Glomb. Additional Disclosures I also sent several weekly reports referencing the danger to Mr. Glomb and to the Acting Assistant Secretary, Policy, Management and Budget (Amy Holley). The weekly reports I sent on March 2, March 30, and April 27, 2017, referenced the Community Resilience Working Group (CRWG). I chair the CRWG, which focuses on relocation, evacuation, erosion controi, and subsistence in these communities. I also disclosed these issues during CRWG meetings on February 14, April 11, May 16, and June 13. On May 17, 2017, I presented at a ?plus ones" meeting of the Arctic Executive Steering Committee which took place in the Eisenhower Executive Office Building. Of?cials from Interior, NOAA, HHS, HUD, Agriculture, the Executive Of?ce of the President, State, and a number of other agencies Were present. KEEP A COPY OF THIS PAGE FOR YOUR RECORDS IF YOU ARE ALLEGING REPRISAL FOR WHISTLEBLOWING Attachment A Joel Clement Form 11 United States Department of the interior OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY Washington, DC 20240 . JUN 15 2017 Memorandum To: Joel Clement From: James Cason' .. Associate D'l?lty' ecre'a Chairperson, Executive Resources Board Subject: Senior Executive Service Directed Reassignment The Senior Executive Service (SE8) was established by Title IV of the Civil Service Reform Act (CSRA) of 1978 (PL. 95?454, October 13, 1978). The intent of the CSRA was to create a corps of seasoned leaders with broad and diverse experiences who can lead a variety of organizations. Congress intended the SES to be a mobile corps of managers. As a member of the SES, you serve the vital role of ensuring that the executive management of the Department is both responsive to the needs, policies, and goals of the nation and is of the highest quality. Rotation of SES provides an opporhmity to improve talent development, mission delivery, and collaboration. It facilitates joint problem?solving and effective deoisionmaaking. This memorandum is to inform you that the Executive Resources Board has approved your reassignment from the position of Director, Office of Policy Analysis, Of?ce of the Secretary, Assistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget, duty station Washington, DC to Senior Program Adviser, 138-03 01, with the Of?ce of Natural Resources Revenue, duty station Washington, DC. You will retain your career appointment and your pay level will remain the same. As the Director of the Of?ce of Policy Analysis, you eyersee cross-cutting analysis and coordination to support decision?making and policies. You oversee the development of the annual report on the Department?s economic contributions to the National economy. You are experienced at leading experts that provide objective economic and policy analysis. You are well quali?ed to serve as Senior Program Adviser of the Of?ce of Natural Resources Revenue. This letter provides you the required 15 days advanced notice of your directed reassignment as required by 5 CFR The effective date of this reassignment will be no earlier than 15 days after your receipt of this noti?cation, unless you elect to waive the noti?cation period and report for duty at an earlier date. Please indicate your acknowledgement of receipt and decision on the attached decision copy of this memorandum and return to Ms. Mary Fletcher, Deputy Assistant Secretary Human Capital and Diversity and Chief Human Capital Of?cer. Acknowledgement of receipt does not indicate agreement with this action. Questions concerning this reassignment should be addressed to Ms. Fletcher. She can be reached on (202) 208-45 05 or via email at marv pletcher@ios.doi.gov. Mailing Address: Mary Pleteher - Deputy Assistant Secretary for Human Capital and Diversity Department of the Interior 1849 Street, NW Mail Stop 5125 Washington, DC 20240 Receipt Aclmowledged: Date: Signature: NAME I hereby waive the 15-day notice and request that the reassignment be effective as soon as practicable, but not before June 29, 2017. Name Date I do not wish to waive the lSuday notice period and request that the action be effected at least 15 days after your memorandum advising me of the reassignment. The reassignment will not be effective before June 29, 2017. Name . Date Attachment Joel Clement Form 11 muwam?mRan nov. W91 0.5. 00100 0i Parsonnul Manaqomant NOTIFICATION OF PERSONNEL ACTION I. 2. SoclalSocurIwNumber 3.03100! afnh 4.Ef!ectrvo Onto CLEMENT JOEL WW L, TILL I: LEI L?s" .31: .5. Shown 5-8 Naturd 8A.Codo BIBI: NeluraofAc?on 142 SES CAREER APPT 5.c.cwo Lamar/hummus: 3.0 Code 6I0.LchAuIm:Iw V2M 5 U.S.C. 3393 08,0060 69.0000 7. FROM: Rosillon This and Number 16. 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Agency Code 49 Appmval Dale 4342 12/30/10 RESOURCES OFFI 102439830 2 OPE Copy Long Term Record DO NOT DESTROY Attachment Joel Clement Form 11 Resistant Secretary Policy, Management and Budget Effective: 22 January 2017 Chin-f of Staff Policy Management and Budget Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary Policy Management and Budget Amy Holley i i i I Deputy Assistant Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretary ??3qu Assistant Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretary Deputy Assistant Secretary {while Safety, Resource Policy 8.: international Eunget, Finance, Human Capital Diversity Technology, information 3? Protection Emergency ?aturai Resources 3 Hairy Humbert ?3 0" Oi?cu or Environmental Office of Human 0mm O?Coilab??f?l?i? Of?ce of Emergency Of?ce of Natural Policy 8? Compliance Office Of Resources Adaoa'l??g?um Management Resaurces Revenue Michaela ?able Denise Flanagan Raymond Linton iiali Lisa Branurn Greg Gould Office of Office of Financial of?ce 9: Occupational Of?ce of Valuation office of law international Affairs Management safety Heaith Services Enforcement it Security Karen Senhadji Douglas Glenn ?Marta" John Ross 11m Linn Oi?ce of otncu oi Planning it Of?ce oiStr?aieglc Interior Business Office of Wildland Hawaiian Relations Performance Empioyee omnltatloaal Center Fire Stanton Management Dumping? We. inch ?eck MaiiaHlil'e-LOIH! Michele Singe: Bryan Rice office gru?estoraiion Blisinoss Intagratlorr Of?ce of Civil Of?ce of Hearings ?imam? Of?ce Righis*'* Hm Appeals erv ces Steve Glomb Martin Quinlan John Burden Shayla Simmons Mark 1 mm a. ?meet? one Pm?? Management Services Coordinator Joel Clement an ?mama" ice Nasser Jon Andrew I I i 5 ii National InVasive .3t I Of?ce ofihe Chief Species Count}! .. Utilization? c. Information of?car?" Jamie [teaser mgan 0mm Sylvia Burns *The Senior Procurement Executive reports to the Assistant Secretary - 9MB who Is the chief Acquisition Of?cer and receives administrative support and guidance from the Deputy Assislant Secretary - Budget: fina nco, F'erformance and Acquisition. uTic-ports to the Deputy Secretary with administrative sopport provided by the Deputy Assistant Secretary Budget, Finance, Performance and Acquisition. ?*Reports to the Secretary of the interior and receives administrativo support and guidance from the assistant Secretary - PMS and Deputy Assistant Secretary -Human Capital and Diversity {Blrecton Office of ?3in Rights); and Deputy Assistant 5ecreiary~Teciinoiogy, iniotrnatlon and Business Services {Chief Information Of?cer}. Attachment Joel Clement Form 11 Fomerded message "um-m From: Clement, Joel Date: Fri, Apr 21, 2017? at 1:08 PM Subject: Arctic Resilience Action Framework To: George.D.Banke@who.eop.gov Cc: Julie Gouriey Dave Baiton ?Gerqueira. Julie? Gentlemen. as requested via Dave Batten and Julie Gouriey: Summary of the Arctic Action Framework (ARAF) Buiiding resilience is an effective approach to addressing suateinebility issues, especially in the face of rapid changes whether they be social, economic, or environmental. This approach has broad appeal across the Arctic Councii end is not limited to Just addressing climate change or other particular drivers. This framework provides the Arctic Counoii with a common eet?of Guiding Principles and Priorities for Action! as weil as a platform to continue discussing prioritiee as they evolve. There are no obligations associated with the ARAF, it is only meant to improve coordination of ongoing efforts and share best practices. The AK Governor?s office is very enthusiastic about linking this framework to their efforts to assist northern communities and build and Senator MurkoWsid has shown keen interest in improving resilience in thoee same vulnerable communities. There is significant fiscal Upside to doing this in a coordinated fashion domesticeliy and internetloneilv. and one of the frameworks priority areas is attracting private investment. We attached a one?page ARAF at~a~gience doc that shows the goal, guiding principiee, priorities, etc. Regards, Joei MMHAI Joei Clement Director, Office of Pciicy Aneiysis, U.8. Department of the interior 202.208.3295 rig ARAF at. a gian'oecoex Appendix A: Arctic Resilience Action Framework at a 6 once gih-?w mic-?ll Exes-?n. 9.33% ??gax. 1263* ?c?sd: .: . 3.15131: 35" 363? fig? m5)? I a In?? $33-51 I Ma?s? . - L's-1'31? A measurable incre:se in the capacity oEArctic States and Arctic communities to understand and respond to risks anti changes in ways that I of?? (1%ng soclel ecologlcei dowelo Proontend and ecosystem sewlcesII eer- 4.5 in eEEJE?tEr-e?fii?f?? I ?thirtieth 33$) retiree: ?c??ii?o 31.3% ?eece tei?i?esreisete?m?e reorie?i?al?im?i?e?ex :5 e1 To and use the broad competence and expertise ofailArctic Council Member States, ?ermenent Participants Working Group secretariets and Observers, along with other Arctic stakeholders, to provide the information, tools, analysis, and capacity necessary to .. Immediate and future resliience and adaptation neeIcIls In the circIiIImgolar Arctic gem? ?it ?ee literate sees i313 meteorite a'iio .?in?if?ieiisr ?i ?tie?? Priority Area 4: Encouraging investment to Recluse Hislt and Boiid Resilience 3 Improve our understanding of best practices for resilient or ?climate proof? investments in the Arctic Substantially increase private sector investments that .. . support resilient technologies to deal with . communities emerging that are . I: t?oe ugliqeetoihe ArcticlIe.g asterisks: Imam '9 ?59? 3 -..- financial mechanisms for . improving resilience Encourage the identification: of specific funding gaps and reslilence priorities, as a way SubstantiaI eminent! the use. of - to provide guidance to 'trens'disciplinary approaches for: potential donors and catalyze new investments - Buiid on the ofthe Arctic Cannot-l3; as regionai . . . Empower local! communities mechanism for cooperation Address muitipie risks together and Iook for co- . Veiure and drew on Indigenous/Traditional Knowledge and benefits iocei knowledge Consider risk and resilience across temporal and spa tie! 0 Build upon existing global, regional and nationai strategies scale for sostelnebie development, climate change adaptation . Encourage in novative inVesnnents that prevent and and mitigation, and disaster risk reduction proactiueiy mitigate risk It Support multi-stakeholder engagement 0 Monitor progress and adjust strategies as need ed Attachment Joel Clement Form 1 1 Arctic Resilience Action Framework Cooperating for a More and Prosperous Arctic Region May 2017 Summary: Resilience is a crosscutting topic which has become increasingly important to the Arctic Council in the face of rapid changes The Arctic Action Framework provides the Arctic Council with a common set of Guiding Principles and Priorities for Actionl, as well as a platform to continue discussing priorities as they evolve. The ARAF can also guide Arctic stakeholders from academia, civil society, the private sector and others across the internationai community. 1 See Appendix A for an at?awglance summary of the ARAF Guiding Principles and Priorities for Action. This is page 1 of 34. 1. introduction As global temperatures rise, populations grow and pressures on natural resources increase, the world faces exceptional new challenges that will require innovative solutions. These challenges are particularly prominent in the Arctic, where the rate of warming is significantly greater than that of the rest of the planet and is leading to immediate and profound impacts. At the same time, technological innovation offers new opportunities in the Arctic for capacity development and collaboration among countries and peoples. At a broader systems?level, the rapid changes in the Arctic make any iong~term planning and management increasingly difficult. Social and ecological systems in the Arctic are inextricably linked, more closely than most other regions of the world, and some aspects of these systems are changing fundamentally and surpassing thresholds which may be irreversible. indigenous peoples of the Arctic have always adapted to environmental changes, but the current rate and intensity of climate change, combined with other social, environmental, economic and political shifts and constraints, make adaptation extremely challenging in today?s Arctic. in addition to aggressively working to mitigate the causes of climate change, it is important for governments, Indigenous Peoples and local communities to work collaboratively to build resilience to the social?ecological changes that are already underway. Box 1: Resilience, Adaptation, and Social?Ecological Systems Resilience is the ability of a system to bounce back and thrive during and after disturbances and shocks. Climate Adaptation is an adjustment in natural or human systems, in response to climate change, which is intended to minimize disruption or take advantage of opportunities. implementing effective climate adaptation measures can build resilience, and actions fostering resilience can build the capacity to adapt. For this reason resilience and climate adaptation are closely linked and often described in commensurate terms. A social-ecological system is an integrated system that includes human societies and ecosystems. its structure is characterized by reciprocal feedbacks. in the Arctic, social and ecological systems are particularly linked. To understand changes in the Arctic and to identify and implement strategies for adaptation and resilience, it is important to consider the linked social?ecological system. This is page 2 of 34. The Arctic Council, the region?s preeminent intergovernmental fora m, has taken steps to increase the understanding of the changing Arctic and to address those changes.2 Arctic Council assessments such as the Snow, Water, ice and Permafrost assessment, the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment, and the Arctic Human Development Report II have greatly added to our knowledge foundation about the physical, social, and ecological effects of climate change in the region. The Adaptation Actions for a Changing Arctic project is translating science into actionable knowledge to inform climate adaptation actions in three different regions of the Arctic, and the Arctic Resilience Report has identified potential ?cliffs? or tipping points, assessed challenges to Arctic communities, and identified ways that the Arctic Council might contribute to strengthening resilience across the Arctic. All six of the Arctic Council Working Groups are implementing additional projects that contribute to the resilience of the region (see appendix for more details). These efforts to build resilience are extremely timely. Global momentum for addressing climate and other environmental changes and their linkages to human development has markedly increased in recent years, as demonstrated by the adoption of the Sendai Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction in March 2015, the adoption of the 2030 Agenda and its Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) several of which directly address building the resilience of vulnerable communities and ecosystems in September 2015, and the Paris climate agreement of December 2015. in addition to national reporting on the agreements above, many international and regional bodies around the world are adopting frameworks and strategies to adapt to climate change and build resilience. In the Arctic, where the rate of warming is double that of the rest of the planet, such a coordinated, regional response to social, economic and environmental changes is timely, relevant and important. The Arctic Council, as the leading intergovernmental forum on issues of sustainable development and environmental protection in the region, is wel ~positioned to establish a framework that increases our understanding of risks and uncertainties, and supports and encourages measures to improve the resilience of threatened communities and ecosystems. 2 See Appendix for a brief overview of the Arctic Council. This is page 3 of34. 2. The Scope of the Arctic Resilience Action Framework The Arctic Resilience Action Framework (ARAF) provides the Arctic Council with a set'of Guiding Principles and Priorities for Action, as well as a platform to continue discussing priorities as they shift. These shared priorities can also guide and galvanize actions outside of the Arctic Council, bringing together other states, international groups, civil society and the private sector all of which have an essential role to play in building Arctic resilience. Box 2: The Arctic Council?s Recognition of the importance of Resilience and Adaptation The Arctic Council has increasingly emphasized the importance of resilience and adaptation in the region. in the Iqaluit Ministerial Declaration (2015), Ministers of the eight Arctic States, joined by the six Permanent Participant organizations of the Arctic Council, ?Recognize that resilience and adaptation to climate change are critically important for Arctic communities.? The ARAF focuses on the resilience of Arctic states, indigenous Peoples and communities, and the ecosystems upon which they depend, in the face of rapid social?ecological change. implementing the Priorities for Action that are outlined in the ARAF will increase our understanding of Arctic change and potential risks and strengthen the adaptive capacity and overall resilience in the region. The ARAF is informed by the Arctic Resilience Report and other Arctic Council resources, existing national ambitions to build resilience and advance the 51363 outlined in the 2030 Agenda, and stakeholder consultations. Through these priorities and actions, the ARAF aims to achieve the following outcome: A measurable increase in the capacity of Arctic States and Arctic communities to understand and respond to risks and changes in ways that support soda?economic development and healthy, functioning ecosystems and ecosystem services. This outcome will only be attained through the commitment of many Arctic stakeholders at all levels of implementation. To attain this outcome, the following Goal will be pursued: To mobilize and use the broad competence and expertise of all Arctic Council Member States, Permanent Participants, Working Group Secretariats and Observers, along with other Arctic stakeholders, to provide the information, tools, analysis and capacity necessary to address immediate and future resilience and adaptation needs in the circumpolar Arctic. This is page 4 of 34. A group of Arctic stakeholders engaged in collective learning and implementation will explore a set of options for monitoring and assessing progress towards the desired outcome These options will align with other national~level methods and reporting structures, wherever feasible (See Section 5 - Implementation of the ARAF). This is page 5 of 34. 3. Guiding Principles The implementation of the ARAF will be guided by the following principles, while remaining consistent with domestic laws as well as international obligations and ambitions, and taking into account national circumstances. 1. Build on the of the Arctic Council and its subsidiary bodies as a regional mechanism for cooperation. Draw upon the diversity and commonalities among circumpolar countries, Arctic Indigenous Peoples, and communities to ensure the use of collaborative and participatory approaches. 2. Value and draw on indigenous/Traditional Knowledge and local knowledge. Integrating Indigenous/Traditional Knowledge and local knowledge with knowledge and experience from interdisciplinary science and technical disciplines will create the strongest information foundation for building resilience, adapting to future change, and protecting natural and cultural resources. 3. Build upon existing global, regional and national strategies for sustainable development, climate change adaptation and mitigation, emergency preparedness, and disaster risk reduction. Pursue coherence across these policies, where appropriate, to align tools and metrics, foster partnerships, investments and innovations, and maximize impact. 4. Support mold?stakeholder engagement. Scientific and technical institutions, private sector institutions, and civil society are essential for achieiring the goals of resilience. inclusive approaches help to ensure that the skills, capacities, and unique needs of all people, including Indigenous Peoples, women, youth, and Elders, are considered. Indigenous Peoples, in particular, are at the heart of a sustainable Arctic and their inclusion in building Arctic resilience is crucial. Stakeholders beyond the Arctic should also be engaged as they impact the region in a multitude of ways and may be affected by changes in the Arctic region. 5. Empower local communities. Understanding risk and resilience from a community perspective facilitates locally appropriate actions and investments. Such an understanding requires improved education and social learning, and benefits from the empowerment of local authorities and communities through resources, incentives, and support for self-organization as appropriate. Such empowerment is enhanced by the recognition of indigenous Peoples and other Arctic residents as co-producers of knowledge, in particularthrough community?based monitoring and locally? driven research. 6. Address multiple risks and look for co-benefits. Arctic communities and ecosystems face multiple hazards and stresses. Treating hazards and stresses in isolation can create new, unanticipated risk, but consideration of the interactions among risk factors creates opportunity to identify measures that deliver multiple co~benetits. This is page 6 of 34. 7. Consider risk and resilience across temporai and spatial scales. The development of resilience strategies and adaptation responses must consider both temporal and spatiai scales; the consequences of decisions may take decades to emerge, and actions and development activities in one region, within or outside of the Arctic, may have negative impacts in other areas. 8. Encourage innovative investments that prevent and proactively mitigate risk. Public and private resilience investments should address the underlying risk factors instead of the impacts after they have occurred. Building resilience in advance of disruptions or shocks can protect lives, health and livelihoods; support economic development; protect cultural and environmental assets; and offer opportunities for future development. 9. Monitor progress and adjust strategies as needed. Vulnerability and risk in Arctic social- ecological systems are constantly shifting; this framework, as well as Arctic resilience and adaptation efforts more generaily, must evolve as new information becomes availabie. This is page 7 of 34. 4. Priorities for Action The ARAF has been organized around four key priorities derived from a review of existing global and regional strategies on climate change, disaster risk reduction and sustainable development; a review of existing Arctic Council strategies and assessments; and extensive consultations with Permanent Participant organizations, Arctic Council Member States, Observers, Working Groups and other stakeholders. The four priority areas are: i) Analyzing and Understanding Risk and Resilience in the Arctic; ii) Building Resilience and Adaptation Capacity; Implementing Measures that Build Resilience through Policy, Planning and Cooperation; and iv Encouraging investment to Reduce Risk and Build Resilience (see appendix A for a summary diagram). Each of the four priorities includes a subset of Action Areas to further focus resilience efforts in the Arctic. It is likely that this initial list of Action Areas will evolve as challenges, needs, and opportunities change. The ARAF is a living document that shall be updated over time. In order to orient the reader, an example of an implementing action is described below each of the Action Areas; these are examples only in most cases the Action Areas will require multiple suites of implementing actions.3 Addressing these priorities will require the expertise and cooperation of a wide range of stakeholders and knowledge systems. While the Arctic Council is weli~positioned to coordinate regional resilience priorities and actions, effective implementation of the ARAF will also require partnership with policy makers at all levels, non?Arctic states, academia, civil society and the private sector at the national level, as well as engagement from other multiiateraifinternationai groups. Effective implementation also requires gender?responsive and gender?balanced approaches, and the participation of local and indigenous Peoples. Priority area 1: Analyzing and Understanding Risk and Resilience in the Arctic in recent years, scientific advancements have improved the world?s understanding of the Arctic region. However, many information gaps about social and natural processes, and the interactions among them, still exist both within the Arctic region and between the Arctic region and global processes. As the Arctic changes, an improved understanding of risks and opportunities can help communities and governments make better decisions and more effectively enhance their resilience, especially in the face of uncertainty. Documenting and 3 it is important to note that Council Working Groups are already implementing a range of initiatives reiated to the Action Areas (See Appendix C). Additional focus on these Action Areas by the Arctic Council and other stakeholders will more efficiently address the four Priority Areas that are outlined in this framework. This is page 8 of 34, sharing adaptation experiences can help to identify and foster effective responses and best practices as the Arctic faces even more rapid change. Action Area 1.1: Increase the effectiveness of existing monitoring systems and include social? ecological indicators and their interactions. Example implementing action: improve understanding of disease and injuries related to a changing environment. Action Area 1.2: Substantially enhance our understanding of ecologically vulnerable areas and areas in which Arctic-adapted biodiversity can persist under a changing climate. Example implementing action: Identify and map current and future plant and animal range shifts as Arctic systems transform. Action Area 1.3: Improve short and long?term projections for the Arctic under different future greenhouse gas emission and development scenarios, using natural and social sciences and indigenous/Traditional Knowledge and local knowledge. Example implementing action: Develop sea level and coastal change projections for the Arctic under future greenhouse gas emission pathways, particularly in areas of frequent human use, and identify how these will impact social and ecological resilience and adaptation needs. Action Area 1.4: Expand the documentation of adaptation responses to changing threats in the Arctic. Example implementing action: Collect and add new case studies to existing repositories of adaptation and resilience measures for Arctic communities, economies and ecosystems. Promote methods to evaluate the effectiveness of these measures and disseminate information about these resources. Priority area 2: Building Resilience and Adaptation Capacity Resilient communities have the internal capacity and flexibility to self?organize, but to successfully adapt to environmental and social challenges, indigenous Peoples, local communities and individuals will require support from all levels of government. Encouraging processes that apply lndigenousiTraditional Knowledge and local knowledge, co-deveioping tools for self?assessment and decision~making, facilitating access and integration of scientific knowledge at the community level, and supporting the education and training of local leaders can all contribute to adaptiVe capacity and enhanced resilience to disruptive changes. Cross~ border and circumpolar collaboration can further support resilience of desired local attributes and can collectively enhance regional resilience to disturbance and shocks. Action Area 2.1: increase the co-productlon of knowledge using science, indigenous/Traditional Knowledge and local knowledge. This is page 9 of 34. Example implementing action: Highlight and share case studies for the successful coHproduction of science and indigenous/Traditional Knowledge and local knowledge in which all partners have been equitably involved and community participation has been encouraged. Case studies could highlight the incentives and enabling environment that led to co~production. Action Area 2.2: Expand the ability of community~based observation networks to collect critical data for monitoring change and integrate with Earth observations. Example implementing action: Expand and consolidate best practices for community?based observations. Action Area 2.3: improve tools for assessing management strategies in changing Arctic ecosystems. Example implementing action: Develop tools that help resource managers understand how the fish, wildlife or land resources they manage relate to the resilience of the greater Arctic region. Action Area 2.4: Ensure data and tools are equitably distributed and easily accessible for local communities, decision makers and policy makers at all levels. Example implementing action: Actively implement open data policies by making data available in accordance with common standards and formats in a timely manner. Action Area 2.5: Substantially increase the number of communities, youth and emerging leaders that understand Arctic change using a variety of knowledge approaches. Example implementing action: Provide a resilience training platform and community of practice for Arctic leaders and expand opportunities for youth engagement in this platform over time. Action Area 2.6: increase administrative and planning support to communities, governments and decision?makers at all levels, including support for applying resilience knowledge to decisionanaking. Example implementing action: Develop community?based resilience indicators that help communities make decisions in a timely manner with respect to erosion, inundations and storm surges. Priority area 3: Implementing Measures that Build Resilience through Policy, Planning and Cooperation Sound planning and policy processes are essential for implementing measures that build resilience. To be effective, such processes require the engagement and cooperation of a range of stakeholders, especially local and indigenous communities. These processes should also transcend disciplines and adopt holistic approaches that combine the natural sciences and the social sciences, and multiple knowledge systems. This is page 10 of 34. Building resilience requires a diversity of approaches. Action Area 3.1: increase the inclusion of local perspectives in local and sub-regional decision? making. Example implementing action: Establish community?led planning groups to identify social and cultural priorities at the local scale. Action Area 3.2: Enhance the development and deployment of resilient infrastructure, telecommunications, and technologies to deal with emerging challenges that are unique to the Arctic waste, water security, energy, food security, health, etc). Example implementing action: Develop training platforms that will enhance innovation and enable the sharing of best practices for renewable energy technologies. Action Area 3.3: Expand the use of ecosystem-based management in the Arctic. Example implementing action: identify and develop measures to protect - areas of crucial importance for biodiversity and food security. Action Area 3.4: Substantially expand the use of transdisciplinary approaches for understanding change and implementing strategies to enhance resilience. Example implementing action: Support and showcase pilot programs that demonstrate the transdisciplinary approach to resilience for example assessing the impact of health investments on adaptation capacity. Action Area 3.5: Encourage consistent practices and for ensuring public participation and the integration of indigenous/Traditional Knowledge and local knowledge in environmental impact assessments and other decision?making processes. Example implementing action: Compare best practices across Arctic states for assessing the environmental and social impacts of resource development. Priority area 4: Encouraging investment to Reduce Risk and Build Resilience Arctic communities and ecosystems will face an increasing number of new risks over time. However, financial resources that enable effective planning and response to these risks have thus far been limited. Resilience investments can bring multiple benefits, including a reduction of risk to communities and ecosystems, more local jobs, increases in quality of life, and better return on investments. Arctic leaders need to explore new, innovative financial mechanisms in order to address near~term and long-term challenges associated with climate change and other drivers of change, and ensure that investments maintain and enhance the resilience of communities and ecosystem services whenever possible. This will require the cooperation of all levels of government as well as the private sector. Pu biic~private partnership models are proven and effective in the Arctic and could be used to increase investments that build resilience. This is page 11 of 34. Action Area 4.1: Improve our of best practices for resilient and ?climate proof4? investments in the Arctic. Example implementing action: Assess existing funding streams in the Arctic, identify obstacles and barriers in applying them to resilience challenges, and identify examples of climate?proof investments. Action Area 4.2: Substantially increase private sector investments that support resilient communities. Example implementing action: Pilot a public-private resilience fund to facilitate private sector investment in economic development, ecosystem health, public safety and long?term resilience. Action Area 4.3: Expand the use of innovative financial mechanisms for improving resilience. Example implementing action: Analyze the use of existing financial mechanisms catastrophe bonds, green bonds, climate risk bonds, loan guarantees, tax credits, land swaps, etc.) that reduce risk and build resilience in other regions, and assess the potential for application in the Arctic. Action Area 4.4: Encourage the identification of specific funding gaps and resilience priorities, as a way to provide guidance to potential donors and catalyze new investments. Example implementing action: Develop lists of resilience funding priorities for each Member State and Permanent Participant, and make the lists publicly available. 4 Climate proof anestments refer to investments that have a minimized level of vulnerability to climate variablilty and climate change. This is page 12 of 34. 5. Implementation of the ARAF Reflecting the cross-cutting nature of resilience, the Arctic Council Secretariat (AC5) will assist in the coordination of the implementation of the ARAF. This work will be conducted within the Sustainable Development Working Group, in coordination with other Working Group secretariats, and shall be reviewed by SADs after two years. Working Group secretariats shall provide existing information on resilience-relevant WG activities to the ACS. The work will be organized by a lead State or States. During its initial period, Sweden and the United States will lead this work. The Iead(s) shall report on this work to the SAOs via the SDWG. This work shall be conducted in accordance with the Arctic Council Rules of Procedure. This work will consist of the three implementation elements of the ARAF: 1) collecting and tracking implementing actions; 2) providing tools for measuring progress; and 3) planning a resilience forum. Each of the three main implementation elements is described below. 1. Collecting and tracking ?implementing Actions? The collection and consolidation of Implementing Actions is primarily a means of collectively assessing where work has taken place within the Arctic Council and of identifying opportunities for shared learning and cooperation. in order to compile this information, the ieadls], with the support of the ACS, will offer an opportunity to submit implementing Actions. This work will be conducted in coordination with other Working Group secretariats. Working Group secretariats shall provide existing information on resilience~relevant WG activities to the ACS. The ACS will provide support to this process using existing resources and capacity. Each Action Area in Section IV provides an illustrative example of an implementing Action. To avoid duplication of effort, Implementing Actions may reflect existing commitments that have been made through national strategies, Working Grout: work plans or international agreements the UN 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development); in other words, there are many instances, such as with Working Groups, where there will beno need to provide any additional reporting the commitments will have been expressed elsewhere in Arctic Council documents. 2. Tools for Measuring Progress As with the implementing Actions described above, the methods for monitoring progress can, where feasible and appropriate, align with or complement existing reporting mechanisms. In addition to assessing the implementing Actions, an inventory will be completed of existing and emerging measurement protocols including selfessessment protocols as well as existing and emerging indicators in advance of the first Resilience Forum (described below). These This is page 13 of 34. protocois and indicators may help measure and compare progress over space and time. Progress and gaps identified will guide further revision of the ARAF as needed and appropriate. 3. Planning 3 Resilience Forum To build an active community of practice and encourage cooperation and shared learning, a circumpoiar resilience forum will be held by Finiand in 2018. The forum will convene locai, sub? regional, and regional Arctic resilience practitioners and experts to a) assess progress toward the ARAF outcome and priorities, b) showcase best practices and resilience learning, c) identify and plan for emerging or urgent priorities, d) encourage public/private resilience investment opportunities, and e) identify opportunities or needs to update the ARAF Priority Areas and Action items. Following the forum, a brief report that summarizes the key findings of the forum and proposes revisions, updates or additions to the ARAF will be produced. The report will be passed to the SAOs via SDWG, for the information and consideration for updating the ARAF. Timeline for implementation (May 2017 May 2019): initial Milestones June 2017 I . The lead(s), with the support of the ACS, wili work with the participants and in coordination with other Working Group secretariats to collect "implementing Actions? for 2017?2019. a The ieadis) invite other interested stakeholders to submit implementing Actions. Fall 2018 (Date TBD) - The first Arctic Resilience Forum wili be held in Finland. This is page 14 of 34. 6. Conclusion The ARAF is a coliaborative tool for enhancing our understanding and buiiding resilience to disruptive changes in the Arctic. in addition to providing guidance and a clear focus on shared priorities, it will facilitate the sharing of Arctic?specific resilience data and information, and therefore increase our global understanding of risk and opportunity. This is an extraordinary moment for the people and leaders of the Arctic, an opportunity to integrate northern perspectives into global deliberations while at the same time addressing clear and immediate resilience and adaptation needs. The ARAF wili evolve over time as circumstances and opportunities change, but the influence and globai role of Arctic peoples steadily increase as global and local efforts align to enhance Arctic resilience. This is page 15 of34. r: . .. Appendix A: Arctic Resilience Action Framework at a Glance To mobilize and use the broad competence and expertise of all Arctic Council Member States, Permanent Participants, Working Group secretariats and Observers, along with other Arctic stakeholders, to provide the information, toois, analysis, andcapac'rty necessary to address Immediate and future resilience and adaptation needs in the ci ., c, ,9 rcumpolar Arctic r. 09" . Implementing Measures that oritv Area 4: Encouraging investment to Build Resilience with Policy, Planning and Reduce Risk and Build Resilience Cooperation lncreasethe inciusion of focal perspectives in Improve our understanding of best practices local and sub-regional decision-making for resilient or ?climate prod?" investments in . the Arctic Enhance the develop ment and deployment of resilient infrastructure, telecommunications, Substantially Increase private sector and technologies to deal with emerging investm ants that support challenges that are unique to the Arctic communities waste, water security, energy, food security, . health, etc.) Expand the use of innovative ?nancial mechanisms for improving resilience Expand the use of ecosystemwbased management in the Arctic Encourage the Identmcetron of spectra: funding gaps and res ence priorities, as a way Substantiaiiv expand the use of to provide guidance to potential donors and transdisci iinarv approaches for catalyze new investments understanding change and implementing strategies to enhance Enco urage consistent practices and for ensuring public participation and the integration of lndigenousf'iraditional Knowledge and local knowledge in environmental impact assessments and other decision-making processes 'f . . .. ~53Build on the ofthe Arctic Council as a regional mechanism for cooperation Empower local communities . Value and draw on Indigenous/Tia d?rtionai Knowledge and locai knowledge 0 Address multiple risks together and better co-henet?rts 4: Build upon exisn?ng global, regional and national strategies for sustainable - Consider risk and resilience across temporal and spatial sale development, climate change adaptation and mitigation, and disaster risk reduction .- Encourage innovative investments that prevent and proa ctiveiv mitigate risk . Support multi'sta keholder engagement . Monitor progress and adjust strategies as needed This is page 16 of34. Appendix B: The Arctic Council at a Glance The Arctic Council is the leading intergovernmental forum promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, Arctic indigenous Peoples and other Arctic inhabitants on common Arctic issues. In particular, the Arctic Council cooperates on issues of sustainable development and environmentai protection in the Arctic. The Arctic Council was established in 1996 through the Ottawa Declaration, which designates the following as Member States: Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, iceland, Norway, the Russian Federation, Sweden and the United States. Chairmanship of the Arctic Council rotates every two years among these eight Member States. Each Member State has a designated Senior Arctic Official, or primary representative, for day?towday operations within the Arctic Councii. in addition to Member States, there are six Arctic indigenous peoples? organizations, or Permanent Participants, of the Arctic Council, which have fuii consultation rights with respect to Arctic Council negotiations and decisions. Permanent Participants inciude: the Aleut internationai Association, the Arctic Athabaskan Council, Gwich?in Council International, the inuit Circumpolar Council, Russian Association of indigenous Peoples of the North and the Saami Council. The work of the Arctic Council is primariiy carried out by six Working Groups. 0 The Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP) acts as a strengthening and supporting mechanism to encourage national actions to reduce emissions and other releases of pollutants. - The Arctic Monitoring and Assessment Programme (AMAP) monitors the Arctic environment, ecosystems and human populations, and provides scientific advice to support governments as they tackie pollution and adverse effects of climate change. a The Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna Working Group (CAFF) addresses the conservation of Arctic biodiversity, working to ensure the sustainability of the Arctic?s living resources. - The Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group (EPPR) works to protect the Arctic environment from the threat or impact of an accidental reiease of poiiutants or radionuclides. - The Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment (PAM E) Working Group is the focal point of the Arctic Councii?s activities reiated to the protection and sustainable use of the Arctic marine environment. - The Sustainable Deveiopment Working Group (SDWG) works to advance sustainable development in the Arctic and to improve the conditions of Arctic communities as a whole. This is page 17 of 34. in addition to the Working GrOUps, temporary Task Forces and Expert Groups are sometimes created to work on a specific issue for a limited period of time. Recent examples include the Expert Group on Ecosystem?Based Management and the Task Force for Enhancing Scientific Cooperation in the Arctic. Many non~Arctic states and inter?governmental or non?governmental organizations participate in the Arctic Council as Observers. They are invited to observe the work of the Arctic Council and are sometimes invited to make relevant contributions, primarily through engagement at the level of the Working Group. This is page 18 of 34. Appendix C: Working Group Objectives and initiatives that May Build Resilience The following is a list of current and planned Arctic Council Working Group initiatives that could support ecosystem or community resilience. These initiatives have been divided into three broader categories of resilience "needs?: Capacity Building; Research and Innovation; and Improved Decision?Making, Management, and implementation. These three ?needs? categories were used to frame discussions during the Arctic Council Resilience Workshop on March 14, 2016 in Fairbanks, Aiaska, USA. initiatives have been drawn from the six Working Groups? 2015?- 2017 work plans and the Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013-2021: Impiementing the recommendations of the Arctic Biodiversity Assessment. Additionai actions from the Arctic Marine Strategic Plan are also iisted5. 1. ACAP Working Group Objectives To prevent adverse effects, reduce and ultimately eliminate pollution of the Arctic Environment6 Current or Planned Initiatives Capacity Buiiding 0 Expand the coverage of an existing monitoring tool, the Local Environmental Observer (LEO) network that links traditional knowledge and science, across the Arctic to create a Circumpolar Local Environmental Observer (CLEO) network. During Phase I of the project, ACAP will create at ieast one new North America chapter of the CLEO, including indigenoUs communities in the Alaskan and Canadian Arctic, and will develop a framework for expansion of the CLEO to the Nordic and Russian regions (ACAP 2015- 2017 Work Plan?) 0 Assess and deveiop communitwlevei tools for black carbon reduction in indigenous communities, to mitigate heaith and environmental effects from black carbon sources (in Russian and Saami communities) (ACAP 2015?2017 Work Plan) 5 See Sub?Appendix for initiatives referenced in the Arctic Marine Strategic Pian 6 From Arctic Council Action Plan to Eliminate Poiiutlon of the Arctic, 2000. 7 ACAP Work Pian: ACAP Draft SAO Report to Ministers including Work Plan 20154017. ce:1&isAliowed =y This is page 19 of 34. Organize a conference on best practices on contaminant reduction in indigenous communities (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013~20213) Improved Decision?Making, Management, and Implementation Demonstrate environmentally sound clean~up of an old pesticide storage site/burial site, including destruction of the hazardous waste (ACAP 20152017 Work Plan) Reduce diesel black carbon emissions through implementation of a range of alternatives, including use of renewable fuel, for providing energy upgrades to offgrid Cluster settlements in Valday, Karelia (ACAP 2015~2017 Work Plan) identify, further develop and apply pollution reduction technologies at a non~ ferrous/zinc smelter in Russia and implement related monitoring (ACAP 201.5?2017 Work Plan) Assess contamination of three old pesticides storagesl?burlal sites using a Rapid Environmental Assessment to assess the risk to local population and the Arctic Environment (ACAP 20132017 Work Plan) Assess technologies for environmentally sound destruation of obsolete pesticides in northern Russia (ACAP 2015 2017 Work Plan) Follow up projects that reduce black carbon, including transport and diesel generator sectors; the Arctic Case Studies Platform, and convening a conference on best practices on contaminant reduction in indigenous communities (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) 2. AMAP Working Group Objectives: 1. Assessments: Produce scientific assessments and products from which strong science based policy recommendations can be made; identify gaps and key questions that are needed for the best possible assessment of cumulative environmental stressors, their causes, and impacts on ecosystems and people Communications and Outreach: Develop a closer cooperation with other AC Working Groups, PPs, governments, observers, educational institutions, media, and other organizations; effectively communicate the results of AMAP activities Monitoring: Sustained, robust circumpolar monitoring network effective at detecting changes and discerning trends; develop and maintain circumpoiar monitoring guidelines 8 Actions for Arctic Biodivarsity 2013-2021. This is page 20 01?34, for standardized collection of data and analysis; work with and support community based monitoring9 Current or Planned Initiatives Research and Innovation Update the 2011 Show, Water, ice and Permafrost assessment, using updated climate change scenarios and more refined models, and develop the Arctic Freshwater (this component of the update will prepare the first overall budget of freshwater resources in the Arctic and a of the current status) (AMAP 2015? 2017 Work Planii?) Update the 2011 Arctic Ocean Acidification Assessment, which will ?inform policy development concerning sustainable marine resources and food security" (AMAP 2015? 2017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013~2021) Prepare three regional assessments with information to assist local decision?makers and stakeholders to develop adaptation tools and strategies to deal with climate change and other environmental stressors and produce an overall integrated report on adaptation actions (AACA Part C) (AMAP 2015-2017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Develop ecosystem models that project ecosystem response to climate change and contaminant?related factors (as part of (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013? 2021) Provide information for assessment of contaminant level trends in ecosystems, and their biological effects, and improve predictive capacity (ongoing with CAFF) (AMAP 2015?2017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Prepare an updated assessment of persistent organic pollutants, including chemicals of emerging Arctic concern, biological effects, and the influence of climate change on POPS (AMAP 2015?2017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 201301021) 3. CAFF Working Group Objectives 1. To enhance efforts to monitor Arctic biodiversity, especially which are of great ecological, cultural, social, economic or scientific value Support and implement measures for the conservation of Arctic genetic resources, species, and their habitats 9 From AMAP Strategic Framavvork, 2010-2013. 1" Work Plan: 2015?2017 This is page 21 of 34. Establish protected areas in the Arctic region where they contribute to the conservation of ecosystems, habitats, and species Manage activities outside protected areas in order to ensure the conservation of biodiversity Enhance integration of biodiversity conservation and sustainable use objectives into sectoral and cross-sectoral plans and policies11 Current or Planned Initiatives Capacity Building Enhance biodiversity monitoring and increasingly incorporate traditional and local knowledge, through the Circumpolar Biodiversity Monitoring Program (CBMP) (CAFF 2015?2017 Work Plan12 and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Develop a Pan-Arctic Digital Elevation Map, in order to improve access to Arctic topographical information to facilitate monitoring and assessment activities and to inform decisions on development, land management and scientific analyses (CAFF 2015? 2017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Develop educational tool~kits for school children (CAFF 2015-2017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) increase engagement of youth and early career scientists in the activities of CAFF to train the next generation of conservation leaders (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013~ 2021) Complete the circumpoiar boreal vegetation map (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013- 2021) Further develop community-based monitoring as a tool to aid in tracking populations, harvest and harvest management (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013-2021) Advance and sustain the Arctic Biodiversity Data Service (ABDS) to facilitate access, integration, analysis and display of biodiversity information to understand, conserve and manage the Arctic?s wildlife ecosystems. (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Develop and apply standards of the Arctic Spatial Data infrastructure and further develop use of remote sensing as a tool for better information decisions and more efficient administration of the Arctic (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Convene, and report the results of the second Arctic Biodiversity Congress to promote the conservation and sustainable use of Arctic biodiversity focusing on the results of the CBMP state of the Arctic biodiversity reports, progress on implementation of ABA 11 From The Strategic Plan for the conservation of Arctic Biological Diversity councii.org/handle/11374/164 12 CAFF Work Plan: 2015?2017. This is page 22 of 34. recommendations, and attainment of Aichi Targets (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013- 2021) Promote the active involvement of indigenous peoples in the management and sustainable use of protected areas (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 201?)?2021) Develop toois to raise awareness of Arctic biodiversity, and the multiple challenges it faces, and create publications, articles, films, social media, media campaigns and educational kits (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Research and Innovation Contribute to a pan~Arctic MFA network: 1) Map areas of high species abundance and unique Arctic diversity,- 2) Analyze existing Arctic marine protected areas to identify gaps and priorities including the most climate~change resilient Arctic areas, connectivity gaps and missing buffer zones (CAFF 2015?2017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 20132021) The Salmon River Peoples? Project will look at trends of salmon in three rivers of the circumpolar Arctic to advance understanding of the importance of freshwater fish to food security for indigenous people using a co?production of knowledge approach (CAFF 2015-2017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Improve our understanding of ciimate change vulnerabilities and impacts on sea?ice associated biodiversity (CAFF 20152017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013-2021) Complete the Economics of Ecosystems and Biodiversity (TEEB) Scoping Study (which couid iead to further recommendations) (CAFF 2015-2017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Follow-up as appropriate on the TEEB approach to evaluate the benefits people receive from Arctic biodiversity (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 20134021) Explore the possibility of developing a case study on walrus to demonstrate lnuit food security and ecosystem approach (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 20134021) identify species that could benefit from ra nge~wide adaptive management strategies (2015?2017 and ongoing) (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Incorporate common protocols for early detection and reporting of non?native invasive species in the Arctic into CBMP monitoring plans (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013~ 2021) Report on changes in Arctic species, ecosystems, and the effects of stressors through state of Arctic biodiversity (Marine, Freshwater, Terrestrial, Coastal) reports (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 20134021) Prepare a report on traditional knowledge on biodiversity change in the North American Arctic (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013-2021) This is page 23 of 34. Develop the community observation network for adaptation and security (CONAS) to increase the contribution of community~based monitoring and knowledge from Arctic peoples to existing knowledge (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013-2021) Anaiyze the state of knowledge and data on cumulative effects and identify priorities, adding the biotic parameters to abiotic work (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Continue to develop and report on key robust indicators of Arctic biodiversity, in particular ones that can be used to track and understand cumulative effects, e.g. Arctic Species Trend index, Land Cover Change Index, etc. (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013- 2021) improve data and assessments on populations, harvest and harvest management, including both traditional knowledge and science, as foundation for harvest management Arctic Geese) (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013-2021) Improved Decision?Making, Management, and implementation 0 Develop a circumpolar strategy for the prevention and management of invasive species (CAFF 2015-2017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Promote the implementation of ecosystem-based management approaches (CAFF 2015" 2017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Encourage the mainstreaming of biodiversity by developing a set of principles on incorporating biodiversity objectives and safeguards into Arctic Council work (CAFF 2015-2017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) Assess, monitor, and develop conservation plans for Arctic seabirds (CAFF 2015~2017 Work Plan) I Develop the Clrcumpolar Vegetation Map, red-list for Arctic plans, moss and iichen check lists (CAFF 2015-2017 Work Pian) Through the Arctic Migratory Bird initiative (AM Bl), coordinate the implementation of work plans in different flyways (CAFF 2015?2017 Work Plan and Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 20134021) Broker commitments by non?Arctic countries to safeguarding important Arctic migratory bird habitats outside of the Arctic (part of the (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 20134021) Develop options for safeguarding marine and terrestrial refuge areas (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013-2021) Continue implementation of existing species conservation strategies (Black?legged Kittiwakes, caribou) (ongoing) (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013-2021) Deveiop range?wide adaptive management strategies for harvested species (2017?2019) (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013-2021) identify management actions that will enhance the resilience of species in adapting to rapid change (20172019) (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013~2021) This is page 24 of 34. 0 identify species that could benefitfrom, but are not covered by, range~wide adaptive management strategies and follow?up as appropriate and develop range~wide adaptive management strategies for those harvested species (Actions for Arctic Biodiversity 2013?2021) 4. EPPR Working Group Objectives To deai with the prevention, preparedness and response to environmental emergencies in the Arctic. EPPR is not an operational response organization. its goal is to contribute to the protection of the Arctic environment from the threat or impact from an accidentai release of pollutants or radionuclides. In addition, EPPR considers questions related to the consequences of natural disasters.? Current or Planned Initiatives Capacity Building - Develop a stand?aione, searchabie database of major Arctic response assets (both government and industry owned), which will be linked to the Arctic Environmental Response Management Application (ERMA) (EPPR 2015-2017 Work Plan)5?4 Develop ?Prevention, Preparedness and Response for Small Communities? implementation strategy, which engages communities in a seif~assessment of their preparedness for oil spill response, as well as risk and impact. The outcomes from the project will be: (1) greater awareness of risk and preparedness at a local level, and access to best practices, (2) the ability for national governments to address misperception or lack of awareness, and (3) the identification of gaps in preparedness relative to risk (EPPR 2015-2017 Work Plan) I Conduct second functional tabie top exercise of the MOSPA Agreement in June 2016. The table top exercise will result in the After Action Report, which will provide background for the next exercise planning cycle. Establish the 2017-2019 Exercise Design Team that will lead and prepare the next exercise under the Finnish Chairmanship (EPPR 20152017 Work Plan) a Member States will provide datasets to the Artic ERMA (Environmental Response and Mapping Application) mapping tool (EPPR 201541017 Work Plan) 13 From EPPR Strategic Plan (Working Document? Draft) (2015). ?4 EPPR Working Group Meeting: Drawn from 2? Page highlights to SAO ch air EPPR ?Working Group Meeting. This is page 25 01?34. - Update the Field Guide for Oil Spill Response in Arctic Waters: The updated Field Guide wiil include the addition of new sections on ?Health and Human Safety in the Arctic?, ?Wildlife Response in the Arctic?, and "Logistics and Response Strategies in the Arctic?. Improvements will inciude, (1) updated information in a useful tactics~focused document, (2) complement the recent strategy?focused 2015 EPPR ?Guide to Oil Spill Response in Snow and Ice Conditions in the Arctic?, (3) restructure some sections to reduce the size of the document and provide a logicai flow to the material, and (4) improve the "friendliness? of the document by adding a ?User Guide? at the beginning as part of the Preface or introduction (Arctic Council Website) Research and innovation 0 Develop Oil Spill Circumpolar Response Viability Analysis: Estimate how often different types of response systems can be effectively deployed in different areas of the Arctic based on historical metocean conditions (EPPR 2015?2017 Work Pian) 5. PAIVIE Working Group Objective To address policy and non??emergency poilution prevention and control measures related to the protection of the Arctic marine and coastai environment from both land and sea-based activities. These measures inciude coordinated strategic plans as well as developing programs, assessments and guideiines, intended to compiement or supplement efforts and existing arrangements for the sustainable development of the Arctic marine environment.15 The four strategic goals of the Arctic Marine Strategic Pian provide the structural framework of PAM E?s work. 1. Improve knowledge of the Arctic marine environment, and continue to monitor and assess current and future impacts on Arctic marine ecosystems. 2. Conserve and protect ecosystem function and marine biodiversity to enhance resilience and the provision of ecosystem services. 3. Promote safe and sustainable use of the marine environment, taking into account cumulative environmental impacts. 4. Enhance the economic, social and cultural weilvbeing of Arctic Inhabitants, including Arctic indigenous peopies and strengthen their capacity to adapt to changes in the Arctic marine environment. 15 From FAME Website. This is page 26 of 34. Current or Planned initiatives Capacity Building a Create a guidebook that will enable communities to independently map their interactions with the marine environment. To test and better refine the guidebook, a mapping project will be conducted using the draft guidebook in three communities (FAME Work Plan 2015-2017215) - Follow-up to the Arctic Marine Shipping Assessment (2009) to include the following activities (PAME 20152017 Work Plan): 0 Continue to monitor and, as appropriate, identify opportunities to engage and coliaborate with international organizations on issues of common interest to advance implementation of the AMSA Recommendations and other Arctic Council~related Shipping Recommendations AOR Final Report Recommendations) Continue to promote coliaboration among Arctic states as they implement the Polar Code Develop a compendium of case study information on maritime incidents in the Arctic that resulted in a spill or release of HFO and the environmental impact thereof Potential follow?up to the Arctic Marine Tourism Plan to include producing site? speciflc guidance templates or compiling a publicly available repository on Arctic tourism Provide regular updates and status provided on infrastructure aspects such as the lMO?s Port Reception Facility database Continue to pursue opportunities and develop the Arctic shipping Traffic Data (ASTD) project where the objective is to develop a long?term, sustainable collection of Arctic shipping information consisting of a repository with selected ship traffic data provided by Arctic Council Member States and a web applicationftooi to extract information from the repository, allowing for trend analysis and other related uses, allowing the Arctic Council Member States and the Arctic Council subsidiary bodies to facilitate trend analyses on ship traffic in the Arctic Develop AMSA Shipping Progress implementation Report for submission to the Arctic Council Ministerial meeting in 2017. This report should also address work pursuant to other Arctic Council shipping mandates and recommendations . Continue the development of a cross?cutting oil gas, shipping and MPA project on Meaningful Engagement of Indigenous Peoples and Local Communities in Marine Activities with the aim to prepare a narrative report of information on existing 15 PAME Work Plan: 2015-2017. This is page 27 of34. mechanisms, including legal mandates, declarations, guidelines, recommendations and best practices developed lay the Arctic Council, its member governments, States, international and regional bodies, industry and other stakeholders, for engagement by indigenous peoples and local communities in Arctic marine activities (PAME Work Plan 20132017) Continue to develop tools to raise awareness of the Arctic Marine Environment and the multiple challenges it faces through the AMSP implementation Plan and the AMSP Communication Plan Enhance work on a PanuArctic Network of Marine Protected Areas (MPAs) Liaise and exchange information with relevant organizations and programs UNEP Regional Seas Programme) regions, OSPAR, and other regional programs) (PAME 2015- 2017 Work Pian) Research and innovation Enhance a Marine Protected Areas (MPA) Network (2015) through stakeholder engagement, inventory mapping of existing MPAs, and a desktop study on area-based conservation measures and its iinkages to categories of Arctic Biodiversity (PAME 2015~ 2017 Work Plan and Arctic Marine Strategic Plan 2015?2025) Improve data on shipping in the Arctic through the Arctic Ship Traffic Data project (PAME 2015?2017 Work Plan and Arctic Marine Strategic Plan 2015?2025) Continue reporting on status of implementation on the AMSA 2009 Recommendations (PAME 2015?2017 Work Plan) Continue to develop a community of practice within the framework of Ecosystem Approach to Management (EA) (PAME 2015?2017 Work Plan) improved Decision?Making, Management, and implementation Continue ongoing activities of the joint Ecosystem~Approach (EA) Expert Group: contribute to the development of ecological objectives, follow up actions on integrated ecosystem assessments, continue fostering implementation of EA in the Arctic (August 2016 International Conference), consider issues of scale in EA, and support a community of practice working to implement EA (PAME 2015-2017 Work Plan, Joint EA Expert Group and Arctic Marine Strategic Plan 2015?2025) Continue to monitor and, as appropriate, identify opportunities to engage and coliaborate with international organizations on issues of common interest to advance implementation of the AMSA Recommendations and other Arctic Council?related Shipping Recommendations AOR Final Report Recommendations) Promote collaboration among Arctic states as they implement the Polar Code (PAME 2015?2017 Work Pian) This is page 28 of34. Develop a circumpolar strategy for the prevention and management of invasive species (with CAFF) (PAME 2015.201? Work Plan, AMSA 2009, AOR Final Report (2013) and Arctic Marine Strategic Plan 2015u2025) - Develop an Arctic Regional Reception Facilities Plan as a long?term solution to help meet the challenges posed by increased shipping activity (the aim is for environmentally sound management of ship waste) (FAME 2015?2017 Work Plan) 0 Continue selected Updates of the 2009 Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Guidelines (AOOGG 2009) and develop concept papers on in this regard such as updating non?emergency operating practices and environmental monitoring sections of the AOOGG (2009) (PAME 2015-2017 Work Plan) 0 Strengthen communication and collaboration with EPPR and external bodies such as the Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Regulators Forum; OSPAR and Oil and Gas Producers international on non~emergency operating practices and environmental monitoring - Continue the development and reporting on the Tracking Matrix for the recommendations of the 2014 ?Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Guidelines Systems Safety Management and Safety Culture Report: Avoiding Major Disasters in Arctic Offshore Oil and Gas Operations? 0 Continue the work in the Working Group on integrated Ecosystem Assessment for the Central Arctic Ocean . Strengthen collaboration with other Arctic Council working groups by review their respective work plans to identify areas for cooperation and respond accordingly 6. SDWG Working Group Objectives To propose and adopt steps to be taken by the Arctic States to advance sustainable development in the Arctic. This includes pursuing opportunities to protect and enhance the environment and the economies, culture and health of indigenous peoples and Arctic communities. The guiding tenet is to pursue initiatives that provide practical knowledge and contribute to the capacity of indigenous peoples and Arctic communities to respond to the challenges and benefits from the opportunities in the Arctic region.17 Current or Planned initiatives Capacity Building 0 Continue supporting the Arctic Adaptation Exchange Portal (AAEP), in association with the University of Alaska Fairbanks. To the extent possible, Member States will build on 1" From SDWG website. This is page 29 of 34. their open data policies to consolidate and facilitate access to their respective climate- related Arctic datasets, and link this data to the Arctic Adaptation Exchange Portal (SDWG 2015?2017 Work Plan?) Create common metrics for evaluating suicide prevention efforts through the Arctic RISING SUN program, in order to aid health workers and policy makers measure progress and identify challenges (SDWG 20152017 Work Plan) Through the EALLU project, raise awareness of climate change among indigenous youth and document traditional knowledge about food cultures of reindeer herding indigenous peoples (SDWG 2015?2017 Work Plan) 0 The Gender Equality in the Arctic project promotes and expands the dialogue on Gender Equality in the Arctic region, building on previous SDWG projects, initiatives and conferences (SDWG Website) Research and innovation I Networks Academy (ARENA) addresses the need for the development of community energy experts to ensure affordable, reliable, renewable source energy solutions for Arctic communities. It integrates web?based seminars with classroom learning and field exposure (SDWG Website) The online Arctic Renewable Energy Atlas (AREA) is intended to contribute to sustainable development and healthy, resilient communities in the Arctic, by providing energy resources maps that allow easy visualization of localized supply and demand and encourage clean energy prospecting and investment (SDWG Website) Arctic Energy Summit is a forum to share information that can lead to innovative practices in renewable energy (SDWG 2015-2017 Work Plan) The WASH project, improving Health through Safe and Affordable Access to Household Running Water and Sewer (WASH), focuses on water?related health challenges and innovation in Arctic and Sub~Arctic communities (SDWG Website). Convene workshop to facilitate collaboration between researchers, engineers, manufacturers, vendors and health experts on measures to increase access to and reduce the operating costs of in? home running water and sewer in remote communities, attract investment, improve public health, and spur public?private partnerships (SDWG 2015-2017 Work Plan). The third Economy of the North project will give a statistical overview of economic, social conditions, and environmental change, through the contribution of national statistics agencies (SDWG 2015?2017 Work Plan) The Arctic as a Food Producing Region project will assess the potential for increased production and added value of food from the Arctic and will identify important factors for developing the Arctic as a food~producing region (SDWG 2015?2017 Work Plan) 1? SDWG Work Plan: 201541017. This is page 30 of 34. improved Decision?i\fiaklng, Management, and Implementation The Arctic One Health project seeks to forge co?equal, all-inclusive collaborations across multiple scientific disciplines and Arctic communities in order to enhance resiliency of the Arctic inhabitants through an enhanced understanding of climatic change impacts on health risks to peopie, animals, and the environment. The project will establish One Health ?hubs? across the Arctic (essentialiy, linking institutions] to enable the more effective implementation of the One Health approach (SDWG 2015?2017 Work Plan) Sub~Appendi>c Actions Identified in the Arctic Marine Strategic Plan Current or Planned Initiatives Capacity Building Enhance local involvement in the coliection of information and monitoring of the marine environment including traditional and local knowledge Develop and standardize data sharing and management at a circumpoiar level improve awareness of Arctic shipping activity and its impacts by promoting expanded information sharing of ship traffic data Strengthen the collection, observation, monitoring and dissemination of data on the Arctic marine environment Map areas of the marine environment that are vulnerable to the effects of ocean acidification Facilitate coastal community exchanges between Arctic states to improve sharing of knowledge and experiences Encourage engagement with indigenous peoples organizations to inform the work of the Arctic Council in the protection of the marine environment, including through the use of traditional and local knowledge Strengthen the Arctic Council?s communication to the public in Arctic and non-Arctic countries pointing out ongoing changes in the Arctic and their iikely impact on non? Arctic areas improve understanding of risks related to shipping and oil and gas exploration, including gap analysis and sharing of best practices Develop circumpolar indicators of changes and stressors across the Arctic marine environment This is page 31 of 34. Create inventories of and reduce emissions of short?iiveci climate forcers, including black carbon and methane (also in ACAP 2015?2017 Work Plan) Research and innovation Identify and develop toois for assessing cumulative impacts, threats and risks to areas of ecological and cultural significance improve remote sensing capabilities to support ice detection, monitoring and forecasting (CAFF ongoing activity) Support research, development and implementation of oil spili detection, migration measures, and response technologies in ice-covered and ice-infested waters Improved Decision-?Making, Management, and implementation impiement measures to protect Arctic marine areas of ecological and cultural significance, focusing on areas of rerge for ice?associated species Develop a pan-Arctic network of marine protected areas (also in FAME 2015?2017 Work Plan) Support efforts, in cooperation with indigenous peoples, to: 0 Reduce longarange pollution accumulating in the Arctic marine food?chains 0 Reduce emissions and implement adaptation measures Support research, development and implementation of oil spili detection, migration measures, and response technologies in ice?covered and ice?infested waters improve safety and environment protection performance and the use of best practices and technology for all marine activities Support international efforts and cooperation to continue to identify, assess and reduce existing and emerging contaminants lmpiement an ecosystem approach to management in the Arctic (also in CAFF 2015 2017 Work Plan) Implement measures for early detection and reporting of marine invasive species in the Arctic marine environment (aiso in CAFF 20154017 Work Pian) This is page 32 of 34. Appendix D: ARAF Drafting Committee and Review Committee Members Two committees, a Drafting Committee and a Review Committee, have been responsible for developing the ARAF. The Drafting Committee Chair and Review Committee co-Chairs were responsible for coilaborating to negotiate final edits to the ARAF. Drafting Committee The Drafting Committee is a voluntary committee of technical and policy experts. Drafting Committee members were responsibie for suggesting a draft of the ARAF, after analyzing a variety of inputs to the ARAF development process. Joei Clement (Chair), US. Department of the interior Sarah Abdeirahim, U.S. Department of the Interior Tom AMAP Nikolai Bock, European Environment Agency Glenn Dolcemascolo, United Nations International Strategy for Disaster Reduction Jim Gamble, Aleut International Association Robert Kadas, Foreign Affairs Canada Jeane Kaipainen, Finnish Ministry of Agriculture and Environment Gary Kotinas, University of Alaska Fairbanks Jeanette Krantz, Swedish Ministry of the Environment Johan i