Arctic Belt Research Articles

Реализация принципов ESG в проекте «Арктический пояс и путь»: проблемы и решения

The article examines the issues of the sustainable development goals (SDGs) agenda based on the implementation of environmental, social and corporate governance (ESG) principles within the Arctic Belt and Road (ABRR) project and proposes possible solutions using the public-private partnership (PPP) mechanism. The objective is to analyze approaches to the implementation of the SDGs and ESG principles in the Arctic Silk Road project as a key element of the Belt and Road initiative, and to develop proposals for integrating sustainable development, environmental protection and equitable economic development within this initiative, taking possible risks into account. By using quantitative and qualitative methods, the article explores the hypothesis that the integration of insurance-linked securities (ILS) and ESG instruments into the risk management strategy of the Arctic Belt and Road project will be associated with the ability of the project to protect critical infrastructure investments from environmental and geopolitical uncertainties, thereby increasing financial stability and sustainability in the region. By using ILS tools to hedge potential losses from natural disasters and extreme weather events exacerbated by climate change, a project can improve its financial resilience and ensure the continuity of critical infrastructure investments. On the other hand, integrating ESG principles into a project’s risk management strategies is consistent with the goal of promoting sustainable practices, environmental responsibility, and stakeholder engagement.

The relationship between liver lipase gene polymorphism and the development of endothelial dysfunction in military personnel in extreme climatic conditions

BACKGROUND:The analysis of the association of polymorphism of hepatic lipase gene with vascular wall stiffness in extreme climatic conditions, the development of criteria for the selection and effectiveness of military service in the Arctic zone, depending on the characteristics of the genotype is one of the main tasks of military medicine.
 AIM:The aim is to evaluate the relationship of the polymorphism of theLIPCrs2043085andrs1532085genes with vascular wall stiffness in military personnel in extreme climatic conditions.
 MATERIALS AND METHODS:295 contract servicemen undergoing military service in various climatic and geographical conditions were examined. Participants are divided into three groups: 1stgroup 100 people serving in the Arctic climate zone; 2ndgroup 100 people serving in the temperate climate zone; 3rdgroup 95 people serving in the conditions of the midmountain subtropical zone. The average age of military personnel in all groups was approximately 34 years. All the examined patients were examined, blood pressure and heart rate were measured, regional blood circulation was assessed using the AngioScan-01P device based on the study of the shape of the volumetric pulse wave by a photoplethysmographic sensor, and a molecular genetic study was performed. Genotyping of single-nucleotide variants of theLIPCrs2043085andrs1532085genes was performed using a polymerase chain reaction in real time on an amplifier (RT-PCR) DT-Prime (GC DNA Technology, Russia) using a set of reagents manufactured by the company Syntol (Moscow).
 RESULTS:In servicemen undergoing military service in the Arctic zone, a significant increase in systolic blood pressure, increased vascular stiffness, arterial wall stiffness, and average arterial wall stiffness were revealed. In military personnel undergoing military service in the conditions of the mid-mountain subtropical zone, a significant increase in the stiffness of the artery wall was revealed. On the contrary, high elasticity of the arterial wall has been established in servicemen undergoing military service in a temperate zone. Statistically significant differences in the frequency of occurrence of theLIPSgene (rs2043085) were found in servicemen undergoing military service in various climatic and geographical zones: in the Arctic zone mainly persons with the T/T genotype (up to 53%), in the temperate zone the T/C genotype prevails (up to 43%), in the subtropical zone genotype C/C (up to 40%). The association of the T/T genotype of theLIPSgene (rs2043085) with the stiffness of the vascular wall was established, which corresponds to an excess of the average passport age of the subjects by 67 years, and in the same genotype, according to the type of pulse wave, there is a tendency to increase the stiffness of the artery wall in servicemen aged 34 years with an average military service of 13 years, serving in the Arctic zone for more than 10 years.
 CONCLUSIONS:In the conditions of the Arctic belt, with prolonged exposure (more than 10 years) to adverse environmental factors, the cardiovascular system is depleted, physiological functions are involuted and the body prematurely ages in the form of hypertonic vascular reactions with the progression of excessive vascular stiffness, especially in individuals with theLIPSgene genotype T/T (rs2043085).

Comparative characteristics of the weather and climate health risk in the Arctic belt of the Krasnoyarsk region

The average for 2009–2019 was determined. monthly indicators of temperature, speed of movement and air humidity in the open area according to the data of meteorological stations at Cape Chelyuskin and Dikson Island. Monthly wind-cold indices (VHI) and equivalent effective temperatures (EET) were calculated, and the assessment of the risk of cold influences on humans was compared. In the Arctic zone of the Krasnoyarsk Territory, thermal discomfort has been established due to low air temperatures, wind strength (from weak to moderate), and humidity (moderate to highly humid) air. Bioclimatic conditions differed in the lower temperatures for 6 months at Cape Chelyuskin and the strength of the wind (1 month); on about. Dixon — higher humidity for 7 months. and wind strength for 2 months. On about Dikson compared with M. Chelyuskin identified less uncomfortable conditions. Average monthly daily temperatures in the open area prove the presence of a cold environment. This suggests that VHI indicates the presence of a potential (4 months) and probable cold health risk (8 months). EET showed the presence of year-round cold risk. At Cape Chelyuskin, the habitat was assessed as «cold» (4 months) and «threat of frostbite» (8 months). Dixon — as «moderately cold» (3 months), «cold» (1 month), «very cold» (1 month) and «threat of frostbite» (7 months).

The Silk Road on Ice: China’s Dream for an Arctic Belt and Road Route

The Silk Road on Ice: China’s Dream for an Arctic Belt and Road Route

Institutional Aspects of Cooperation Within the Silk Road Arctic Belt

Institutional Aspects of Cooperation Within the Silk Road Arctic Belt

Ecology and Biological Resources of Melliferous Plants in the Vasyugan Plain and their Importance for the Arctic Belt

Searching for mineral and energy resources in various regions of the Arctic basin has revealed the presence of huge reserves of oil, gas and other extractable resources. The coast of the Arctic Ocean, i.e. the European and the Asian north of Russia turns into the region of active economic development.Population migration flows into these regions will increase every year. People will move from the favorable climatic conditions to the extreme conditions of the Arctic. The harsh conditions of the Arctic are particularly heavy for the weather sensitive people with increased excitability of the central nervous system.In the extreme weather conditions, food is the most important means of organism protection. Therefore, a balanced diet is the most important means of human adaptation in the northern latitudes, with bee-farming products playing a huge role [4, 7].The Great Vasyugan swamp is the largest swamp with the area of 53,000 km2. It covers the Ob-and-Irtysh watershed, and stretches within 55040ʹ–58060ʹ N and 75030ʹ–83030ʹ E; its southern border stretches 573 km from the right bank of the Irtysh River to the left bank of the Ob River. From the southern border to the north, the swamp stretches for 320 km. In this area, there are huge reserves of peat, which make over 61% of the total stock in Russia. Among the swamp, there are islands, i.e. spaces not occupied by swamps and lakes, and covered with forest and grass [2].In the Tsarist times, the Vasyugan swamp was considered unsuitable for agriculture. Development of this region started after the October revolution. People grew gray cereals, fodder crops, potatoes, and vegetables. In this area, local horse breed named “narymka” was bred.After the Great Patriotic war, the Vasyugan Plain, or the Narym territory was deserted. Settlements were removed, and bushes and grass started growing in their place.Currently, the Great state program for studying the Narym territory has been started for using these areas to grow agricultural products to be supplied to the population of the Arctic Belt.

Natural Effects on Offshore Structures in the Arctic

The article deals with the effects of the environment on offshore structures in the Arctic region. On the basis of the analysis of the influence of natural impacts, the most important factors affecting the offshore constructions of structures in the region of the Arctic belt have been identified. The relationship between the depths and tipping moments is revealed depending on the maximum loads. The influence of the load on the hydraulic engineering structure is shown depending on its width.

Main Structural Features of Arctic: ABSTRACT

The fold belts of northern Greenland, Arctic Canada, northern Alaska, Chukotsk, and the Siberian Arctic coast (to the mouth of the Lena River) form the latitudinal Arctic belt of Baikalides, Caledonides, Hercynides, and Mesozoides. The spatial location of the Arctic belt was determined by the Hyperboreal and Greenland-Canadian platforms, and by the center of the Yukon, Anadyr-Seward, and Kolyma massifs at the close of the Proterozoic and the beginning of the Paleozoic. It is suggested that the fold belts of the Arctic belt--according to their geographical position, structural framework, style, and type of development--be isolated as a special geostructural zone of the earth (the Arctides) and the Atlantic segments (the Atlantides). The Arctides are characterized mainly by a miogeosynclinal sedimentation regime; the eugeosynclinal regime is characteristic of the Pacifides. The Arctides may be divided into two segments: Euramerasian (from eastern Greenland to the Mackenzie District) and Amerasian (from Mackenzie to the Lena River), which differ from each other by the ages of the fold systems. These differences emphasize the asymmetric structure of Arctides. The Caledonian and Hercynian folding systems are developed in the Euramerasian segment. The Mesozoic geosynclinal cycle played the main role in the Amerasian segment (the Mesozoides of the northern Alaska and Novosibirsk-Chukotsk fold systems). The junction of the Arctides and Pacifides occurs along the zone of the Mackenzie-Lena latitudinal and sublatitudinal deep faults. The nature of the Arctides junction with the folding systems of Taimyr, Severnaya Zemlya, Novaya Zemlya, and Spitsbergen is not clear. Hypothetically, this deep-lying border may be drawn along the continental slope from Greenland to the mouth of the Lena. The great Kolyma megablock (Kolyma massif, and the Verkhoyansk and eastern Amur Mesozoides bordering the massif), limited by the zones of deep-seated faults, exhibits the mutual influence of the Arctic and Pacific structural styles and tectonic types of development. It is suggested that this megablock be considered as a transitional geostructural area--the Arctopacifides. It is suggested that the western Arctic (i.e., Taimy, Severnaya Zemlya, and Novaya Zemlya fold area; fold structures of Timan, Spitsbergen, and eastern Greenland; and the area bordering the Barents Sea platform and the Kara Sea massif) that is spatially and genetically associated with the Atlantic segments and occupies the intermediate position between the Atlantides and Arctides be assigned to another transitional area--the Arcto-Atlantides. End_of_Article - Last_Page 2509------------