Trends and risks of economic activity in the Arctic in long-term climatic changes

The Climatic changes get last 30 years more and more distinct character and in the foreseeable period can already make serious impact on social and economic processes. However in various regions they have different degree of intensity and even a various orientation. In the Arctic zone of Russia signs of the active warming which consequences are inconsistent enough are shown. So, in the Arctic water areas decrease ice can improve considerably economic parameters of navigation, and on a land thawing of a long-term frozen ground, on the contrary, will raise costs of operation of the majority of capital constructions. The separate question of geopolitical character is represented by jurisdiction of the Russian Federation concerning Northern sea way. Attempt to consider the basic tendencies and risks of economic activities in these conditions is undertaken in offered article.