Monitoring and evaluation can sometimes seem. like an unaffordable luxury, an administrative burden, or an unwelcome instrument of external. oversight. But if used well, M&E can become a powerful tool for social and political change.
The Arctic (/ËÉrktÉªk/ f) is a polar region located at the northernmost part of the Earth. The Arctic consists of the Arctic Ocean and parts of Alaska (United States), Canada, Finland, Greenland (Denmark), Iceland, Norway, Russia, and Sweden.The Arctic region consists of a vast ocean with a seasonally varying ice cover, surrounded by treeless permafrost.he Arctic region is a unique area among Earth's ecosystems. For example, the cultures in the region and the Arctic indigenous peoples have adapted to its cold and extreme conditions.
But other people use different definitions when talking about the Arctic. Some scientists define the Arctic as the area north of the arctic tree line (green line in map at right), where the landscape is frozen and dotted with shrubs and lichens. Other researchers define Arctic based on temperature. Using this definition, the Arctic includes any locations in high latitudes where the average daily summer temperature does not rise above 10 degrees Celsius (50 degrees Fahrenheit).