News & Press Releases
24 April 2012
A new award was introduced today here at the IPY 2012 conference in Montréal, Canada. The new price is for 1 million Canadian Dollars. The price is the Arctic Inspiration prize.
23 April 2012
Gro Harlem Brundtland said in her keynote speech at the IPY 2012 conference in Montreal that not enough has been done for the last 20 years in decision making regarding environmental issues. This years marks the 20 year anniversary of the Rio conference, where the all important Rio declaration was signed and ratified.
23 April 2012
The security at the IPY 2012 conference is very high, especially today. the last few days have been underlain by protesters here in downtown Montreal.
18 April 2012
Danish presidency for the Council of European Union started in January 2012. It is the seventh time Denmark organizes and leads the work of the Council of Ministers.
18 April 2012
Exchange Scholarships for Icelandic and Norwegian Students in Arctic Studies Application deadline: 15th May 2012, for the academic year 2012-2013
18 April 2012
This year´s event with its extensive program will present the modern cultural and daily life in the Nordic countries. The festival will include exhibitions, concerts and short movies presentations. The knowledge exchange will be possible through organized workshops, lectures and discussions. The festival starts today and will last until 26th of April.
17 April 2012
Governments of eight Arctic states agreed on closer cooperation with regards to search and rescue operations on the Arctic waters.
17 April 2012
Statoil awarded Aker Solutions a contract today for hiring of an entirely new type of rig which represents an important technological advance for the industry. The category B rig will be an important contribution towards increasing recovery from existing fields.
17 April 2012
The Russian government announced that the emergency and rescue centers are to be open along the Northern Sea Route.
17 April 2012
French scientists report that glaciers in the Karakoram Mountain Range in Asia are growing, not shrinking as previously suspected.
13 April 2012
Iceland is excited as the first hints of oil discovery have been confirmed in the Dreki area, north of Iceland. One aspect for local communities is the service for the station.
10 April 2012
Norway and Russia are strengthening their cooperation in the Arctic. The two states already have an extensive cooperation, but are strengthening with military relations and multi-branch exercises with common strategic and environment-based programs.
3 April 2012
Three offers were submitted for search of oil in the Dreki Area. Icelanders are part of them all.
3 April 2012
A Russian icebreaker will be modified into a floating museum. The icebreaker Lenin will serve the purpose of being a science and historical exhibition.
2 April 2012
The temperatures in Svalbard this year have been abnormal. The average temperature in the first three months of the year is around -13°.
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