News & Press Releases
19 July 2022
Experts will discuss the future of the Arctic Council during a live roundtable discussion on July 20, Wednesday, 5:00-6:00 pm Moscow Standard Time.
12 July 2022
๐๐ถ๐ฟ ๐๐ฟ๐ฒ๐ฒ๐ป๐น๐ฎ๐ป๐ฑ ๐ฐ๐น๐ผ๐๐ฒ๐ ๐ณ๐ผ๐ฟ ๐๐ฎ๐น๐ฒ ๐ผ๐ณ ๐ฎ๐ถ๐ฟ๐น๐ถ๐ป๐ฒ ๐๐ถ๐ฐ๐ธ๐ฒ๐๐ ๐ถ๐ป ๐๐๐น๐ - The weather along the Greenlands west coast with low clouds and fog creates great challenges in getting customers to their destination these days.
6 July 2022
Globally speaking, neither the Kingdom of Denmark nor Norway can be viewed as major players. In the Arctic, however, the two states are not only an integral part of any security and governance debate โ together they also hold some of the largest land and maritime areas in the High North. Moreover, their strategic position in the North Atlantic is key to United States security concerns and aspirations in the Arctic.
23 June 2022
Press Release from the Arctic Circle - At the heart of climate change in Asia and the Himalaya region is the threat of melting glaciers and water insecurity. As outlined in the most recent IPCC Report, the gravity of the challenge is nowhere as dramatic as in and around the Third Pole, a term which is increasingly being used to denote the geographic vicinity of the Himalaya.
22 June 2022
The Russian (Northern) - Asian Arctic Research Consortium was created on the initiative of the International Organization of the Northern Regions - The Northern Forum, and the North-Eastern Federal University (NEFU) on June 11 in Yakutsk, Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Russia.
14 June 2022
The Ministers of Defence of the Northern Group met in Reykjavรญk, Iceland, on 8 June 2022, and gave the following statement:
9 June 2022
On 8 June World Oceans Day was celebrated by the United Nations. Many countries have celebrated the day since 1992, following the United Nations Conference on Environment and Development held in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. In 2008, The United Nations General Assembly decided that as of 2009, 8 June would be designated as โWorld Oceans Dayโ.
9 June 2022
The governments of Canada, the Kingdom of Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden, and the United States have issued the following joint statement.
7 June 2022
The northern hemisphere is approaching its brightest day with the longest day, summer solstice, on June 21st.
27 May 2022
China wants to build a huge solar and wind park in the Gobi Desert, which is planned to have a total capacity of 450 gigawatts. To put this into perspective: the total capacity of all renewable energy sources in Germany is 132.3 gigawatts. The planned park in the Middle Kingdom would thus even have a higher total output than all wind energy and PV plants in the European Union combined.
26 May 2022
JSC "Admiralty Shipyards" has started factory sea trials of the ice-resistant self-propelled platform "North Pole". The Minister of Natural Resources and Ecology of the Russian Federation Alexander KOZLOV took part in the formal procedure.
25 May 2022
International Data Week 2022 is only four weeks away. If you have not already registered for IDW, please note that the early bird registration deadline is 31 May 2022. Please register for the conference as soon as possible. https://idw2022.org/.
24 May 2022
May 24, Davos, Switzerland โ With the Arctic warming almost three times faster than the rest of the world, a new interactive tool could help people and businesses take informed action on global risks.
20 May 2022
A new, ambitious five-point plan to jump-start the transition to renewable energy โ the โlow-hanging fruitโ of climate action โ was announced by UN Secretary-General Antรณnio Guterres at the launch of WMOโs State of the Global Climate 2021 report.
19 May 2022
Geneva, 18 May 2022 (WMO) - Four key climate change indicators โ greenhouse gas concentrations, sea level rise, ocean heat and ocean acidification โ set new records in 2021.
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