News & Press Releases
16 June 2017
The World Data System (WDS) is a body of the International Council for Science (ICSU) that helps to coordinate and supports research data centres and date services worldwide. Our activities span all disciplines, and are designed to ensure that research data are preserved and openly disseminated to safeguard the integrity of science. WDS is also concerned with the availability to scientists and policymakers of the critical information necessary to manage Earth’s resources wisely.
14 June 2017
BRUSSELS, June 3 (Xinhua) -- Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said here Friday that China is happy to see an Europe that is unified, stable, open and prosperous.
13 June 2017
Arctic Portal is looking for a highly qualified data management specialist to fill a postdoc position that will be available as of 1st September 2017 based on an INNOSUP grant.
9 June 2017
The Arctic Domain Awareness Center (ADAC) is a U.S. Department of Homeland Security, (DHS) Science and Technology (S&T) Directorate Office of University Programs, (OUP) Center of Excellence in Maritime Research hosted by the University of Alaska. The following is a recap of the Center’s most recent Customers and Partners Roundtable conducted via webinar to ADAC’s community of interest in the United States and Canada.
8 June 2017
Arctic Mayors’ Roundtable
An Arctic Mayors’ Roundtable was held during the Arctic week in Fairbanks on the occasion of the 10 th Arctic Council Ministerial meeting.
The roundtable brought together the Arctic mayors. The municipal representatives gathered at the Roundtable to discuss common challenges and to join hands for cooperation and to share experience in the Arctic settlements’ management.
8 June 2017
We, the Ministers representing the eight Arctic States, joined by representatives of the six Permanent Participant organizations, have gathered in Fairbanks, Alaska, at the conclusion of the second United States Chairmanship, at the Tenth Ministerial meeting of the Arctic Council,
6 June 2017
ECMWF has begun to generate an extended two-year global dataset to support the World Meteorological Organization’s Year of Polar Prediction (YOPP).
The start of production was timed to coincide with the official launch of YOPP in Geneva, Switzerland, on 15 May.
2 June 2017
All registrants will receive a link to the recording - so please register even if you cannot attend the live event.
After registering, you will receive a confirmation email containing information about joining the webinar.
2 June 2017
Main topics of the May 2017 EU-PolarNet newsletter
31 May 2017
The 5th China-Nordic Arctic Research Cooperation symposium and roundtable was held in the beautiful and prosporous city of Dalian in China on May 24 to 26 with important and high level delegates from China and the Nordic countries attending as well as from Canada, USA and Russia.
19 May 2017
The event will explore opportunities for implementation on Arctic Shipping cooperation between Asian and Arctic partners. Bringing together key stakeholders from the fields of business, policy and research. Participants from the Chinese-side include China COSCO Shipping, Sinotrans, Dalian Port, Ministry of Transport, Ministry of Foreign Affairs and State Oceanic Administration.
19 May 2017
The European Commission, EASME, is organising a climate and Earth system modelling workshop (hereinafter referred as "workshop") for exploiting synergies across four H2020 projects (APPLICATE, Blue-Action, CRESCENDO and PRIMAVERA) and incorporating research outcomes from a selected number of relevant FP7 projects around the topic: Evaluating climate and Earth system models at the process level.
15 May 2017
Rapid change in polar regions necessitates global response
GENEVA 15 MAY, 2017 - A concerted international campaign to improve predictions of weather, climate and ice conditions in the Arctic and Antarctic has been launched to minimize the environmental risks and maximize the opportunities associated with rapid climate change in polar regions and to close the current gaps in polar forecasting capacity.
12 May 2017
A new report „The State of the Arctic Marine Biodiversity Report“ (SAMBR) has been released by the Conservation of Arctic Flora and Fauna (CAFF), the biodiversity working group of the Arctic Council.
10 May 2017
Tomorrow, May 11, the United States will host the 10th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting in Fairbanks, Alaska. Minister-level representatives from the eight Arctic States will convene to review and approve work completed under the two-year U.S. Chairmanship to improve sustainable development and environmental protection in the Arctic. The Arctic States will be joined by delegations from the Council's indigenous Permanent Participant organizations and observers. At the conclusion of the meeting, the U.S. will transfer the Chairmanship of the Arctic Council to Finland.
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