News & Press Releases
23 October 2015
The Final Report by the Global Climate Observing System (GCOS) has been just released. GCOS is a joint undertaking of the World Meteorological Organization (WMO), the Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) and the International Council for Science (ICSU), which goal is to provide comprehensive information on the total climate system, involving a multidisciplinary range of physical, chemical and biological properties, and atmospheric, oceanic, hydrological, cryospheric and terrestrial processes.
22 October 2015
The annual Arctic Futures Symposium will take place on Tuesday 17 November and Wednesday 18 November, at the Residence Palace conference centre, located in the European District of Brussels, Belgium.
21 October 2015
Last Friday, Japan's first comprehensive Arctic policy was presented both in Tokyo and at Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik.
20 October 2015
The World Ocean Council (WOC) is bringing together the shipping industry’s sustainability and environmental performance initiatives at the Sustainable Ocean Summit (SOS), Singapore, 9-11 November, to explore possible synergies for better serving the shipping industry and better delivering results.
19 October 2015
The Arctic Yearbook 2015 was launched on Friday, October 16, 2015 during the US Arctic Circle Reception, hosted by the US embassy in Iceland. The event took place during the third Arctic Circle Assembly (Reykjavik, 16-18 October 2015).
17 October 2015
On the second day of the Arctic Circle Summit in Reykjavik, a very expressive show with music, dance and food from South Korea, was hosted by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Korea.
16 October 2015
President of France François Hollande has visited Iceland and attended the Arctic Circle Conference 2015 in preparation for the Paris Climate Conference (COP21).
16 October 2015
After the welcoming speech given by President of Iceland Olafur Ragnar Grimsson, the stage was handed to H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco, for the first time present in person at the assembly.
16 October 2015
President of Iceland, Ólafur Ragnar Grímsson, has welcomed today more than 1900 attendees from about 50 different nationalities to the third edition of the "Arctic Circle", the annual Arctic-event held in October at the Harpa Conference Center and Conference Hall in Reykjavík, Iceland.
15 October 2015
The Arctic Circle 2015, the Arctic assembly held annually in Reykjavik (since 2013), will open today with a Welcome Reception at the Reykjavík Art Museum, in the Harbor House, while the Opening Plenary Session will be tomorrow at 8:30 in Harpa.
13 October 2015
In order to promote the polar research of China, with the consent of the State Oceanic Administration, the Polar Research Institute of China (PRIC) is recruiting "Senior Oceanic Talented Personnel" globally.
13 October 2015
ACI's 8th Arctic Shipping Summit taking place on 23rd - 24th March 2016 in Montreal will focus on discussing the practical solutions necessary for the ship owners to decide whether they should invest in utilising the Northern Sea Route.
12 October 2015
The General Assembly 2015 of the EU-funded PAGE21, "Changing Permafrost in the Arctic and its Global Effects in the 21st Century", will be held at the KEA Hotel in Akureyri, Iceland 13 – 15 October 2015.
9 October 2015
Following the success of the fourth meeting of the International Polar Tourism Research Network (IPTRN) in Christchurch (NZ), the fifth meeting is set to take place in end August 2016 in the northeast of Iceland.
8 October 2015
Following the success of the 2011 inaugural Summit, Eye on Earth 2015 took centre stage on October 6-8 in Abu Dhabi, to promote dialogue and drive international action that revolutionises the way we collect, access, share and use data and information for real-world change. The 2015 summit sought to foster a culture of collaboration through a network committed to achieving scalable impact for a sustainable future.
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