News & Press Releases
2 November 2015
On October 30th, 2015, in in New London, Connecticut, U.S, the eight Arctic States signed a Joint statement establishing an "Arctic Coast Guard Forum (ACGF), an independent, informal, operationally driven organization, not bound by treaty, implying possibilities to organize meetings (consultations) of the heads and experts of the Members, exchange of the information of mutual concern, exchange of best practices, ideas and core principles of joint cooperation development, joint practical measures on maintaining safety and security at sea".
30 October 2015
The Northern Forum 12th General Assembly will take place in Yakutsk, November 4-6, 2015.
29 October 2015
Advances in Polar Science (APS) is a peer-reviewed English-language journal dedicated to the presentation of multi-disciplinary achievements in Arctic and Antarctic research.
28 October 2015
The U.S. Coast Guard will host the eight-nation Arctic Coast Guard Forum Summit October 28-30 at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy Center for Arctic Study and Policy in New London, Conn., where the heads of the coast guards of the eight Arctic States will meet to formally establish the forum through a signing of a Joint Statement.
27 October 2015
SHANGHAI: China's biggest shipping company COSCO intends to launch regular services through the Arctic Ocean to Europe, a spokeswoman said Tuesday (Oct 27), as global warming makes the route viable and Beijing steps up its northern ambitions.
27 October 2015
Polar Data Forum II will build on successes of the first International Polar Data Forum in October 2013 in Tokyo, Japan that—alongside other international and national meetings—identified priority themes and key challenges in the domain of polar data management (Polar Data Forum Communiqué).
26 October 2015
Press release by Arctic Council
Representatives from the eight Arctic States and the Permanent Participants (six organizations representing Arctic Indigenous peoples) met in Anchorage, Alaska on October 20-22, 2015 to advance the work of the Arctic Council.
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.
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