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Organizations & Institutions

Below, find a comprehensive list of Organizations and Institutions actively engaged in addressing Arctic issues from various perspectives and fields of science as the environment, social science, economic development, geopolitics and more. Each Organization or Institution is portrayed with its logo and a short descriptive text. To view their individual webpage please click on their name.

Should your institution not be listed in our overview, please send your information to and we will be happy and honored to include the relevant information.

  • Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP)
    Alaska Center for Energy and Power (ACEP)

    ACEP fosters innovative solutions to Alaska's energy challenges and is a gateway for energy-related activity at the University of Alaska Fairbanks.

    Mission - Develop and disseminate practical, cost-effective and innovative energy solutions for Alaska and beyond.

    Vision - Alaska leading the way in innovative production, distribution and management of energy.

    Expertise - Working across campuses and pulling from the university's extensive expertise, ACEP is interdisciplinary, needs-driven and agile.

    Research - As an applied energy research group, ACEP provides leadership in sustainable energy systems for islanded, non-integrated electric grids, and heating and transportation systems.

  • Alaska Institute for Justice (AIJ)
    Alaska Institute for Justice (AIJ)

    The Alaska Institute for Justice (AIJ) is a nonprofit organization dedicated to protecting the human rights of all Alaskans. Formerly known as the Alaska Immigration Justice Project, it transformed into the Alaska Institute for Justice to reflect the inclusion of an additional program dedicated to climate and social justice issues, the Research and Policy Institute.

    The mission is to promote and protect the human rights of all Alaskans including immigrants, refugees and Alaska Native communities by providing critical services to these underserved populations, including legal representation, language interpretative services, training and educational programs.

  • Arctia
    Arctia

    Arctia safeguards winter navigation and produces marine survey and fairway maintenance services. It offers its customers reliable services in water areas under challenging conditions throughout the world.

  • Arctic Athabaskan Council (AAC)
    Arctic Athabaskan Council (AAC)

    The Arctic Athabaskan Council (AAC) is an international treaty organization established to represent the interests of Aboriginal Alaskan and Canadian Athabaskan member organizations and communities in Arctic Council fora, and to foster a greater understanding of the common heritage of all Athabaskan peoples of Arctic North America.

  • Arctic Centre - University of Lapland
    Arctic Centre - University of Lapland

    Arctic Centre is a national and international hub of information and centre of excellence that conducts multidisciplinary research in changes in the Arctic region. It is located in the Arktikum House, Rovaniemi, Finland.

  • Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP)
    Arctic Contaminants Action Program (ACAP)

    ACAP’s mission is to contribute to the efforts to reduce environmental risks and prevent pollution of the Arctic environment.

    ACAP acts as a strengthening and supporting mechanism of the Arctic Council, encouraging national actions to reduce emissions and releases of pollutants and to reduce environmental, human health and socio-economic risks.

  • The Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples Secretariat (IPS)
    The Arctic Council Indigenous Peoples

    The Indigenous Peoples' Secretariat is a support secretariat for all the Permanent Participants. It assists in creating opportunities for the Permanent Participants to present their causes, support the provision of necessary information and materials, and communicate information about their work in the Arctic Council and beyond.

  • Arctic Economic Council (AEC)
    Arctic Economic Council (AEC)

    The Arctic Economic Council (AEC) is an independent organization that facilitates Arctic business-to-business activities and responsible economic development through the sharing of best practices. AEC was created by the Arctic Council during the 2013-2015 Canadian chairmanship.

  • The Arctic Energy Office (AE)
    The Arctic Energy Office (AE)

    AE serves as the principal advisor to the USA Under Secretary on all domestic Arctic issues, including energy, science, and national security. The Arctic Energy Office has primary responsibility for coordinating efforts across the Department of Energy’s (DOE) program and staff offices and National Laboratories to ensure a unified voice on all Arctic issues, and we report through the Under Secretary for Science and Innovation

    Bringing the Arctic to the Department of Energy and the Department of Energy to the Arctic. The Arctic Energy Office is located on University of Alaska Fairbanks campus.

  • Arctic Mayors Forum
    Arctic Mayors Forum

    The Arctic Mayors’ Forum is an organization that aims to give local governments a voice in the development of the Arctic. Until now, the Arctic governance system has offered no formalized and structured procedure for local communities to be involved on a continuous basis in Arctic policymaking.

  • Arctic Office - Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)
    Arctic Office - Natural Environment Research Council (NERC)

    The Arctic Office is funded by the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC) and hosted at British Antarctic Survey (BAS). It is tasked with supporting UK research in the high north; providing advice to policy makers; and developing international scientific cooperation across all aspects of Arctic Research.  It does this through improving communication and connections; ensuring better representation and engagement; and delivering new research opportunities. It also incorporates the management of the UK Arctic Research Station at Ny-Ålesund on Svalbard.

  • Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)
    Barcelona Supercomputing Center (BSC)

    Barcelona Supercomputing Center-Centro Nacional de Supercomputación (BSC-CNS) is the national supercomputing centre in Spain. It specialises in high performance computing (HPC) and manage MareNostrum, one of the most powerful supercomputers in Europe, located in the Torre Girona chapel.

  • British Antarctic Survey (BAS)
    British Antarctic Survey (BAS)

    The British Antarctic Survey strives to uncover the secrets of the Polar Regions and the frozen regions of the Earth. Its expertise spans the depths of the oceans to the inner edge of space.

    It provides the UK’s national polar capability by operating research stations, aircraft and Royal Research Ship Sir David Attenborough, supporting science at the poles and securing the UK’s presence in Antarctic affairs.

    The British Antarctic Survey is part of the Natural Environment Research Council (NERC). NERC is part of UK Research and Innovation.

  • Center of Polar Issues Studies, South China Business College, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
    Center of Polar Issues Studies, South China Business College, Guangdong University of Foreign Studies

    The Center of Polar Issues Studies was approved as one of the national-level international and regional research centers by China’s Ministry of Education in June 2017. It became a member of China-Nordic Arctic Research Center (CNARC) in May 2018 and a member of the Northeast Asia Arctic Shipping Research Alliance on 29 October 2020. On 24 December 2020, the Center was awarded the title of the international and regional research center with a high-level construction by the Ministry of Education.

    Relying on applied economics, foreign language and literature, pedagogy, management, and other disciplines, the Center focuses its research on polar governance and policies, polar economic cooperation, polar regional culture and education, and polar sustainable development.

  • Centre for High North Logistics (CHNL)
    Centre for High North Logistics (CHNL)

    CHNL promotes economically and environmentally sustainable, reliable and innovative transport and logistics solutions in the High North. This CHNL does through contributions to research and development (R&D), educational programs and dissemination of research results, advisory activity and information sharing for and together with businesses, public authorities, NGOs and other stakeholders.

  • CERFACS
    CERFACS

    Cerfacs is a basic and applied research center, specialized in modeling and numerical simulation. Trough its facilities and expertise in High Performance Computing, Cerfacs deals with major scientific and technical research problems of public and industrial interest.

    Cerfacs hosts interdisciplinary researchers such as physicians, applied mathematicians, numerical analysts, software engineers who design and develop innovative methods and software solutions to meet  the needs of the aeronautics, space, climate, energy and environmental fields.

  • The Committee on Polar Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CPR PAS)
    The Committee on Polar Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences (CPR PAS)

    Committee on Polar Research of the Polish Academy of Sciences was established in 1977. It associates together a group of scientists, both experienced researchers and junior experts engaged in research of the polar regions of the Earth. Members of the Committee represent many disciplines of the natural sciences, social sciences and the humanities and they represent more than 20 scientific institutions in Poland.

  • Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI)
    Danish Meteorological Institute (DMI)

    DMIs core marine activities are storm surge warnings, ice charting, waves, ocean currents, satellite surveillance, ocean climate and marine data.

    Marine focus areas are the North Sea, the Baltic, Greenland/Arctic and Faroese waters. The North Atlantic and other selected areas are also covered.

    In addition to the free products on the web page, DMI offers consultancies on subjects like ocean data, user specified forecasts for ocean or ice, analysis and professional advising.

  • Ecologic Institute (ECO Logic)
    Ecologic Institute (ECO Logic)

    Ecologic Institute conducts inter- and transdisciplinary environmental research and has offices in Berlin and Brussels. In its role as a private, independent organization, Ecologic Institute is dedicated to the preparation of relevant sociopolitical aspects of sustainability research and contributing new knowledge to environmental policy. Innovative research methods, an orientation on practice and a transdisciplinary approach ensure scientific excellent and social relevance. The work done at Ecologic Institute covers the spectrum of environmental topics and includes the integration of environment-related issues into other political spheres.

    Ecologic Institute was founded in 1995 and collaborates closely with other European and international bodies, including active participation as a member of the Ecological Research Network (Ecornet).

  • ECORYS
    ECORYS

    It is an international provider of research, consulting, programme management and communications services. It aims to make a positive impact on society by tackling the issues that affect communities around the world through its work.

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