River in Yakutia, Russia

SM Pilyasov

«People who go to the North, to the Arctic with a glint in their eyes, with the energy of youth, with optimism, with a culture of optimism, they are certainly more successful than their peers who stay. Because career opportunities in the North, in the Arctic, are many times greater. This was the case in Soviet times, and it remains the case today».

 

Alexander Pelyasov,

Director General, Regional Consulting Institute, Doctor of Geography, Professor at Lomonosov Moscow State University

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The 4th Northern Sustainable Development Forum Information Letter 

Northern Sustainable Development Forum (the Forum) is a permanent international expert platform, established in 2019 for discussing the challenges and prospects of sustainable development of the Arctic and the North.  

The main idea of the Forum is to join global creative forces in solving the problems of sustainable development of the Northern and Arctic regions.

In 2015, the UN General Assembly adopted the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development that included 17 Sustainable Development Goals and which implementation should involve not only governments but also transnational companies, charity foundations, community, NGOs and academia worldwide.

Currently, the concept of sustainable development has become central to the Arctic and northern regions – it’s a global challenge requiring comprehensive international cooperation. On the one hand, the exploration of the Arctic region can become promising in the future. On the other hand, the Arctic has a fragile ecosystem, which should be taken care of now not only by the circumpolar countries, but also by the non-Arctic ones, interested in the region’s development.

Sustainable development of the Arctic is a global challenge requiring comprehensive international cooperation.

The Forum has been included in the Program of Russian Chairmanship in the Arctic Council.

DATES: September 27-30, 2022

LOCATION: Yakutsk, Sakha Republic (Yakutia), Russian Federation  

ORGANIZERS OF THE FORUM:

  • International Organization of Northern Regions The Northern Forum
  • Government of the Sakha Republic (Yakutia)
  • Ammosov North-Eastern Federal University

OPERATOR OF THE FORUM: Yakutia Congress Center 

FORMAT

The Forum will be a hybrid event (offline/online).

Visit the NSDF website’s News and Home pages for updates.

Simultaneous Russian-English interpreting is provided.

Formats of the Forum’s events:

  • plenary session,
  • research and practice conferences,
  • themed sessions, roundtables, panel discussions,
  • events of international or other organizations,
  • intercountry dialogues,
  • project presentations,
  • lectures, foresight sessions, master classes,
  • displays,
  • events of the Northern Youth Forum.

The applications for the events can be submitted on the Forum’s official website. The events have to address the main theme or the themes of the main blocks.

Application deadline – July 31.

No applications can be submitted after July 31.

The detailed information about the NSDF you can find on the official website: https://nsdf.ru/ 

04 Feb 2025
Vladimir Vasilev met with the President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry and the General Director of the RussiaDiscovery in Moscow

 

Today, on 4 February, Vladimir Vasilev, Executive Director of the Northern Forum, met with Ilya Umansky, President of the Russian Union of Travel Industry, and Vadim Mamontov, Vice [ ... ]

Northern Forum
03 Feb 2025
The importance and impact of the northern supply on the economic security of the Russian Arctic were discussed within the framework of the Safe Arctic 2025 Exercises

 

On January 30, a round table "Northern supply and economic security issues" was held in Arkhangelsk within the framework of the Safe Arctic 2025 business program.

News
30 Jan 2025
NF Executive Director Vladimir Vasilev attended Arctic Council meeting

 

Yesterday, 29 January, a regular meeting of the Arctic Council was held, the Northern Forum was represented at the meeting by Executive Director Vladimir Vasilev.

Northern Forum
29 Jan 2025
ARCTIC PAVILION REPORT

 

On 11-22 November 2024, the Northern Forum hosted the first-of-its-kind Arctic Pavilion at the UN Climate Change Conference (COP29) in Baku, Azerbaijan. The pavilion was first created with the [ ... ]

Northern Forum
28 Jan 2025
Northern supply and economic security issues will be discussed within the framework of the Safe Arctic 2025 Exercises

 

A round table “Northern supply and economic security issues” will be held on 30th January in Arkhangelsk in the framework of the Safe Arctic 2025 business program. The organizers of the round [ ... ]

News
27 Jan 2025
Meeting held with Marine Research Centre representatives

 

Today, on 27 January, a productive meeting was held with specialists of the Marine Research Centre of the Moscow State University named after M.V.Lomonosov Anita Dhar and Alexey Skorina.

Northern Forum

Upcoming Events

Disclaimer

The events list is provided as an non-parcial overview of upcoming events in and about the Arctic and the North, for the interest and benefit of all stakeholders.
The events listed and their administration are the responsibility of the individual events organisers.
All content on the events website, a link may be provided to through this events calendar, is the sole responsibility of the individual organiser.

  

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6th Northern Sustainable Development Forum

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Northern Youth Forum

Northern Youth Forum

The Northern Youth Forum (NYF) is a youth wing of the Northern Forum, consisting of representatives of young people from the age of 16 to 40 years.

Mission of the NYF is to strengthen the spirit of trust and cooperation between young representatives of Northern regions and countries at the stage of personal and professional views’ formation.

Goal of the NYF is to promote the interests and views of young people in solving the problems facing the Northern Forum by using the potential of international youth cooperation.