River in Yakutia, Russia

SM Nikolaev

“When we talk about the impact of global negative factors – primarily climate ones – that our country’s President Vladimir Putin addressed yesterday, new objectives get special urgency and become today’s necessity in the face of infrastructure problems in the Arctic”.

 

Aysen Nikolaev,

Head of Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

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The Northern Forum took part in the international forum "Arctic: today and the future" on December 2-4, 2021

1. Session "Interregional cooperation of the Arctic Council countries: priorities and practices"

  • Mika Riipi, Chairman of the Northern Forum, Governor of Lapland (Finland) spoke about the possibilities of interregional cooperation of the northern regions;
  • Daryana Maximova, Deputy Executive Director of the Northern Forum, made a presentation on the activities of the Northern Forum;
  • Viktor Gubarev, Chairman of the Northern Forum Working Group on Interparliamentary Cooperation in the North and the Arctic, Deputy Chairman of the State Assembly (Il Tumen) made a presentation on the initiatives of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) and told about the plans of the NF working group.

2. Session "Arctic Cultural Code: Development of the Creative Industries"

  • Eduard Isakov, Chairman of the Northern Forum Working Group on the Creative Industry, senator from the Khanty-Mansiysk Autonomous Okrug - Yugra made a presentation on the initiatives of the Khanty-Mansi Autonomous Okrug and told about the plans of the NF working group;
  • Sargylana Ignatieva, member of the Northern Forum Working Group on Culture, NF Project Manager (magazine "Culture and Art of the Arctic"), Rector of the Arctic State Institute of Culture and Arts (AGIKI) spoke about the initiatives of the AGIKI.
21 Nov 2024
First-of-its-kind Arctic Pavilion completes its work at COP29

 

 

Today, 21 November, was the final day in the Arctic Pavilion at the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) in Baku.

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20 Nov 2024
COP29 day 9: Arctic transport and Ice prediction

 

 

The ninth day of the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) at the Arctic Pavilion was devoted to issues such as transport [ ... ]

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19 Nov 2024
COP29 day 8: Arctic Pavilion buzzing with activity

 

 

The eighth day of the 29th session of the 29th Conference of the Parties (COP29) of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) is taking place today, 19 November [ ... ]

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18 Nov 2024
COP29 day 7: events at the Arctic Pavilion continue

 

Today, 18 November, events dedicated to the revitalisation of international cooperation in the Arctic took place in Baku at the 29th session of the Conference of the Parties to the UN Framework [ ... ]

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18 Nov 2024
The first meeting of the renewed membership of the State Council of the Russian Federation on Tourism took place

 

Today, 18 November, the first meeting of the renewed composition of the State Council of the Russian Federation on Tourism took place in Moscow.

Northern Forum
17 Nov 2024
COP29 Arctic Pavilion has successfully completed Week 1! 

 

30 insightful expert sessions were organised on November 11-16 by the hosts Northern Forum and BRICS YEA, as well as international organisations (Arctic Council - AMAL, IAEA, UNEP, OECD NEA, European [ ... ]

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