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«We must do everything for people to like living in their cities. [...] If we don’t listen to people, they will move to where the authorities do listen to them».

 

Aisen Nikolaev,

Head, Sakha Republic (Yakutia)

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In order to strengthen and to expand an interaction between regions to all aspects of social and economic development of the North and the Arctic, to ensure the contribution to global international cooperation, the Northern Forum is commencing the Call for Projects for all its members (see Terms and Conditions here). The Projects must comply with directions of the NF Working Groups, listed below, have a significant socioeconomic effect from their implementation and a stable co-financing. 

The NF Resolution #177 “On project activities of the Northern Forum” approved the operational structure of the Northern Forum and established 10 Working Groups:

  • Education and Research;
  • Culture;
  • Business Cooperation in the North;
  • Environment and Conservation of Biodiversity;
  • Regional Adaptation to Climate Change;
  • Development of Energy in the North;
  • Assessment of Quality of Life in the Arctic Regions;
  • Transportation in the North;
  • Health in the North and Social Issues;
  • Housing in the Arctic.

These working groups ensure the participation of the regional authorities in the development of specific measures to face the challenges of northern regions in different areas and improve the project activities of the Northern Forum, in terms of selection, implementation and evaluation of project outcomes.

All applications for the Call for Projects must be submitted before September 1, 2019 and the Project’s amount of financing is subject to priority evaluation level and a maximum granted sum shall not exceed $10 000.

Applications must be sent to the following email:

 

01 Apr 2026

A meeting took place in Yakutsk between Daryana Maksimova, Deputy Executive Director of the Northern Forum, and representatives of the Obruchev Foundation: Tatyana Sergeevna Obrucheva, Head of the Foundation [ ... ]

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01 Apr 2026

March 31, 2026, Vladimir Nikolaevich Vasiliev, Executive Director of the Northern Forum, held a working meeting with Konstantin Sergeevich Zaikov, Director of the Arctic Center at the Russian Presidential [ ... ]

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01 Apr 2026

March 31, 2026, Vladimir Nikolaevich Vasiliev, Executive Director of the Northern Forum, held an online meeting with Tatiana Domilovskaya, Managing Partner of Knowlex International from Vancouver, Canada, [ ... ]

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31 Mar 2026
Northern Forum Goodwill Ambassador Maria Lagutina Speaks at Round Table

Northern Forum Goodwill Ambassador Maria Lagutina took part in the round table "India–Russia: Strategic Arctic Dialogue," held on March 24, 2026, in St. Petersburg.

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31 Mar 2026
Mobile North-Arctic Lecture Hall Arrives in Dudinka

On March 30, the mobile North-Arctic lecture hall arrived in Dudinka — a unique educational project implemented aboard the Zvezda T24 amphibious all-terrain vehicle.

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31 Mar 2026
Meeting of the Newly Formed Public Council Held at the Ministry of External Relations and Peoples' Affairs

A meeting of the newly formed Public Council of the Ministry of External Relations and Peoples' Affairs of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia) was held

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