Arctic Fox in Chukotka Autonomous Okrug, Russia

SM Ledkov

“Since 1990s, here in Russia it is the regional authorities – primarily in the Arctic regions, in the Far East, and namely the governors and the legislative bodies – that bear the burden of work, help and cooperation”.

 

Grigory Ledkov,

President, Russian Association of Indigenous Peoples of the North, Siberia, and the Far East (RAIPON)

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The Northern Sustainable Development Forum will be launched in the city of Yakutsk, September 24 -28, 2019. From this year on, the forum is an annual event and is aspiring to become one of the main collaborative grounds for solving and discussing challenges and possible perspectives of sustainability in the North/the Arctic regions.

It is believed that it is going to serve as a fertile ground for the project-implementation networking groups of the participants from the regions of the global North and the North-Eastern Asian countries which are interested in the Arctic issues.

 Needless to say, that the Northeast of the Arctic region undergoes the evident climatic change, which require an interdisciplinary approach and conducting of research under a leadership of the internationally regarded group of experts. Furthermore, it is compulsory as of now to consider a participation of a sizeable region like Yakutia in programs on sustainable development for the North and the Arctic regions within a global context, regarding the fact that the largest formation of permafrost is located in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia). The slightest signs of the climate change in Yakutia resonate in the other places of the world.

Additionally, the necessity for founding and locating “The Northern Forum” in Yakutia, has to do directly with the increased interest of the Asian Countries’ Alliance to participate in the projects involving the development of the Arctic region. In return, the countries of the Arctic hemisphere are interested in active participation of Asian investors, researchers, and project-developers in the variety of projects, such as the development of naval northern infrastructure and preservation of biodiversity in the Arctic. Yakutia is located in between the two expanses: the Arctic and Asia, and can serve as a bridge for the two zones. In connection to this possibility, and also following up with the Agenda on Sustainable Development- 2030 released by the General Assembly of the UN 17, “The Northern Forum”, the North-Eastern Federal University after M.K Ammosov, and the Government of Republic Sakha (Yakutia) came forward with an initiative of creating, on a permanent basis, a collaborative venue “The Northern Sustainable Development Forum”.

The Forum participants are representatives of eleven countries – eight circumpolar countries (Russia, Canada, USA, Iceland, Finland, Norway, Sweden, and Denmark) and three countries of the North-East Asia (People’s Republic of China, South Korea, and Japan).

 

➤Program NSDF◀

13 Jan 2025
Krasnoyarsk Krai appointed new regional coordinator to the Northern Forum

 

Deputy Governor Valery Semyonov was appointed as the new Northern Forum Regional Coordinator for the Krasnoyarsk Krai.

Northern Forum
13 Jan 2025
The selection of applications for participation in

 

On December 16, 2024, the collection of applications for participation in the special nomination of the International Organization of Northern Regions "Northern Forum" during the XXIII International [ ... ]

Members
28 Dec 2024
The Northern Forum attended the opening ceremony of the Tattinsky Lyceum's new building

 

Today, 28 December, the Northern Forum took part in the opening ceremony of the new building of the A.E. Mordinov Tattinsky Lyceum in the village of Ytyk-Kyuel in the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia).

News
27 Dec 2024
Senator and former head of Yakutia Egor Borisov became a Goodwill Ambassador of the Northern Forum

 

Member of the Federation Council of the Federal Assembly of the Russian Federation - representative of the executive branch of the Republic of Sakha (Yakutia), Deputy Chairman of the Federation [ ... ]

Northern Forum
27 Dec 2024
Vladimir Vasiliev took part in Commission on Compatriots Living Abroad Meeting

 

On Thursday, 26 December, Vladimir Vasiliev, Executive Director of the Northern Forum, took part in a meeting of the Commission on Compatriots Living Abroad under the Government of Khanty-Mansiysk [ ... ]

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27 Dec 2024
Northern Forum calls for joint response to man-made disaster

 

As a result of the disaster of two tankers in the Black Sea, there is an emergency situation in the sea and on the coast.

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5th Northern Sustainable Development Forum

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Yakutsk, Russia

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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.