Arctic Council prepares for Ministerial meeting in Fairbanks

Arctic Council

A high level intergovernmental forum to provide a means for promoting cooperation, coordination and interaction among the Arctic States, with the involvement of the Arctic Indigenous communities and other Arctic inhabitants...

Members

The Arctic Council is made up of eight Member States, six indigenous Permanent Participant organizations, six Working Groups, three Task Forces, one Expert Group, and 32 observers…

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Working Groups

Many of the Arctic Council's activities are conducted in six working groups. Their work covers a broad field of subjects, from climate change to emergency response...

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Task Forces

The Arctic Council currently has two active Task Forces working on different issues, such as the Arctic marine environment and telecommunications...

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Black Carbon EG

Arctic States and observers are acting together to reduce emissions of black carbon and methane with the ambition to slow Arctic warming in the near to medium term...

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Events

Senior Arctic Officials meet twice a year and Arctic Ministers meet every other year. Visit our calendar for a list of upcoming events...

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Arctic Council Tweets

Arctic Council Apply to be the new executive secretary for Working Group @AMAP_Arctic. Position in Tromsø, deadline 25 Aug 2017.… https://t.co/rforQBIuwm

About 12 hours ago

Arctic Council Did you know that @PAMESecretariat offers some great statistics and graphics on Arctic shipping through the NSR?… https://t.co/e56Z5tP1CO

About 24 hours ago

Arctic Council Increasing numbers and diversity of southern species are moving into Arctic waters https://t.co/1vArzzUGGh cc… https://t.co/ZHWOGOh7s1

July 20, 2017

SAO Chair Tweets

Aleksi Härkönen RT @ArcticCouncil: "The 10th Arctic Council Ministerial meeting: a preview" https://t.co/WH1UfNjtFj @USArctic @FIArctic https://t.co/GNrou…

May 8, 2017

Aleksi Härkönen RT @uafairbanks: Wednesday morning's "Arctic Council Showcase" highlights of the work being done by the @ArcticCouncil https://t.co/ZDjZTlp…

May 7, 2017

Aleksi Härkönen RT @ArcticCouncil: A declaration guiding the Arctic Council's work emerges from each ministerial meeting. See all 9 in a single file: http…

May 7, 2017