The Arctic Forum Foundation functions as an independent, non-profit platform & bridge builder for Arctic-focused actors in politics, science, civil society and business. Through its three pillars - the Arctic Economic Forum, the EU Arctic Forum, and the Science Policy Forum, the foundation utilizes its extensive network to ensure impacts in decision-making and efficient cooperation.
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A Business Voice at The Economist’s Arctic Summit
Arctic Forum Foundation’s Secretary General, Steffen Weber, participated in a panel debate as part of Arctic Summit: A New Vista for Trade, Energy and the Environment, sponsored by The Economist. This notable gathering of experts from the scientific, corporate and political realms was gathered with the purpose of highlighting the main pressing issues of the High North in preparation for the Arctic Council Ministerial in May 2013. Read more
New challenges and perspectives for further collaboration discussed during the International Conference “Cooperation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region in the Field of Education and Research as a Resource for Regional Development”
The International Conference “Cooperation in the Barents Euro-Arctic Region in the field of education and research as a resource for regional development” took place in the Northern (Arctic) Federal University named after M.V. Lomonosov, Arkhangelsk on November 27-29, 2012. The Conference was organized by cooperating twin-universities NArFU and the University of Tromsø under their co-chairmanship in the BEAC Joint Working Group on Education and Science (JWGER BEAC). Read more
Meeting on the role of the EU in Arctic Research in the European Parliament – Conclusions of the Participants of the Policy-Science-Interface Seminar
The EU Arctic Forum together with the International Arctic Science Committee (IASC), the International Arctic Social Science Association (IASSA), and the University of the Arctic (Uarctic) organized a meeting in Brussels on the role of the EU in research and development in the Arctic. The meeting organized in cooperation with the most important Arctic research umbrella organisations focussed on the need for an EU Policy Science Interface for the Arctic. Read more
The AFF at Global Economic Symposium, Rio – Exploring Energy Resources in the Arctic Ocean: finding a solution
Photo: Global Economic Symposium
On October 16 and 17, the Global Economic Symposium held in Rio gathered policy-makers, academics, business leaders and civil society to seek solutions to world’s problem that have become global. A panel on the Arctic addressed the issue of exploring energy resources. Among experts invited, the AFF emphasized the need for a holistic approach in dealing with the global issue of energy resources. “Evaluate Arctic drilling” was one of the most popular solution proposals of the Global Economic Symposium. Read more
Riga Security Conference, Sept 14-15 2012: Highlighting Arctic Resources and Regional Security in the Company of Artur Chilingarov
Arctic Forum Foundation Secretary General Steffen Weber joined The Riga Conference 2012 as part of a panel discussion on Arctic resources and security in the North Sea and Baltic Sea regions moderated by Mr. Andreas Klein, Konrad Adenauer Stiftung Representative to the Baltic States. Joined by Prof. Nikita Lomagin, Deputy Head of World Economy Department, Faculty of Economics St.Petersburg State University, Ambassador Gustaf Lind, Swedish Ambassador for the Arctic and Ms. Alyson Bailes, Visiting Professor, University of Iceland in Reykjavik, the panel discussed the increasing geopolitical risks associated with dramatic climate change and the relative effect it may have on arctic regional security. There to present the Russian viewpoint was none other than Artur Chilingarov, Special Representative of the President of the Russian Federation for international cooperation in the Arctic and Antarctic. Read more
