Science Policy Forum
EU Arctic Forum’s Secretary General Steffen Weber addresses leading scientists and key industry players at the 7th Annual Conference “Russia Offshore 2012”
Vice President of the World Petroleum Council
The 7th Annual “Russia Offshore 2012” conference and exhibition took place in Moscow on 26 – 28 March 2012, attracting all the key operators working on the Russian continental shelf, government representatives, scientist, investors and leading technology providers. Steffen Weber of the EU Arctic Forum addressed the audience and discussed European interests and contributions. Following the debate he was interviewed by for the Spotlight program of the News Station “Russia Today.”
Third Annual Conference “Geopolitics in the High North” at the German Institute for International and Security Affairs (Stiftung Wissenschaft und Politik, SWP) Berlin, May 2012
As part of the international research program “Geopolitics in the High North,” connecting leading think tanks and research institutes like the EUAF, the German Institute for International and Security Affairs SWP organized the third annual conference on “The EU as an Arctic Actor? Interests and Governance Challenges.” Read more…
EU Arctic Forum participates at the biggest Polar Conference, the International Polar Year: From knowledge to Action, April 2012, in Montreal
This exceptional conference gathered over 2,500 Arctic and Antarctic researchers, policy- and business- decision-makers, stakeholders from academia, industry, non-government, education, Arctic communities and indigenous peoples. The intent of the conference was to contribute to the translation of polar scientific findings into an evidence-based agenda for action that would influence global decisions, policies and outcomes. Indeed, informing decision makers is the core notion of the EU Arctic Forum, as a platform to improve synergies in decision-making related to Arctic issues. General Secretary Steffen Weber took part in the event and met with several old and new partners of the Forum. Read more…
Jokkmokk Winter Conference 2012: “Transition: from Knowing to Implementing – How to cope with (Climate) Change?”
The Fifth Annual Jokkmokk Winter Conference was held from January 30 – February 3rd by the Municipality of Jokkmokk, Sweden. This year’s conference brought together 250 young and senior researches, decision-makers as well as businesses and indigenous representatives from 25 different countries to discuss the challenges and opportunities that climate change have brought to the people of the North. Session Two, “What If? How do we manage these Challenges?” was introduced by the EUAF Secretary General Steffen Weber. Read more…
Conference Series on “Sustainable Oceans: Reconciling Economic Use and Protection”
1st Conference ‘The Use of the Ocean’s Energy Resources, Risk Management and the Need for Regulation’, Hamburg, June 29 – July 1, 2011
Following on from the Dräger Foundation’s XVII Malente Symposium in 2008, entitled ‘More than Water – Oceans and Global Responsibility’, the Foundation – in cooperation with The Earth Institute of Columbia University in New York, NY, and with support of the EU Commission, DG Maritime Affairs and Fisheries, and others – is planning further conferences devoted to the subject of ‘Sustainable Oceans: Reconciling Economic Use and Protection.’ Read more…
