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The End of a Chairship: A Final Q&A with Morten Høglund

“We have seen so much dedication at all levels of the Arctic Council,” says the Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials during Norway’s Arctic Council Chairship 2023-2025

Arctic in Flames

Circumpolar efforts addressing an Arctic on fire

Inaugural Arctic Youth Conference: A Historic Milestone for Arctic Youth Engagement 

Empowering the next generation and shaping the future of Arctic governance through youth engagement at the Arctic Youth Conference

Announcing the 14th meeting of the Arctic Council

On 12 May 2025, the Arctic Council Chairship will transition from Norway to the Kingdom of Denmark

Women of the Arctic Council: Inga Nyhamar

In honor of International Women’s Day on 8 March, we spoke with some women who work with the Arctic Council to learn more about their important work, opportunities and ch...

Spotlight on the cryosphere at COP29

Stakeholders and rightsholders from polar, mountainous and vulnerable low-lying regions highlighted the impacts of a melting cryosphere at the UN's climate conference, CO...

A message from the Frozen World to Global Leaders at COP29

High-level side event to highlight global consequences of cryosphere change at the UNFCCC climate conference

Wildland Fires Initiative highlights Arctic Indigenous Fire Management at COP29

Session by Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council and Arctic Indigenous Peoples’ Organizations to emphasize Indigenous fire management’s role in climate mitigation and...

Understanding our cryosphere through Earth observation satellites

A Q&A with Christian Hauglie-Hanssen, Director General of the Norwegian Space Agency

From Norway to Nunavut: A Q&A with Morten Høglund on his trip to Canada

The Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials recently visited Canada to gain a more comprehensive understanding of the environmental, social, and sustainable development issu...

The Arctic Youth Conference - A Q&A with ACS Project Coordinator Jens Toft

The Norwegian Chairship (2023-2025) is hosting the inaugural Arctic Youth Conference (AYC). Born out of the Chairship's commitment to youth empowerment, the organizers sa...

Status check: The Arctic Council’s work on addressing Arctic wildland fires

A conversation between Morten Høglund and Edward Alexander on the Chairship Wildland Fires Initiative

Poland’s contribution to active Observer Engagement: Piotr Rakowski on the Warsaw Format Meeting

On June 6, Poland hosted the 8th Warsaw Format Meeting, a platform designed to facilitate a direct dialogue between representatives of the Arctic Council Observer States,...

Strategic planning with Indigenous Permanent Participant Organizations during Norwegian Chairship meeting

For the third time since the onset of the Norwegian Chairship a year ago, the Chair of the Senior Arctic Officials convened a meeting with the representatives of the six ...

Arctic Congress Bodø 2024: A three-in-one conference for arthropod experts and Arctic ambassadors alike

From 29 May to 3 June, Bodø will serve as the venue for the Arctic Congress Bodø 2024, an event combining the UArctic Congress, the International Congress of Arctic Socia...

Interview with Guri Storaas, EGBCM Chair

Guri Storaas is Deputy Director General at the Norwegian Ministry of Climate and Environment and Chair of the Arctic Council’s Expert Group on Black Carbon and Methane (E...

The Norwegian Chairship at Arctic Frontiers 2024

The Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council (2023-2025) hosted a series of side events at the Arctic Frontiers conference 2024 in Tromsø, Norway. Find the recordings of...

Interview with Ole Kristian Bjerkemo, EPPR Chair

Ole Kristian Bjerkemo may be the newest Chair of the Emergency Prevention, Preparedness and Response Working Group (EPPR), but EPPR is no stranger to him. Ole Kristian ha...

Interview with Solveig Rossebø, Norway’s Senior Arctic Official

Solveig Rossebø brings a career full of Arctic and Russian experiences to her new role as Norway’s Senior Arctic Official. As Norway is chairing the Arctic Council, she i...

Norwegian Chairship Launches Initiative to Address Wildland Fires in the Arctic

The Chairship Wildland Fires Initiative aims to increase circumpolar collaboration, knowledge sharing and partnership on wildland fires to tackle this urgent climate issu...