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Women of the Arctic Council: Camilla Olsen

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...

Full speed towards a transition as the Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council meets with Indigenous Permanent Participant Organizations

The fourth meeting between the Norwegian Chairship (2023-2025) and the Permanent Participants of the Arctic Council included a conversation with youth, updates from Worki...

Inaugural Arctic Youth Conference: A new space for the young Arctic leaders of today

As the first Arctic Youth Conference under an Arctic Council Chairship adjourns in Tromsø, Norway, it paves the way for stronger international Arctic youth cooperation

Kicking off 2025: Interview with ACS Director Mathieu Parker

An exciting new year lies ahead for the Arctic Council and its standing secretariat in Tromsø; and so, we asked the Arctic Council Secretariat (ACS) Director Mathieu Park...

Arctic Council Photography Contest

Call for photograph submissions, open until 31 December 2024

Workshop on Ecosystem-Based Management Concludes: Managing Arctic marine ecosystems requires international, multidisciplinary, and cross-sectoral cooperation

To promote healthy and productive oceans and enhance sustainability of Arctic Ocean industries, the Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council (2023-2025) has focused on i...

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...

4 facts about sea level rise

How melting ice in the Arctic will affect coastal communities globally and some cities already experience coastal inundation today

Understanding our cryosphere through Earth observation satellites

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

An archipelago in transformation: Climate scientist Ketil Isaksen on record-breaking changes on Svalbard

Ketil Isaksen is a senior scientist at the Norwegian Meteorological Institute. He has been to Svalbard regularly throughout his career – latest this summer, which was ano...

Shifting Winds: How a wavier polar jet stream causes extreme weather events

Explaining the effects of a changing polar jet stream with Dr. Jennifer Francis, senior atmospheric scientist at the Woodwell Climate Research Center and award-winning sc...

Interview with Bergdís Ellertsdóttir, Iceland’s Senior Arctic Official

Interview with Axel Wernhoff, Sweden's Senior Arctic Official

Actions for Arctic biodiversity: An Interview with CAFF Chair Inge Thaulow

Shaping the future of safe Arctic shipping: An interview with IMO Consultant Michael Kingston

Through the Protection of the Arctic Marine Environment Working Group, the Arctic Council and International Maritime Organization work together to encourage implementatio...

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...

Fire and ice: Impacts of wildfires on permafrost and peatlands

Peatlands play a crucial role in regulating Earth’s climate. What happens when intensifying wildland fires burn through peatlands, accelerating permafrost thaw and damagi...

Interview with Josh Komangapik – The first CAFF Arctic Indigenous Canadian Youth Fellow

Josh Komangapik, an Inuk from Iqaluit, Nunavut, is the first CAFF Arctic Indigenous Canadian Youth Fellow. Over the past months, he has contributed to CAFF’s Circumpolar ...