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A media digest of the International Arctic Forum for the month of October 2020 has been released.
Key topics:
- Northern Sea Route
- International Relations
- Indigenous Peoples of the North
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Where: Online Event
When: Monday, 16 November 2020, 13:00 – 15:45 | Tuesday, 17 November 2020, 10:30 – 16:45
Please register here by 14 October (attendance is by invitation only). Please note that the number of spots in the working groups is limited, so we recommend to sign up as soon as possible.
This year’s Think2030 conference is organised as an idea lab and will take place online.
Agenda
The outbreak of the coronavirus pandemic has instigated massive societal and economic disruptions, pressing policymakers and experts to think broadly, act quickly and remain adaptive. Now, more than ever, there is a widespread need for rapid knowledge sharing and the development of effective policy responses in the new and changing context.
Day 1 (Monday, 16 Nov)
The first day will focus on ways of achieving the European Green Deal, as well as the related developments in EU policy and their potential contributions to address climate change, in the context of the acute crisis posed by the coronavirus pandemic.
13:00 – 14:00 Opening speeches
Welcoming words by Camilla Bausch (Ecologic Institute) and Céline Charveriat (IEEP)
Keynote speeches by Camilla Bausch, Klaus Töpfer (TMG) and Teresa Ribera (Spanish Ministry of Environment) (invited)
14:15 – 15:45 Opening panel – How can the European Green Deal contribute to solving the climate crisis? How is this impacted by the Corona crisis?
Panelists: Hans Bruynickx (European Environment Agency), Jennifer Morgan (Greenpeace International) (invited), Laurence Tubiana (European Climate Foundation) (invited), Teresa Ribera (invited) and Klaus Töpfer
Moderator: R. Andreas Kraemer (Ecologic Institute)
Day 2 (Tuesday, 17 Nov)
The second day will provide the much-needed space for a science-, policy- and action-oriented discussion of climate-related policy issues, bringing together leading experts from across Europe to exchange their ideas on what we can do now and in the coming years to secure our shared future.
10:30 – 12:00 Breakout groups 1 (choose one)
- Climate change impacts, biodiversity and nature-based solutions
- How digitalization can help or hamper in the climate crisis
- A climate law for Europe
- Trade policies: implications for climate and SDGs
- Low-carbon circular consumption
- EU environmental sovereignty and security under the Green Deal
13:00 – 14:30 Breakout groups 2 (choose one)
- Targets and indicators for the European Green Deal
- Green stimulus post COVID-19: re-building better
- Low-carbon circular industry for Europe
- The European “farm to fork” approach – how can it help in the climate crisis?
- Low-Carbon Development in Polish cities and the European Green Deal: Social inclusion the low carbon transition
- Circular economy in aid of global recovery: the role and potential of EU trade policy
15:15 – 16:45 Closing plenary – What can and will Germany contribute to solving the climate crisis and strengthening the European Green Deal?
Conference outcomes: Céline Charveriat (IEEP)
Panelists: Dirk Messner (German Federal Environment Agency), Luisa Neubauer (Fridays for Future), Hinrich Thölken (German Foreign Service) and a private sector representative
Moderator: Camilla Bausch
Further information on the conference is available on our Think2030 website.
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A new issue of PolarPredictNews, the official newsletter for the Year of Polar Prediction, is now available with news for and from the polar prediction community.
Highlights
- MOSAiC Field Campaign Successfully Finished
- The Arctic Sea Ice in 2020
- Vis-a-vis with the PPP Community
- News from the YOPP International Coordination Office
Polar Predict News issue 16 is available for reading online.
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Building Bridges was raised as a potential theme early last March, when the administration had an initial meeting to discuss the content of the 2021 conference. That meeting was supposed to take place in person in Tromsø on 13 March, but on 12 March as the country locked down for the first time we cancelled flights and took our brainstorming sessions over two days on Teams. Little did we know then that Building Bridges would come to symbolism not only our central theme for Arctic Frontiers 2021, but our own internal mantra as we plan our digital conference via hundreds of online meetings.
While the format of Arctic Frontiers has changed, we remain committed to delivering the full suite of Arctic Frontiers content in robust plenary, science and young programs. If anything, we are able to dive deeper into our themes, securing highly respected speakers and reaching a global audience with impactful content and discussions around the most pressing issues facing the Arctic societies.
This year under the banner of Building Bridges we will have created four thematic days that bridge both plenary and science topics:
- Monday 1 Feb: Arctic Health and Well-being
- Tuesday 2 Feb: Resilient Arctic Voices
- Wednesday 3 Feb: Oceans and Society
- Thursday 4 Feb: Arctic Economies – Pressures and Responses
From our live studio in Tromsø we will host our plenary discussions through a combination of live panel discussions and pre-recorded content relevant to the daily themes. With Tromsø as our backdrop we will invite a small number of guests to participate live in-studio and welcome other speakers from around the world. But key to making this year a success is you, our friends and participants, who we trust will engage with us on social media and via questions during our sessions.
Stay tuned for more information on the plenary program by following us on Facebook and Twitter, and by visiting the Arctic Frontiers website!
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Due to the COVID-19 situation, the earlier scheduled location and dates for the 2nd Meeting of the Assembly of UArctic have been changed. The event will now be held in Reykjavik, Iceland on May 15 and 16, 2021, in conjunction with the UArctic Congress.
Background on the change: The UArctic Congress 2020 was to be held this October in conjunction with the annual Arctic Circle Assembly in Reykjavik, Iceland, however due to COVID-19, both events were postponed to 2021. As a result, UArctic’s leadership, together with local hosts, agreed to reschedule the 2021 Assembly of UArctic meeting to Reykjavik for May in conjunction with the UArctic Congress 2021, and to move the dates for the Assembly of UArctic meeting in Portland, Maine USA to June 1-3, 2022.
In addition to approving the change of dates for Assembly meetings, the Board of UArctic also supported the proposal to amend the UArctic Constitution [Article 8: Association Assemblies] to allow meetings of the Assembly to be organized so that participants may attend via telephone, video, or other technical means. In order to ensure that participants can attend the next Assembly meeting virtually, a formal request for the preliminary check of this amendment to the Constitution is now in process.
We anticipate having registrations for the 2021 Assembly meeting and UArctic Congress opened early in the new year.
We look forward to having many members represented in our Assembly meeting and UArctic Congress in 2021!
With well wishes for continued good health!