The Wilson Center hosted its Arctic Circle Forum June 21 to 22, bringing together experts on the region to discuss the latest happenings and opportunities in the polar North. Sea Technology attended the first day of the forum, which played up U.S.-Russia relations. Representatives from the Russian government emphasized that the bilateral bond is deteriorating with the sanctions having just
Read moreThis month, in Fairbanks, Alaska, foreign ministers from the eight Arctic States and leaders from the six indigenous Permanent Participant organizations of the Arctic Council convened at the 10th Arctic Council Ministerial Meeting to mark the conclusion of the two-year U.S. Chairmanship and to herald the beginning of the Finnish Chairmanship, which will run from 2017 to 2019. Foreign ministers of
Read moreThe Arctic Eider Society won $750,000 in the Google.org Impact Challenge for their work with the Canadian Inuit and Cree communities as part of their environmental citizen scientist program. The data collected helps to better understand large-scale cumulative impacts of environmental change on the region’s ecosystem. The SIKU platform being used incorporates data from SonTek’s CastAway-CTD and Google technology to
Read moreMelting sea ice is stirring major business and political interest in the polar regions. To address this, the IMO put the Polar Code into effect at the start of this year to enhance ship safety in these harsh regions and prevent pollution from increased shipping. Check out the details here.
Read moreTomorrow is Inauguration Day, but before the sun sets completely on the Obama Administration, let’s take a look at one of his legacy moves: safeguarding the Arctic. He hasn’t done this alone; the U.S. is part of the Arctic Council, as is Canada, whose prime minister, Justin Trudeau, has partnered with Obama in a joint statement on Arctic cooperation. Key
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