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The 2024 Assembly

The Arctic Circle Assembly took place on October 17-19, 2024, in Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre and the Reykjavik EDITION, Iceland.

Over 2500 participants took part in the Assembly, the newly launched Arctic Circle Business Forum and Polar Dialogue.
Take a look at the Comprehensive Program - Assembly - Polar Dialogue - Business Forum.

Arctic Circle Business Forum 2024

Take a look at the Arctic Circle Business Forum Program! A new initiative with 90+ speakers that was launched for the first time during the Arctic Circle Assembly 2024, 17-19 October.

Arctic Circle Polar Dialogue 2024

Take a look at the Arctic Circle Polar Dialogue Program! With confirmed participation of high-level policy makers, scientists and Indigenous Peoples, the initiative was launched at the Arctic Circle Assembly 2024, 17-19 October.

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2024 Arctic Circle Assembly

The Arctic Circle Assembly was held in the Harpa Concert Hall and Conference Centre, Reykjavík, Iceland, on October 17 - 19.

The Arctic Circle Business Forum, which took place at the Reykjavik EDITION, and the Polar Dialogue, which took place in the Icelandic Ministry for Foreign Affairs, were both launched for the first time during the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly.

Arctic Circle Business Forum

The Arctic Circle Business Forum was held at the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly October 17 - 19

The Polar Dialogue

Launched at the 2024 Arctic Circle Assembly, October 17-19

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Science Diplomacy in and for the Arctic: Opportunities in Turbulent Times

By Marie Anne Coninsx, Senior Associate Fellow, Egmont Institute - Royal Institute for International Relations (Belgium) and First EU Ambassador at Large for the Arctic

Science, research and innovation play a key role in increasing our knowledge of the Arctic, in understanding the changes of the region and hence in contributing to providing policy responses to the huge challenges it is facing. It is an illustration of the importance of science diplomacy. Science diplomacy has different dimensions. This article will address how science contributes to evidence-based policymaking in turbulent times.


While science and technology play an increasingly important role in the geopolitical arena, it has been claimed that science diplomacy in the Arctic has been severely impacted by geopolitics. Though some negative effects are clearly observable, it is worthwhile to assess the real dimension of the impact of reduced scientific cooperation with Russia. Indeed, a closer look at recent developments demonstrates that current geopolitics did create new opportunities for science diplomacy in and for the Arctic, which cannot be neglected.

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Collaborative Solutions for Arctic Challenges

H.S.H. Prince Albert II of Monaco: Keynote speech
at the Arctic Circle Berlin Forum 2024

Forums

The Arctic Circle Berlin Forum

The Arctic at Crossroads
Science - Climate - Policy - Europe

Assemblies

NEW PODCAST: H.E. Dr. Sultan Al Jaber: on the Mission of the Global Climate Conference COP28

Listen to the latest Arctic Circle Podcast on the Mission of the Global Climate Conference COP28.

The Arctic Circle Berlin Forum

The Arctic at Crossroads: Science - Climate - Policy - Europe

More than 100 speakers in over 30 sessions participated in the Arctic Circle Berlin Forum, which took place at the Radialsystem in the heart of Berlin on May 7-8.

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Topical Videos

What's next for Arctic Climate? - 20 years of the Arctic Climate Impact Assessment

Q&A with Admiral Bauer, Chair, NATO Military Committee (2024)

Greenland: The New Foreign, Security and Defense Policy

H.E. Audrey Azoulay, Director-General, UNESCO

The Arctic: Energy Security for Europe?

Polar Dialogue: Why the Ice Matters

U.S. Arctic Security and Defense - Policy and Priorities

The Consequences of Geopolitics for the Arctic (Berlin Forum)

H.E. Bettina Stark-Watzinger, German Federal Minister of Education and Research (Berlin Forum)

Norwegian Chairship of the Arctic Council (Berlin Forum)

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