Nordic Council of Ministers at COP17
The aim of the Nordic participation at COP17 is to contribute with concrete solutions to climate challenges and examples of ways to tackle the climate crisis that may serve as an inspiration for others. You will find more information on the activities of the Nordic Council of Ministers at COP17 on this site along with a range of resources resulting from Nordic cooperation on climate and environment issues.
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- Silje Bergum Kinsten/norden.org
- The Nordic Way at the UN Climate Change Conference in Durban
- "The Nordic Way" implies a concrete, goal oriented and cross sectoral cooperation towards common objectives that promote sustainable living and benefit society at large. This concept is the principle guiding the participation of the Nordic Council of Ministers at COP17.
- Side events: Nordic Partnership Initiative
- The Nordic Partnership Initiative for Up-scaled Mitigation Action is launched at COP17. It aims at demonstrating in practice how international climate finance can be matched with up-scaled host country mitigation action. Two side-events at COP17 highlight the Nordic countries' activities with such Nationally Appropriate Mitigation Actions (NAMAs) in Peru and Vietnam.
- Exhibition: Nordic Climate and Energy Solutions
- The exhibition of the Nordic Council of Ministers at COP17 highlights the 14 leading sustainable-energy and climate-related solutions on a local scale in the Nordic region.
- Videos and newsletters
- Below are a selection of videos with Nordic environment ministers, climate experts and negotiators, as well as links to various newsletters from the Nordic Council of Ministers.
- Publications
- The Nordic Council of Ministers publishes around 100 scientific reports annually. Below are some of the latest reports that deal with climate and green growth issues.
- Links
- Some of the climate related partners, programs and projects in the network around the Nordic Council of Ministers
- Who are we?
- Nordic cooperation involves Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway and Sweden as well as the three autonomous areas, the Faroe Islands, Greenland and the Åland Islands.
- NAMAs with international finance: the Nordic Partnership Initiative
- Date: Dec 08, 2011 to Dec 08, 2011
- Place: EU Pavilion, Warsaw Room
- NAMAs state of play: current status, challenges, and next steps
- Date: Dec 08, 2011 to Dec 08, 2011
- Durban Exhibition Centre, Apies River Room
