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Previous events
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Conference on Sustainable Production and Use of Biomass for Bioenergy in the Baltic Sea Region, held in Copenhagen on the 20.-21. of March 2012
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Date:
Mar 20, 2012
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Mar 21, 2012
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The Nordic Council of Ministers and the European Environment Agency jointly organise a high-level conference on Sustainable Production and Use of Biomass for Bioenergy in the Baltic Sea Region.
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Nordic leadership in global efforts for the climate - seminar
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Date:
Jan 24, 2012
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Jan 24, 2012
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The aim of the seminar is to provide an overview of the challenges and to promote the development of joint Nordic initiatives on climate change with a focus on measures that will contribute to channelling more funds to finance sustainable energy supplies in the Nordic Region and to promoting investments in sustainable energy in developing countries
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Nordic Council of Ministers at COP17
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Date:
Nov 28, 2011
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Dec 09, 2011
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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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Top-Level Research Initiative (TFI) - Annual conference 2011
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Date:
Nov 28, 2011
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Nov 29, 2011
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On green growth and the further development of TFI. Full programme and registration information will be available after the summer holidays.
Place: Holmenkollen Park Hotel in Oslo
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Conference: Use and management of the Nordic seas today and tomorrow
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Date:
Nov 15, 2011
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Nov 16, 2011
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The Nordic House, Tórshavn, the Faroe Islands, 15. – 16 November 2011: The Nordic Council of Ministers' Aquatic Ecosystem Group (AEG) hosts a workshop of the future with the aim to develop a common vision for the use and management of the Nordic seas. Deadline for registration is Friday 28 October 2011.
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Nordic Climate Day
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Date:
Nov 11, 2011
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Nov 11, 2011
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Nordic Climate Day is being organised for the third time on 11/11/2011. This year the theme is food and the climate. The aim of the Climate Day is to encourage pupils and teachers to have discussions on the climate through a theme day consisting of different climate-related assignments and competitions. See www.klimanorden.org for more information.
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New Nordic Food – The potential and future of Nordic food when eating outside home, Helsinki, 11-12 October 2011
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Date:
Oct 11, 2011
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Oct 12, 2011
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The focus of the conference will be on one particular feature of the Nordic welfare model - eating outside home in our institutional foodscapes such as schools, hospitals and canteens.
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Restoring the North - International conference on restoration of damaged ecosystems in northern regions
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Date:
May 23, 2011
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May 26, 2011
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ReNo is a Nordic multidisciplinary network of scientists, practitioners, policy makers and entrepreneurs working with ecological restoration. The network is funded by the Nordic Council of Ministers and is one of four theme projects initiated by the Icelandic Ministry of Environment for 2009, when Iceland is leading the NCM. All the Nordic countries participate in the project.
ReNo is organising an international conference, Restoring the North, in May 2011. There we will explore restoration in northern areas and participate in exchange of experiences between science, policy and praxis.
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Expert seminar: Sustainable Consumption in a Green Economy
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Date:
May 08, 2011
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May 08, 2011
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The seminar focuses on the consumption perspective in sustainable development, with a view at Nordic and other key European experiences and discussions of how to promote sustainable consumption patterns and sustainable lifestyles globally that stimulate a greening of the economy.
Please find enclosed more detailed programme and register yourself using the "sign up" function in order to reserve your spot.
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Nordic Council of Ministers/EU-seminar: "An Arctic Agenda"
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Date:
Apr 08, 2011
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Apr 08, 2011
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"An Arctic Agenda” is especially targeted at how and where the EU can make a difference in the Arctic. The seminar will present focussed discussions around the themes Environment, Economy and Innovation and Civil Society. The background for the seminar lies in two previous conferences on the Arctic hosted by the Nordic Council of Ministers: "Common Concern for the Arctic" and "Arctic - Changing Realities".
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CanNord 2011- Canada and Nordics Sustainable Solutions for Future Cities
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Date:
Mar 23, 2011
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Mar 24, 2011
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Conference on green opportunities and solutions in Canada and the Nordic region. The focus will be on sustainable transport, energy and housing. The event is hosted by Embassies and Trade Commissions of Sweden, Norway and Denmark in co-operation with the Nordic Council of Ministries and City of Toronto.
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Solutions, local, together - conference on sustainable development in the Baltic Sea Region
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Date:
Jan 31, 2011
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Feb 02, 2011
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The conference aims at strengthening the interlinkage of economic, social and environmental aspects in creating win-win solutions for local authorities, companies, communities and citizens. The conference programme focuses on how knowledge, ways of thinking, attitudes and products can promote sustainable processes.
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Ready to fight for the climate?
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Date:
Jan 20, 2011
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Jan 20, 2011
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Fighting against climate change is the main theme of Finland's Programme for the Presidency of the Nordic Council of Ministers in 2011. Jan Vapaavuori, Finnish Minister for Nordic Co-operation, discusses Finland's goals for Nordic co-operation next year. Jukka Pertola, CEO of Siemens in Denmark, assesses the role of the Nordic Region and the opportunities in a global perspective. Jan-Erik Enestam, Secretary General of the Nordic Council, will also take part in the seminar on 20 January in the Nordic Council of Ministers/Nordic Council in Copenhagen.
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Seminar: Metropolitan Governance in the Nordic Capital Regions
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Date:
Nov 11, 2010
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Nov 11, 2010
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The Nordic working group Nordregio, under the Nordic Council of Ministers, will host a seminar on town planning in the Nordic capital regions. The seminar will focus on the governance systems and their inherent relations that ensure integration of physical planning in the regional development planning. It is in particular the intention to highlight the interaction between the state level and the other levels in this respect.
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Nordic conference on climate adaptation in Stockholm
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Date:
Nov 08, 2010
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Nov 10, 2010
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An international conference on climate adaptation will be held in Stockholm 8 - 10 November 2010: Climate Adaptation in the Nordic Countries: Science, Practice, Policy. The conference is aimed at scientists, planners and policymakers interested in climate risk, vulnerability and adaptation in a Nordic setting. The purpose is to stimulate discussion and exchange ideas in the meeting between science, practice, and policy.
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Seminar on Co-operation in the Arctic
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Date:
Nov 08, 2010
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Nov 08, 2010
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The seminar entitled "The Arctic Future - Co-operation in the Face of Change" is being organised by the Ministry for Foreign Affairs of Finland, the Embassy of Canada, the Embassy of the United States and the Nordic Embassies.
